Biofuels for Development? Lessons learnt and current trends in Sub-Saharan Africa

Event Type
Internationales Expertentreffen

Location / Date
Bonn, 05.11.2009 until 06.11.2009

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH (InWEnt), Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)

Programm:

Thursday, November 5th

Opening Session

• Welcome address by Albert Engel, Director of Division Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, GTZ GmbH
• Welcome address by Dr. Beate Wilhelm, Head of Department Environment, Natural Resources and Food, InWEnt gGmbH

Keynote Speaker

• 13h30 The future of bioenergy for and in developing countries Dirk Messner, Director, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
• 14h30 Coffee Break
• 15h00 Biofuels, poverty and food security Donald Mitchell, Lead Economist, World Bank

• 16h00 Biofuel projects in developing countries – opportunities and threats Nikolai Germann, Per Carstedt, CEO Sekab Managing Director, Addax Bioenergy

• 17:00 Coffee Break

 
Panel Discussion

• 17h30 Biofuels in Africa - current situation and perspectives

• Andrew Makenete, Director Southern African Biofuel Association, South Africa
• Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Lameck Mwewa, Dean of Faculty, Polytechnic of Namibia
• Michael Brüntrup, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE)
• Franziska Mey, World Wildlife Fund WWF

Moderation: Susanne Willner, Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit

• 19h00 End of Day 1 – Dinner

Friday, November 6th

• 09h00 Recapitulation and open questions Day 1 – Jutta Schmitz, GTZ
• 09h10 Introduction into the sessions – method of operation

 
Working sessions

The participants are free to choose one of four working groups with a specific topic (see below). There will be three sessions in each working group.
 

• 09h30 Start of the working groups

The main goal of this expert meeting is to discuss practical experiences with biofuel projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and their implications for future engagements. The participants are therefore asked to share experiences and knowledge regarding the specific subjects of the working groups.
    

• 1. Group: Socio-economic issues and food security Introductory presentation by: Sibusiso Ngubane, CEF; David Newman, Endelevu Energy
• 2. Group: Ecological issues Introductory presentation by: Meghan O'Brien, Wuppertal Institute; Martina Otto, UNEP
• 3. Group: Profitability of biofuel projects/ investments production Introductory presentation by: Rainer Janssen, WIP; Alexander von Gablenz, Elaion
• 4. Group: Involvement of private/development sector stakeholders Introductory presentation by: Janske van Eijck, Diligent Tanzania Ltd.; Peter Schrum, Alensys AG

• 11h00 1st break
• 11h10 Continuing the sessions
• 12h00 2nd break
• 12h10 Continuing the sessions
• 13h00 Lunch break
• 14h30 Presentation of the working group outcome – market place

The compiled results of each working group are to be presented and discussed by all participants and will be transcribed into a final conference transcript documentation.

• 16h00 End of conference

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