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Global Utmaning
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This document discusses opportunities for bioenergy and biofuels investments in Africa. It notes the increased demand for biomass from blending mandates in Africa, Europe, China, and India. It also identifies opportunities for technical development and sustainable solutions in Africa that avoid deforestation, reduce poverty, improve food security, and achieve better gender equality. The document advocates for African bioenergy projects that reduce climate impact, fight poverty, and generate profits by having a local presence, allowing for some exports, not demanding special treatment, avoiding a charitable mindset, and maintaining long-term engagement. It outlines steps to develop partnerships between Nordic investors and African partner organizations to ensure sustainable biomass and bioenergy investments that apply high environmental and social criteria

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ABBBA AFRICAN BIOENERGY AND BIOFUELS BUSINESS ASSESSMENT
BIOENERGY & BIOFUELS  Increased need for biomass:  African blending mandates  EU 20-20-20 target, China, India, etc  African investment opportunities:  Technical development  Sustainable solutions: Avoided deforestation, reduced poverty, improved food security, better gender equality
PRESTUDY F4D – FORESTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT – HOW BIOENERGY PROJECTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CAN REDUCE CLIMATE IMPACT, FIGHT POVERTY AND MAKE MONEY. Have a strong local presence Include exports Don’t demand special treatment Avoid charity Hang in there
ABBBA Jan 2013 – Dec 2015
LONG-TERM TARGET ”New investments in the African biomass and bioenergy sector, including biodiversity protection and echotourism. High sustainability criteria are applied for all investments, which must support local development ”
Bilaga 3: Flödesschema för projekt ABBBA FLOW CHART Feedback & •The expert network discussion identifies and develops potential •Between the working Match-making & • Support to, and Nordic investors •Three levels of investments dialogue with actors team of Global •African partner Utmaning, the meetings to ensure sustainable organizations identify Steering committee •Annual reports investments •Field visits, feedback and screen potential and potential Nordic •Cooperations process local producers investors process • Match-making •Between the working process team of Global • Investments Follow-up & Utmaning and African Meetings & reports Identifying actors partner organizations continued support
STEPS ON THE WAY…  Stronger networks in the Nordic countries and Africa  Identifying and screening potential producers in Africa - (The Octagon tool, AWF/AWC, CASDA)  Identify potential investors in the Nordics  Match-making process – dialogue, meetings, etc  Public events in Sweden about sustainable investments – civil society and private sector dialogue  Yearly reports
RISKS – EXAMPLES  Land right issues  Corruption  Social and political tenisions  Weak governance and rule of law  Negative social and/or environmental consequences  Gender inequality in forestry/energy sector  Polarized debate in Nordics about investment in Afrika
JOINT AGENDA  Potential African producers, projects…  Joint funding opportunities  Relevance for strategy fulfillment ?
TACK! THANK YOU! ASANTE SANA! klara.grenhagen@globalutmaning.se mattias.goldmann@globalutmaning.s e www.globalutmaning.se

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  • 2. BIOENERGY & BIOFUELS  Increased need for biomass:  African blending mandates  EU 20-20-20 target, China, India, etc  African investment opportunities:  Technical development  Sustainable solutions: Avoided deforestation, reduced poverty, improved food security, better gender equality
  • 3. PRESTUDY F4D – FORESTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT – HOW BIOENERGY PROJECTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CAN REDUCE CLIMATE IMPACT, FIGHT POVERTY AND MAKE MONEY. Have a strong local presence Include exports Don’t demand special treatment Avoid charity Hang in there
  • 5. LONG-TERM TARGET ”New investments in the African biomass and bioenergy sector, including biodiversity protection and echotourism. High sustainability criteria are applied for all investments, which must support local development ”
  • 6. Bilaga 3: Flödesschema för projekt ABBBA FLOW CHART Feedback & •The expert network discussion identifies and develops potential •Between the working Match-making & • Support to, and Nordic investors •Three levels of investments dialogue with actors team of Global •African partner Utmaning, the meetings to ensure sustainable organizations identify Steering committee •Annual reports investments •Field visits, feedback and screen potential and potential Nordic •Cooperations process local producers investors process • Match-making •Between the working process team of Global • Investments Follow-up & Utmaning and African Meetings & reports Identifying actors partner organizations continued support
  • 7. STEPS ON THE WAY…  Stronger networks in the Nordic countries and Africa  Identifying and screening potential producers in Africa - (The Octagon tool, AWF/AWC, CASDA)  Identify potential investors in the Nordics  Match-making process – dialogue, meetings, etc  Public events in Sweden about sustainable investments – civil society and private sector dialogue  Yearly reports
  • 8. RISKS – EXAMPLES  Land right issues  Corruption  Social and political tenisions  Weak governance and rule of law  Negative social and/or environmental consequences  Gender inequality in forestry/energy sector  Polarized debate in Nordics about investment in Afrika
  • 9. JOINT AGENDA  Potential African producers, projects…  Joint funding opportunities  Relevance for strategy fulfillment ?
  • 10. TACK! THANK YOU! ASANTE SANA! klara.grenhagen@globalutmaning.se mattias.goldmann@globalutmaning.s e www.globalutmaning.se