Revision as of 09:24, 26 June 2018

General

Name of initiative	Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP)
LPAA initiative	No
NAZCA Initiative	No
Website address	http://www.globalbioenergy.org/aboutgbep/purpose0/en/
Related initiatives
Starting year	2007
End year
Secretariat	Global Bioenergy Partnership, FAO, Climate, Energy and Tenure Division, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy, phone:+39 06 57052834, e-mail: GBEP-Secretariat@fao.org
Organisational structure
Geographical coverage	Global
Name of lead organisation	Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) in FAO
Type of lead organisation	International organisation
Location/Nationality of lead organisation	Italy

Description

Description	The purpose of the Global Bioenergy Partnership is to provide a mechanism for Partners to organize, coordinate and implement targeted international research, development, demonstration and commercial activities related to production, delivery, conversion and use of biomass for energy, with a focus on developing countries. It should promote global high-level policy dialogue on bioenergy and international cooperation.
Objectives	Suggest rules and tools to promote sustainable biomass and bioenergy development; Facilitate investments in bioenergy; Promote project development and implementation; Foster R&D and commercial bioenergy activities.
Activities	Promote global high-level policy dialogue on bioenergy and facilitate international cooperation; Support national and regional bioenergy policy-making and market development; Favour the transformation of biomass use towards more efficient and sustainable practices.
One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative	Technical dialogue, Capacity building, Political dialogue, Implementation
Activity of initiative	Advocacy, Training and education, Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Policy planning and recommendations, Awareness raising and outreach, Technical operational implementation (ex-post)
Indicators
Goals
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
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How are you tracking progress of your initiative
Available reporting

Participants

Participants

Number

Names

Members

38

Companies

0

Business organisations

0

Research and educational organisations

0

Non-governmental organisations

0

National states

23

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Fiji Islands, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Governmental actors

0

Regional / state / county actors

0

City / municipal actors

0

Intergovernmental organisations

15

African Energy Commission (AFREC), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Foundation, World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE), European Biomass Industry Association (EUBIA)

Financial Institutions

0

Faith based organisations

0

Other members

0

A further 29 countries and 13 International Organizations and institutions are participating as Observers: Angola, Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Jamaica, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe, African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), European Environment Agency (EEA), Global Environment Facility (GEF), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Organization of American States (OAS), Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), World Bank and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Supporting partners

0

Number of members in the years

2019

80

Have only national states as participators

No

Theme

Transport	Agriculture	Forestry	Business	Financial institutions	Buildings	Industry	Waste	Cities and subnational governments	Short Term Pollutants	International maritime transport	Energy Supply	Fluorinated gases	Energy efficiency	Renewable energy	Supply chain emission reductions	Adaptation	Other	Resilience	Innovation	Energy Access and Efficiency	Private Finance
No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Last update: 30 October 2019 15:45:17

Not only have national states as participators

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 |Type of initiative=Technical dialogue,Political dialogue
 |Primary function=Advocacy, Awareness raising and outreach, Policy planning and recommendations,Norm and standard setting,Knowledge dissemination and exchange
-|Secondary functions=Capacity building of individuals
+|Secondary functions=Training and education of individuals
 |Name of lead organisation=Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) in FAO
 |Type of lead organisation=International organisation