CCASClean Cooking · Somalia
Counted. Cited. Open access.
The Research working group runs Somalia's only national clean-cooking dataset, the PM2.5 sensor network across 120 sites, the quarterly market report, the household baseline survey, and every methodology behind those numbers. Every dataset is open access under CC-BY 4.0. Every release carries a DOI. Versions are immutable. The field can build on what we publish.
Without one open dataset, every claim is unverifiable.
For a decade Somalia's clean-cooking numbers came from donor reports written for donor consumption. Methodologies differed. Versions were never tracked. The Research pillar exists because national policy and private investment both need numbers that can be re-run by a sceptic and re-cited five years later without breaking.
The agenda is published.
The sensor network expands from 80 to 120 sites by Q3 2026. The 2026 baseline is in field-collection round one, with publication targeted for Q1 2027. Carbon-registry rulebook drafting continues with Policy. The Mogadishu standards lab opens Q4 2026 — independent stove testing aligned to ISO 19867 protocols.
Read the working-group plan in full→The work, in detail.
Each workstream has a named lead, a published 12-month plan, and a quarterly report to the General Assembly.
National baseline survey
2026 round in field-collection. Sample of 4,800 households across 18 districts. Publication Q1 2027.
PM2.5 sensor network
80 → 120 sites by Q3 2026. Hourly data, open access. Maintenance contract with HU Engineering.
Quarterly market reports
Q1 2026 live at resources.html. Standardised tables across pricing, sales, deployment, retention.
Stove testing lab
Mogadishu. Opens Q4 2026. ISO 19867 / WBT protocols. Independent of any manufacturer.
Carbon registry rulebook
Joint with Policy. Targets ICVCM Core Carbon Principles alignment by 2028.
Open-data portal
All datasets published with DOI, version, license, and replication code where applicable.
Who leads.
Who can join.
The Research working group is co-chaired by Dr. Fadumo Hussein (Hargeisa University, Energy Lab) and Dr. Mohammed Aweis (SIMAD University, Public Health). Two open seats this quarter — research category, individual category.