ADB Proposed Programs for Climate-Friendly Bioenergy and

Food Security for the GMS

Sununtar Setboonsarng, Southeast Asia Department Asian Development Bank

FAO Sustainable Bioenergy Symposium, 2 June 2011,Bangkok, Thailand

Outline

• Energy and Food Security • Agriculture, Biomass and Climate

Change • ADB program and invitation for

stakeholder participation

Energy and Food Security

• Energy is essential for economic growth, particularly inclusive growth

• Food is foundation of life • Rural population of the GMS face both

energy and food insecurity • Efficient use of biomass can address

both

Traditional burning of fuel wood and agricultural waste account to 60-95% of

energy for rural households

Use of Traditional Biomass • Environmental damage

– deforestation – biodiversity reduction – damage to watersheds

• Green house gas emission • Serious air pollution

– health risks for women and children

Food Insecurity

• Climate change is affecting food security

• 40% of arable land has deteriorated

• Water shortage

Agriculture, Biomass and Climate Change

Biomass for Food Security

• Increase soil organic matter – Compost – Biochar

• Improve soil fertility • Water retention and purification • Tolerant to flood and drought • GHG mitigation

Proposed ADB Program for Bioenergy in the GMS

• 2011 : Regional Capacity Building Technical Assistance (R-CDTA) to pilot scale up investment programs ($4.6 mil-financed by NDF

• 2012: Project preparatory technical assistant($1.5 mil-finance by Japan Asia Clean Energy Fund)

• 2013: Regional investment project ($80 mil-ADB and others

Proposed R-CDTA on Efficient Utilization of Biomass for

Climate-friendly Bioenergy and Food Security Project

Proposed R-CDTA

• Size: $4.6 million

• Expected to be implemented

between July 2011-Dec 2014

• NGOs and Center of Excellences

are invited to participate

Three Pathways

• Converting agricultural and forestry residues to energy and organic fertilizers, including biochar;

• Production of liquid biofuels from crops grown in small-scale integrated farming systems; and

• Use of improved cook stoves to reduce fuel demand and reduce black carbon emissions

Small-scale Biofuel

• Feedstock used is not a food crop

• Land cannot be used for food crops

• No deforestation

• Energy balance is positive.

Best Candidate: Jathropa

• Intercropping with Jathropa will improve crop yields and socio-economic conditions of the rural poor with increased incomes

Jathropa for Energy and Food • Jathropa oil for farm machinery, transportation,

and electricity

• Jathropa cake (seedcake left after oil extraction) for high grade nitrogen rich organic fertilizer

Impact and Outcome

• Impact: Improved use of biomass in the GMS (focusing on Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam)

• Outcome: Efficiently operating pilot projects in biomass use for scaling up in ensuing regional investment project

• Enhanced regional cooperation in bioenergy development to foster and safeguard food security

Output 1

Output 2

• Pilot-tested climate-friendly biomass

investment projects for wider implementation

Output 3

• Enhanced capacity for efficient use of biomass

Output 4

• Development and dissemination of knowledge products

Call for proposals

• Inception Workshop planned for Q3 2011

• Stakeholders participation and decision making

• Studies to be prioritized • Activities to be piloted • …

Thank you for your kind attention

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