Organization
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Global Clean Air
Mission
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has created a new unique multi-disciplinary Center for Global Clean Air with a mission to develop effective sustainable solutions in LMICs to solve the problem of HAP and reduce the global burden of diseases to save millions of lives.
Organizational Expertise
Adoption / Behavior Change, Capacity Building, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Policy Development, Research, Standards, Technology and Fuel R&D, Lab or Field Testing
Other Organizational Expertise
Building upon the leadership of JHU in global environmental health, this center brings together top researchers in public health with diverse areas of expertise, including behavioral sciences, risk communication, implementation sciences, epidemiology and various disciplines of environmental health such as exposure assessment, toxicology and climate change to develop tackle the global challenge of household air pollution in a holistic manner.
Technologies & Fuels
Biomass (Ag. Residue, Processed Biomass, etc.), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Pellets / Briquettes
Other Technologies Fuels
Testing of cookstove technologies and associated health effects.
Clean Cooking Activities
Research, testing
Partnership
Regions Operating In
Latin America and Caribbean, South Asia
Country Based In
United States
Address
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Baltimore, Marlyand 21205
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Dr. Shyam Biswal
Title: Director
Email: sbiswal@jhsph.edu
Phone: 410-955-4728
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