AU/UNIDO/Brazil High-Level Seminar on Biofuel

 Policies are required to reflect the country’s development vision for the sector  Required to establish and support national and regional priorities and set guidelines for development of biofuels  Law and regulations are needed to clarify the role and all stakeholders, and ensure harmonious and optimal functioning of the biofuel sector  They are required to safeguard the interest of the gouvernment, actors and consumers of biofuels

 Strategies are needed to bring to implementation the policies within the law and regulations adopted at national or regional level.

 Linked to a overall national/regional development vision  Ensuring sustainability (economic, social, environmental)  Ensuring equity (gender and inter-generation)  Ensuring optimal participation of all stakeholders  Ensuring poverty reduction focus  Support holistic cross-sectoral approach

 Government (national, local)  Farmers (small scale, large scale)  Industrialists  Population, community-based organizations  Energy service providers  Scientists and experts  Financial institutions  Energy users (households, SME, industries, transport, etc.)

 Agriculture and forestry  Energy  Industry  Environment  Finance  Water  Infrastructure

Policies and regulations may seek to:  Determine priority feedstocks  Map land usage (area, quality, location)  Favor usage of existing crop by-products and crops suitable for marginal lands  Establish safeguards for food security  Promote equitable distribution of wealth created  Ensure large participatory process for adopting policies and projects  Set national consumption targets

 Set quota for exports over determine period  Incorporate measures to enhance national and local consumption not only in the transport sector  Favor small scale developments involving local farmers  Emphasize local transformation  Restrict raw material exports

 Set mechanisms and funds for supporting R&D, Technology and Innovation  Promote continuous awareness creation and capacity building of key actors  Set up regular review and monitoring mechanism  Remove barriers for investment by national and international funds  Include biofuel issues in energy regulatory bodies

 Set fuel cost to ensure sustainability (resource, economic) of the sector  Provide incentives for private sector participation  Establish a biofuel information system  Stimulate multi-sectoral planning, decision- making and implementation

 Support policy-makers and parliament to develop national policy, law and regulations ◦ Technical studies ◦ Development of guidelines for adequate institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks ◦ Best practices sharing ◦ Training ◦ Information sharing ◦ Enhance regional cooperation

 Support regional economic communities to harmonize national policies and establish regional strategies ◦ Technical studies ◦ Best practices sharing ◦ Training ◦ Information sharing ◦ Enhance regional cooperation

 Support national dialog on the opportunities and challenges of biofuel ◦ Awareness raising campaign ◦ National workshops ◦ Rural communities meetings