Climate and Health Co-Benefits in Low-Income Countries: A Case Study of Carbon Financed Water Filters in Kenya and a Call for Independent Monitoring

Conclusion: Independent monitoring should be a key requirement for carbon credit verification in future international carbon trading mechanisms to ensure programs achieve benefits in line with sustainable development goals.

Citation: Pickering AJ, Arnold BF, Dentz HN, Colford JM Jr., Null C. 2017. Climate and health co-benefits in low-income countries: a case study of carbon financed water filters in Kenya and a call for independent monitoring. Environ Health Perspect 125:278–283; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP342
Address correspondence to A.J. Pickering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 473 Via Ortega, Y2E2 Building, Room 247, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA. Telephone: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]
We thank G. Nyambane, C. Stewart, T. Bourdier, M. Wolfe, T. Wolfe, M. Harris, and M. Kremer for their help in making this work possible. We thank A. Kleysteuber for helpful comments on the manuscript.
The data collection for this paper was supported by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of California, Berkeley to conduct the WASH Benefits study in Kenya (#OPPGD759).
The funder had no role in data collection or analysis. The nonprofit organization Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) in Kenya collected the data under the oversight of the authors. At the time of data collection, IPA was also involved in a project implementing community chlorine dispensers in Kenya and was exploring accessing carbon financ...

Source: EHP Research - March 1, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Commentaries March 2017 Source Type: research