Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study

Biomass is the most important source of energy in Rwanda, especially for domestic cooking. Today approximately 86 percent of primary energy comes from biomass, mainly in the form of wood that is either used directly as a fuel (57 percent), or conve...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Environmental Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO ENERGY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE FUEL ALTERNATIVE FUELS ALTITUDE APPROACH ARABLE LAND AVAILABILITY BIOGAS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOMASS BIOMASS ENERGY BIOMASS RESOURCES BURNERS CARBON CARBON FINANCE CARBON MARKET CARBON SINKS CARBON UNITS CARBONIZATION CEMENT CHARCOAL MAKING CHARCOAL PRODUCTION CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE EFFECTS CO COAL COMBUSTION COMMON GOOD COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONVERGENCE COOK STOVES CPI CROP RESIDUES DEBT DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEGRADED AREAS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEMAND FOR ENERGY DESERTIFICATION DIESEL DIESEL POWER DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DNA DOMESTIC ENERGY DROUGHT DUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEM ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRIFICATION EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMPLOYMENT ENERGY BALANCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGY ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES EROSION CONTROL EUCALYPTUS TREES EXPLOITATION FARMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOOD PRODUCTION FOREST FOREST AREA FOREST BIODIVERSITY FOREST CERTIFICATION FOREST COVER FOREST COVER MAP FOREST INVENTORY FOREST LAW FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST SECTOR FORESTRY FORESTRY ACTIVITIES FORESTRY OPERATIONS FORESTRY POLICY FORESTRY PRACTICES FORESTRY PRODUCTS FORESTRY RESOURCES FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FROST FUEL MARKET FUEL PRICE FUEL PRODUCTION FUEL SUPPLY GAS PRODUCTION GASOLINE GENERATION CAPACITY GHG GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL FOREST GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GASES GRID ELECTRICITY GRID POWER GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAVY RELIANCE HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HYDROCARBONS HYDROELECTRIC POWER ITCZ KEROSENE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAKES LAND DEGRADATION LAND RESOURCES LAND USE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-CARBON MANURE METHANE METHANE GAS MINES NATIONAL FOREST AUTHORITY NATIONAL GRID NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE IMPACT NITROGEN OCEANS OIL OIL PRICES OIL PRODUCTS OIL CONSUMPTION OIL PRODUCTION ORGANIC MATERIAL PASTURES PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PHOSPHORUS POPULATION GROWTH POST-CONFLICT POTASSIUM POWER GENERATION POWER PLANT POWER SECTOR PRECIPITATION PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY PRODUCERS PROVEN RESERVES PSC RAIN RAINFALL REDUCING EMISSIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SMALL HYDROPOWER SOIL PRODUCTIVITY SOURCE OF ENERGY STREAMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE TEMPERATURE THERMAL ENERGY TIMBER TIN TRANSPORT SECTOR TREE PLANTATIONS TREE SPECIES UTILITIES VCM WASTE MANAGEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WETLANDS WOOD ENERGY WOOD FUEL WOOD FUELS WOOD PROCESSING WOOD RESOURCES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/18576142/establishing-green-charcoal-value-chain-rwanda-feasibility-study-vol-2-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16760

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Summary:	Biomass is the most important source of energy in Rwanda, especially for domestic cooking. Today approximately 86 percent of primary energy comes from biomass, mainly in the form of wood that is either used directly as a fuel (57 percent), or converted into charcoal (23 percent) together with smaller amounts of crop residues, and peat (6 percent). In the past, the production of charcoal in Rwanda was one of the factors that contributed to deforestation. Nowadays, due to massive reforestation in the country, Rwanda may well be among the few African countries where the relation between charcoal and deforestation no longer exists. However, even with charcoal featuring as an important economic and ecological potential, the sector is generally not considered as a possible means to achieve long-term sustainable development, for example as a low-carbon growth option contributing to energy security and poverty alleviation. In this context, the feasibility study focuses on the elaboration of a road map to develop a modern and efficient charcoal value chain. The economic development and poverty reduction strategy (EDPRS) is the medium term programmatic framework for achieving the country's long term development aspirations as embodied in Rwanda vision 2020, as well as the intermediate targets in the 2015 millennium development goals (MDGs). The modernization of the charcoal sector requires a consensual vision statement from all relevant government authorities on accepting and promoting sustainable charcoal production and utilization.

Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study

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