India Clean Cookstove Forum 2013
| Background | Agenda |
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
Day 1: Practitioner Workshop | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9.30 |
Registration and Tea/Coffee | |
| 10:00 |
Welcome Address Mr Michael Blunck, Project Manager, IGEN-RE, GIZ | |
| 10:10 |
Cookstove Activities under the Indo-German Energy Programme | |
| 10:30 |
Thematic Discussions in Breakout Groups | |
| 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 12:00 |
Thematic Discussions in Breakout Groups | |
| 13:00 |
Lunch | |
| 14:30 |
Renewable Energy Practitioner Networks Mr Hari Natarajan, Senior Technical Expert, IGEN-RE, GIZ | |
| 14:50 |
Thematic Discussions in Breakout Groups | |
| 15:50 |
Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 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 | |
| 17:00 |
End of Workshop | |
| 19:00 |
Networking Dinner | |
Day 2: India Clean Cookstove Forum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 |
Registration and Tea/Coffee | |
| 10:00 |
Welcome Address | |
| 10:05 |
Biomass Cookstove Initiatives in India | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 11:00 |
Tea/Coffee Break & Snacks | |
| 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 | |
| 13:15 |
Lunch | |
| 14:15 |
Panel Discussion: Improving Supply of Appropriate Cookstove Technologies | |
| 15:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 |
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 | |
| 17:45 | End of Forum | |
