Changes: Costa Rica

Revision as of 00:08, 14 January 2007

News and Recent Developments

November 2006: Solar Energy International’s next "Renewable Energy for the Developing World" workshop will be held 22-27 January, 2007, at Rancho Mastatal environmental learning and sustainable living center. The center is located in the last virgin rainforest of Costa Rica’s Puriscal County. The property shares a significant border with the splendid La Cangreja national park, in Sabana Grande. Much of the six-day workshop will be hands on: participants will help a women’s cooperative build and use solar ovens, design and install a solar-electric system, and build a methane biodigester, amongst other things. The workshop will also include overviews of social and cultural issues related to working in the developing world. The registration fee of $650 covers food, lodging and all in-country y]transportation. Contact: [[Solar Energy International

'March 2006: Sol Verde—a cooperative formed with the support of Sol de Vida and the Central American Solar Energy Project—coordinates promotion activities of 15 community groups, presents the annual “Fiesta del Sol” event, and operates a small solar restaurant with “delicious home cooking.” Sol Verde is headquartered in the Casa del Sol (Guanacaste province), which houses a permanent demonstration facility for solar applications with emphasis on solar cookers. Contact: Juan Arriaga Mora

Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations

Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables

Documents

Reports

Articles in the media

Contacts

NGOs based in-country

NGOs based abroad but working in-country

Individuals

Shyam Nandwani
A complete list of Solar Cookers International's solar cooking contacts is available in the International Directory of Solar Cooking Promotors

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 ==News and Recent Developments==
 *'''November 2006:''' [[Solar Energy Internationa]]l’s next "[[Renewable Energy for the Developing World]]" workshop will be held 22-27 January, 2007, at Rancho Mastatal environmental learning and sustainable living center. The center is located in the last virgin rainforest of Costa Rica’s Puriscal County. The property shares a significant border with the splendid La Cangreja national park, in Sabana Grande. Much of the six-day workshop will be hands on: participants will help a women’s cooperative build and use solar ovens, design and install a solar-electric system, and build a methane biodigester, amongst other things. The workshop will also include overviews of social and cultural issues related to working in the developing world. The registration fee of $650 covers food, lodging and all in-country y]transportation. '''''Contact:''''' ''[[Solar Energy International''
+*'''March 2006:'' [[Sol Verde]]—a cooperative formed with the support of [[Sol de Vida]] and the [[Central American Solar Energy Project]]—coordinates promotion activities of 15 community groups, presents the annual “Fiesta del Sol” event, and operates a small solar restaurant with “delicious home cooking.” [[Sol Verde]] is headquartered in the [[Casa del Sol]] (Guanacaste province), which houses a permanent demonstration facility for solar applications with emphasis on solar cookers. '''''Contact:''''' ''Juan Arriaga Mora''
 ==Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations==