Energy Efficient, Renewable
Energy and Eco-house to Benefit
Poor Households in Cameroon
Excellence Week for Scientific
Research and Innovation in
Cameroon ”JERSIC 2009”
By Mempouo Blaise
ARPEDAC
Association pour la Recherche et la
Promotion de l’Energie Durable en Afrique
Centrale
OVERVIEW
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Eco House
Eco-House and MDGs LINK
Practical Approach to Meet Eco-House
Standards
Need of National Policies, norms and standards
for energy efficiency and Renewable energy in
buildings
Conclusion
There is now clear scientific and political agreement in the
world that global warming is happening and that “CO2 and
others greenhouse gas (GHG)” in the atmosphere are
responsible of;
Cameroon has committed to stabilise its carbon emissions
and also to reduce poverty, but no clear targets have been
established
However develop country such as UK has committed to
reduce its carbon emission and has published “2008 UK
Climate Change Act” , which sets new targets reduction
as following...
INTRODUCTION (1/2)
INTRODUCTION (2/2)
(UK’s new targets reduction )
1990
Base Levels
2012
2020
2050
20% reduction of CO2 from 1990 levels by 2012
34% (increased from 26%) reduction by 2020
80% (increased from 60%) reduction by 2050
Source: Committee on Climate Charge , “2008 UK Climate Change Act”
Global population is 50% urban, about 3 billion,
but one billion people, are living in slums
Due to rising population and Climate change
refugees from flood and drought, rapid
urbanisation is taking place
Slum population will reach 1.4 billion in 2020
In Cameroon , urbanisation is projected to be
more than 50% in 2010 from 2007 level. And
low cost homes grow as the cities grow
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM (1/4)
2007 end consumption of energy by sector
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM (1/4)
Source: SIE-CAMEROUN (http://www.siecameroun.org/)
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM (1/4)
Source: SIE-CAMEROUN (http://www.siecameroun.org/)
ECO-HOUSE
“Eco –House”, or “Low
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