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Book (series)Sustainability of biogas and cassava-based ethanol value chains in Viet Nam
Results and recommendations from the implementation of the Global Bioenergy Partnership indicators
2018Also available in:
No results found.The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) has produced a set of twenty-four indicators for the assessment and monitoring of bioenergy sustainability at the national level. The GBEP indicators are intended to inform policymakers about the environmental, social and economic sustainability aspects of the bioenergy sector in their country and guide them towards policies that foster sustainable development. FAO, which is among the founding members of GBEP, supported the implementation of the GBEP indicators in Viet Nam, with generous support from the International Climate Initiative (ICI) of the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Natural Resource, and Nuclear Safety of Germany. This report presents the main results of the implementation of the GBEP indicators in Viet Nam, where the following bioenergy pathways, which were deemed particularly relevant by national stakeholders, were analyzed: ethanol from cassava, and biogas at both household and industrial levels. In addition to offering interesting insights into the sustainability of the selected bioenergy pathways, the implementation of the GBEP indicators provided Viet Nam with an understanding of how to establish the means of a long term, periodic monitoring of its domestic bioenergy sector based on the GBEP indicators. Furthermore, it provided a few lessons learnt about how to apply the indicators as a tool for sustainable development and how to enhance their practicality. The work undertaken in the context of this project falls under FAO’s Strategic Objectives 2 and 4. -
ProjectStrengthening food security by developing sustainable bioenergy strategies - GCP/GLO/615/GER 2019
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No results found.Energy is essential for food security and development, as well as for enabling equitable growth, improving livelihoods and enabling poverty reduction. In this context, future energy pathways need to counteract climate change impacts, especially in light of the negative impacts of climate change upon food security. Among the different types of renewable energy, bioenergy is the most versatile from the point of view of both the resource and the energy type. It is crucial to develop bioenergy sustainably in order to ensure that food security and the environment are not compromised. FAO has developed the Bioenergy and Food Security Approach in order to support and guide policy-makers in the development of sustainable bioenergy strategies. However, a lack of capacity remains in understanding how to develop sustainable bioenergy policies that build on country-level evidence and allow the sustainable bioenergy potential within the country to be captured. In this context, the project aimed to build greater capacity on bioenergy and the Bioenergy and Food Security Approach, with a focus on the African region, and to strengthen the resource base for training. -
Book (series)Sostenibilidad de la biomasa forestal para energía y del etanol de maíz y caña de azucar en Paraguay - Sustainability of forest biomass for energy and of ethanol from maize and sugarcane in Paraguay
Resultados y recomendaciones de la implementación de los indicadores de la Asociación Global para la Bioenergía - Results and recommendations from the implementation of the Global Bioenergy Partnership indicators
2018Also available in:
No results found.Este informe presenta los resultados de la aplicación de los indicadores de la GBEP a los dos procesos bioenergéticos prioritarios identificados en Paraguay : biomasa forestal para energía y etanol de maíz y caña de azúcar. El proyecto proporcionó a Paraguay una comprensión de como establecer los medios de un monitoreo periódico a largo plazo del sector de la bioenergía nacional basado en los indicadores de la GBEP. Dicho monitoreo periódico mejoraría el conocimiento y la comprensión de este sector y, en terminos más generales, la forma en que podría evaluarse la contribución de los sectores agrícola y energético al desarrollo sostenible nacional. La implementación de los indicadores GBEP en Paraguay proporcionó, además, una serie de lecciones aprendidas sobre cómo aplicarlas como una herramienta para el desarrollo sostenible y cómo mejorar su practicidad.
This report presents the results of the implementation of the GBEP indicators in Paraguay, where the project was executed under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). The application of the GBEP Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy to the two priority bioenergy pathways identified in Paraguay – forest biomass for energy, at both household and industrial levels, and ethanol from maize and sugarcane - was entrusted to a team of experts from three leading national Centers of excellence: The Asociación de Docentes Investigadores de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la UNA (ADIFCA), which took the lead on the environmental indicators; the Centro de Estudios Ambientales y Sociales (CEAMSO), which had the primary responsibility over the social indicators; and the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (UCA), which led the measurement of the economic indicators. The project provided Paraguay with an understanding of how to establish the means of a long-term, periodic monitoring of its domestic bioenergy sector based on the GBEP indicators. Such periodic monitoring would enhance the knowledge and understanding of this sector and more generally of the way in which the contribution of the agricultural and energy sectors to national sustainable development could be evaluated.
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