ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDPD/2019/TP.1
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Gender equality, Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: Sustainable urban development
SDGs: Agenda 2030
Keywords: Agricultural wastes, Arab countries, Biomass, Rural areas, Women, Food security, Sustainable development
Bioenergy and sustainable development in the Arab rural area
January 2019
The paper focuses on the status of bioenergy in the Arab region, especially in the least developed countries, and the Arab position that rejects the use of agricultural crops in developing countries to produce biofuels for the transport sector.
This paper also presents the bioenergy targets of some Arab countries, the current situation of bioenergy in electricity generation and related case studies from the Arab region. In addition, this publication illustrates the bioenergy, water, food and climate change mitigation nexus, as well as the importance of preparing the enabling environment to attract investments and to enhance national support and regional and global collaboration.
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The paper focuses on the status of bioenergy in the Arab region, especially in the least developed countries, and the Arab position that rejects the use of agricultural crops in developing countries to produce biofuels for the transport sector.
This paper also presents the bioenergy targets of some Arab countries, the current situation of bioenergy in electricity generation and related case studies from the Arab region. In addition, this publication illustrates the bioenergy, water, food and climate change mitigation nexus, as well as the importance of preparing the enabling environment to attract investments and to enhance national support and regional and global collaboration.
