Bioenergy and Food Security Assessment and Capacity Building for Rwanda - TCP/RWA/3704

Bioenergy and Food Security Assessment and Capacity Building for Rwanda - TCP/RWA/3704

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The lack of access to modern energy in Rwanda has resulted in a heavy reliance on traditional and unsustainable biomass for energy production Approximately 85 percent of all energy used in the country is supplied by biomass, with an average of 1 8 tonnes of firewood consumed per year per household This dependence on biomass caused a 37 percent reduction of forest coverage in the country between the years 1990 and 2010 The lack of access to modern energy sources significantly limits modern agricultural practices, such as irrigation, resulting in suboptimal yields and directly affects the socio economic development of farmers Furthermore, this dependence on wood fuel and charcoal for cooking in most rural household has been shown to adversely impact both human health and the environment Due to the aforementioned reasons, the Government of Rwanda is prioritizing the development of a biomass energy strategy and a sustainable bioenergy sector More specifically, the Ministry of Environment MoE has requested support in assessing sustainable bioenergy and identifying which bioenergy options can be environmentally sustainable and contribute to the targets set within the nationally determined contributions ( Thus, this project aimed to analyse and identify potential bioenergy feedstock and technologies that can be developed in the country for both decentralized energy production and for cooking purposes In addition, this project provided capacity building training on the use of the Bioenergy and Food Security ( tools to key stakeholders involved in the bioenergy sector and in the development of the Biomass Energy Strategy.