The BEFS Rapid Appraisal Tool: Pilot testing and training in the Philippines Heiner Thofern 1 Manila, 24 January 2014 FAO’s BEFS Approach: mission The BEFS Approach helps countries design and implement sustainable bioenergy policies and strategies, by ensuring that bioenergy development: → contributes to agricultural and rural development in a climate-smart way, and → fosters both food and energy security 2 The Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) Approach Stakeholder Dialogue and Capacity Building Scoping Sustainable Bioenergy Assessment Support to Policy Formulation Impact Monitoring, Evaluation and Response BEFS Rapid Appraisal Risk Prevention, Management and Investment Screening 3 Sustainable Bioenergy Assessment: BEFS Rapid Appraisal • The BEFS Rapid Appraisal allows countries to get a preliminary indication of their sustainable bioenergy potential and of the associated opportunities, risks and trade-offs • How is food security safeguarded? - Bioenergy feedstock potential is additional to current and planned uses for food and feed - Options for income and employment generation assessed • How is sustainability ensured? - Exclusion of biodiversity- and carbon-rich areas - Sustainable use of natural resources - Economic and social sustainability addressed 4 BEFS Rapid Appraisal Piloting and Training • October 2013: Awareness raising presentation to TWG and NBB and selection of scope of analysis • November 2013 – January 2014: Data collection and verification • 20-23 January 2014: piloting and training workshop with TWG • 24 January 2014: Presentation and discussion of results with NBB; next steps 5 The BEFS Rapid Appraisal Country Status Review of key indicators and trends: Agriculture, Energy, Environment, etc. Natural Resources Agriculture Residues Fuelwood and Wood Residues Crops Biomass Potential Assessment Energy End Use Options Heating and Cooking Rural Electrification Transport Charcoal, briquettes, biogas Gasification, SVO, Combustion Bioethanol, biodiesel Techno-economic and Socio-economic Analyses Country Specific Evidence 6 The BEFS Rapid Appraisal Country Status Review of key indicators and trends: Agriculture, Energy, Environment, etc. Natural Resources Coconut husks, Agriculture shells,Residues fronds Fuelwood and Wood Residues • Oil palm •• Coconut Oil palm Crops •• Coconut Sugarcane Biomass Potential Assessment • Cassava Energy End Use Options Heating and Cooking Rural Electrification Transport Charcoal, briquettes, biogas Gasification, SVO, Combustion Bioethanol, biodiesel Techno-economic and Socio-economic Analyses Country Specific Evidence 7 Disclaimer PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RESULTS THAT WILL BE SHOWN TODAY ARE BASED ON A PILOTING VERSION OF THE BEFS RAPID APPRAISAL TOOL, WHICH IS ONLY MEANT TO PROVIDE PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS 8 Maraming salamat po www.fao.org/energy/befs/en/ PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +39 06 57055376 Fax: +39 06 570 53369 9
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