Namibia Workshop Presentations

 

Two Workshops have been held on the 3-5 June 2010 and 29 – 30 April 2013.

 

2.1 Abstracts of Namibia Workshop (June 2010)

 

2.1.3 Namibia's biofuel potential

 

Presenter: 
Detlof von Oertzen

 

Biofuel opportunities and constraints:

 

Opportunities

Constraints

  • (rural) job creation
  • rural development
  • income diversification
  • local value creation & value addition
  • harmonisation of policies
  • CDM revenues
  • carbon-neutral energy
  • vision of rural development
  • land tenure
  • water use & rights
  • impacts on biodiversity
  • trade offs (e.g. conservation vs. development)
  • opportunity cost(s) uncertain
  • institutional capacities, ownership & drive