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dc.titleClean Cooking to Empower Rural Women in the Energy Transition: Evidence from Guatemala
dc.contributor.authorMarcos Morezuelas, Paloma
dc.contributor.authorTroncoso, Karin
dc.contributor.authorSosa, Ayme
dc.contributor.authorSologuren Blanco, Jaime Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorSamayoa, Omar
dc.contributor.authorSandoval Alonso, Maria Isabel
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change Solutions Division
dc.coverageGuatemala
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.date.available2026-09-28T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2026-09-28T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractIn Guatemala, it is common to find firewood burning in household kitchens, a reality that is widespread across Latin America and the Caribbean, where millions of people still rely on biomass for cooking. This dependence exposes families, particularly women and children, to serious health risks and contributes to environmental pollution. It also limits economic and educational opportunities for women and girls, who spend many hours cooking and collecting firewood. To support the transition toward clean and accessible cooking, between January and June 2022 the IDB led a pilot project aimed at transforming the cooking practices of 80 families by offering to replace firewood with induction cooktops and electric multi-cookers, financed by the project. In addition, the project encouraged families to purchase tortillas from local tortilla shops rather than prepare them at home, potentially reducing the time women spend cooking by up to 70 hours per month. The project was implemented in two peri-urban villages near Guatemala City, San Juan del Obispo and Santa Cruz Chinautla, where women spent an average of 40 hours per week cooking and up to US$23 per month on firewood. The main objective was to assess the impact of changes in cooking fuels and practices on the amount of time women spend cooking; whether reductions in cooking time were accompanied by greater participation in productive, educational, or other activities; and the economic impact of replacing firewood with electricity for cooking. The pilot was developed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in collaboration with the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) program and financed by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF).
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014520
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Clean-Cooking-to-Empower-Rural-Women-in-the-Energy-Transition-Evidence-from-Guatemala.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Cocinas-limpias-para-empoderar-a-mujeres-rurales-en-la-transicion-energetica-el-caso-de-Guatemala.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectEnergy Transition
dc.subjectElectricity
dc.subjectHuman Health
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectGender and Development
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectCredit
dc.subject.jelcodeP28 - Natural Resources • Energy • Environment
dc.subject.jelcodeQ53 - Air Pollution • Water Pollution • Noise • Hazardous Waste • Solid Waste • Recycling
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeI15 - Health and Economic Development
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-03349
idb.operationGU-G1004
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