India Clean Cookstove Forum 2013

Report - Outcomes from ICCF

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With the vision of enhancing the use of improved cookstove technologies, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Minister of New and Renewable Energy inaugurated the India Clean Cookstove Forum 2013 (ICCF) organised jointly by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH operating on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on 25 and 26 November 2013 in New Delhi, India.

With more than 150 participants, the forum was the largest national event on clean cooking solutions that has ever been organised in India. During the event all relevant stakeholders in the Indian cookstove sector discussed potential solutions to the most significant challenges hindering the large-scale adoption of improved cookstoves.

In his speech Dr Farooq Abdullah said “increased use of clean and efficient cookstoves is crucial to reduce the burden of disease from indoor air pollution as well to avoid the overuse of biomass resources.”

Following up on the results of the discussions, the Indo-German Energy Programme Renewable Energy Component (IGEN-RE), a cooperation project between MNRE and GIZ on behalf of BMZ will develop marketing and awareness campaigns, as well as pilot innovative mechanisms for end-user financing. Furthermore the development of a web-based platform will be initiated to support manufacturers and distributors of improved cookstoves in creating an open space for knowledge sharing among each other.

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

Clean Cookstove 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