MakingCookingStovesSaferWorldwide.docVIP

Making Cooking Stoves Safer Worldwide 让全世界的做饭炉灶更安全 Smokey cook fires are a leading cause of indoor air pollution - poor air quality inside buildings. Indoor air pollution kills more than four million people each year. The problem is bigger than malaria, tuberculosis or HIV, the virus that causes the disease AIDS. 做饭烧柴的烟污染是室内空气污染的主要原因，这导致室内空气质量很差。室内的空气污染每年夺去数百万人的生命。这一危害比疟疾、肺结核或者导致艾滋病的艾滋病毒还要厉害。 Recently, people concerned about the issue met for two days of discussions in New York City. Their hope was to persuade private industry to build and sell better stoves. 最近，人们关心在纽约举办了一场为期两天的关于炉灶烟污染的讨论。他们希望能说服私企生产、出售更好的炉灶。 Traditional open-fire cooking affects the health of both human beings and the world’s environment. Collecting wood for cooking fires is one of the main causes of deforestation. And the gases and soot that come from the fires pollute the air. They also are partly responsible for rising temperatures. 传统的明火烹饪影响人类身体健康和世界环境。用木材来烧火做饭是森林砍伐的主要原因。烧火产生的气体和煤烟污染空气，同时多多少少还影响到气温的升高。 At the meeting, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted that almost three billion people use traditional stoves for heating and cooking. Because of their widespread use, she said, indoor air pollution is an international problem. 会上，前国务卿希拉里·克林顿指出大概有300万人使用传统的炉灶来取暖、做饭。因为传统的炉灶使用很广泛，她说室内空气污染是个全球性问题。 “But it also, if approached correctly, could be an economic opportunity. And that is the idea behind the alliance.” “但是如果能够处理得当，也会是个商机。这就是联盟的构想。” The Global Alliance for Clean Cook stoves supports companies that make and sell affordable, efficient and less-polluting cookers. The alliance also supports research into developing better stoves. 全球清洁炉灶联盟支持公司制造、销售实惠、高效以及污染少的炉灶。联盟支持研究开发更好的炉灶。 Ms. Clinton helped launch the group in 2010. At the meeting, the United States promised $200 million in financial support and research money. But organizers wanted to raise $500 million. 2010年，克林顿帮助发起这个联盟组织。会上，美国承诺给予2亿美元的资金支持。但组织者希望能募集5亿美元。 Radha Muthiah is the executive director of the alliance. She says four yea