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:
CO
CPI
DNA
GHG
OIL
PSC
TIN
VCM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/18576142/establishing-green-charcoal-value-chain-rwanda-feasibility-study-vol-2-2-main-report
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
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Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
geographic_facet Africa
Rwanda
description 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.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
title_short Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
title_full Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
title_fullStr Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
title_full_unstemmed Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
title_sort establishing a green charcoal value chain in rwanda : a feasibility study
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url 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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spelling okr-10986-167602021-04-23T14:03:32Z Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study World Bank 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 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. 2014-01-30T21:38:13Z 2014-01-30T21:38:13Z 2012-10-01 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Rwanda