India Clean Cookstove Forum 2013

Background

Clean Cookstove Forum

Practioner Workshop

Background

Indoor air pollution (IAP) causes around 480,000 premature deaths annually in India (WHO). The use of improved cookstoves (ICS) can significantly reduce IAP and biomass consumption with its negative effects on health and environment. However, adoption of these stoves has so far been low. This is due to a non-functioning market for improved stoves: On the one hand there is no significant demand, and, on the other hand, the supply of appropriate technologies is insufficient, while the overall market ecosystem is not favorable.

The “Indo-German Energy Programme - Renewable Energy Component” (IGEN-RE) is a bilateral technical cooperation between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The project aims at strengthening the clean cooking sector through a combination of activities on different levels involving all relevant stakeholders such as government institutions, NGOs, and the private sector.

This forum aims at identifying potential solutions to the most significant challenges hindering a large-scale adoption of ICS and at showing us the way for combined future efforts. Furthermore, actors with long-term experience in the field of clean cooking will provide inputs on best practices and lessons learned. In this forum participants will develop a better understanding of the way towards a functioning market for improved cookstoves. This will help them to coordinate more effectively and decide about activities in a well-informed manner.

Agenda

India Clean Cookstove Forum - 26 November 2013

10:00	Welcome Address Mr Manfred Häbig, Deputy Country Director, GIZ India
10:00	Biomass Cookstove Initiatives in India Mr Alok Srivastava, IAS, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, MNRE
10:15	Introduction to the Forum and GIZ’s Cookstove Activities Mr Michael Blunck; Project Manager, Indo-German Energy Programme, GIZ India
10:25	Special Address Mr Heiko Warnken, Head of Development Cooperation, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, New Delhi
10:35	Key Note Address Mr Ratan P. Watal, IAS, Secretary to the Government of India, MNRE
10:45	Releases by the Chief Guest and Inaugural address Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Hon’ble Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
10:55	Vote of Thanks Mr Jens Burgtorf, Director Indo-German Energy Programme, GIZ India
11:30	Summary of the Cookstove Practitioner Workshop on 25/11/2013 Mr Santosh Singh, Technical Expert, IGEN-RE, GIZ
11:40	Creating Markets for Improved Cookstoves: Lessons Learned and Best Practices from the Shell Foundation Ms Anuradha Bhavnani, Regional Director, Shell Foundation
12:00	Panel Discussion: Creating Demand for Improved Cookstoves
11:40	Panel Discussion: Improving Supply of Appropriate Cookstove Technologies
14:15	Panel Discussion: Developing the Market Ecosystem
17:15	Concluding Remarks Mr Alok Srivastava, IAS, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, MNRE
17:25	Takeaways from Conference and Way Ahead Mr Michael Blunck, Project Manager, IGEN-RE, GIZ
17.35	Vote of Thanks Mr Nikolaus Supersberger, Deputy Director, IGEN, GIZ

Practitioner Workshop - 25 November 2013

10:00	Welcome Address Mr Michael Blunck, Project Manager, IGEN-RE, GIZ
10:10	Cookstove Activities under the Indo-German Energy Programme Mr Santosh Singh, Technical Expert, IGEN-RE, GIZ
10:30	Thematic Discussions in Breakout Groups
12:00	Thematic Discussions in Breakout Groups
14:30	Renewable Energy Practitioner Networks Mr Hari Natarajan, Senior Technical Expert, IGEN-RE, GIZ
14:50	Thematic Discussions in Breakout Groups
16:20	Summary of the Discussion Rounds
16:50	Takeaways from Conference and Transition to Next Day Mr Michael Blunck, Project Manager, IGEN-RE, GIZ