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Tuki Wasi Initiative will contribute to reducing emissions and improving the quality of life of thousands of rural Andean families.Peru and Switzerland sealed a climate alliance to launch the Tuki Wasi program, an initiative that will allow the installation of more than 60 thousand improved stoves in rural homes in Cajamarca, Huanuco, La Libertad, Lambayeque and Piura, reported the Ministry of the Environment (Minam).
The authorization of the project was made official during a bilateral meeting between the Minister of the Environment, Nelly Paredes del Castillo, and the Swiss ambassador to Peru, Paul Garnier. This is the first Peruvian project aimed at reducing carbon emissions under cooperative approaches within the framework of the Paris Agreement.
This initiative will reduce the consumption of firewood in beneficiary homes, improve air quality in closed spaces and avoid the emission of up to 726 thousand tons of CO2 equivalent by 2030. These reductions are expected to be used as International Transfer Mitigation Results (ITMO) between Peru and Switzerland, in order to meet their climate goals.
Minister Nelly Paredes highlighted that this first project will not only reduce polluting emissions, but also generate direct benefits in the health and well-being of the rural population.
Peru is demonstrating that carbon markets can generate concrete results for the population. This first project not only reduces emissions, but also improves the quality of life of thousands of rural families, he said.
He added that the country has been promoting other programs linked to climate action, especially in waste management and chemical management, with a view to strengthening their implementation for the benefit of citizens.
For his part, Ambassador Paul Garnier pointed out that this alliance represents an example of effective international cooperation in the face of climate change and an opportunity to mobilize financing towards initiatives with a direct impact on the territory.
Both authorities agreed on the need to expand this cooperation to other sectors such as electromobility, sustainable agriculture and the circular economy, in order to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon development.
With this advance, Peru reaffirms its commitment to effective, inclusive climate action oriented to concrete results for the population, as well as its regional leadership in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
