Bioenergy and bioeconomy: working together to put planning into action
26/10/2018
The joint International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy Task 43 and FAO workshop on sustainable landscape management for bioenergy and the bioeconomy marked an important collaboration between FAO and IEA. It was a first step towards placing the discussion on biomass [...]
United Nations agencies launch environmental protection and resilience project for host communities and refugees in Bangladesh
19/09/2018
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Families living in the world's largest refugee camp this week received the first 2,500 stoves and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders that are part of a United Nations project to protect the environment and build resilience [...]
Producing energy from rice straw: an alternative to burning crop residues in India
09/07/2018 India
When the crops are harvested and the rice is threshed, what happens to the left overs of these valuable crops? Crop residues that are often just burnt can be used for various purposes including feeding livestock and producing energy. They [...]
La FAO appelle à une coordination mondiale visant à mettre en place une bio-économie qui ne laisse personne pour compte
23/04/2018
Les produits bio peuvent améliorer l’accès à la nourriture et, si conçus durablement, aider à lutter contre le changement climatique.
Berlin -Si conçue correctement, c'est à dire en collaboration avec les agriculteurs familiaux et en pensant d'abord à eux, une bio-économie [...]
Positive prospects for solar-powered irrigation systems
12/04/2018
Rome - Solar powered irrigation systems are now an affordable and climate-friendly technology for both large and small-scale farmers in developing countries. But they need to be adequately managed and regulated to avoid the risk of unsustainable water use, FAO stressed [...]
International Forum on Solar Technologies for Small-scale Agriculture and Water Management 12-13 April 2018
16/03/2018 Italy
The International Forum on Solar Technologies for Small-Scale Agriculture and Water Management will bring together key stakeholders from the water, energy, agriculture and rural development sectors, to engage in a debate and establish a community of practice on solar technologies in [...]
INDC’s shed light on the need to address sustainable bioenergy in Africa: Rwanda at the forefront
27/02/2018 Rwanda
In a recent review, FAO identified that 41 out of 54 countries in Africa included at least one policy or measure on more sustainable use of bioenergy in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Considering the critical role of sustainable [...]
INVESTA international workshop: Investing in clean energy technologies in food value chains
09/01/2018
The FAO Investing in Sustainable Energy Technologies in the Agrifood Sector (INVESTA) project has highlighted an important demand for an investment support programme on clean energy technologies in the milk, vegetable and rice value chains in Kenya, the Philippines, Tanzania [...]
Tackling climate change with the EBRD’s FINTECC programme
18/12/2017
A cold storage system in a Moroccan confectionary plant, a roof top photovoltaic installation, a high efficiency heat recovery system installed by a leading poultry producer in Jordan and a light glass containers production line by Moldova’s largest glass bottle [...]
Expertos intercambian experiencias sobre uso sostenible de bioenergía en América Latina
15/12/2017
Expertos de la región se reunieron para presentar los resultados de la aplicación de los Indicadores de Sostenibilidad para la Bioenergía y las experiencias relacionadas al desarrollo moderno de la bioenergía.
Durante dos días, funcionarios de Gobierno, representantes de instituciones regionales [...]