Energy and Energy and EnvironmentEnvironment

Room for CooperationRoom for CooperationSEGUNDA REUNION DE REFLEXION SOBRE SEGUNDA REUNION DE REFLEXION SOBRE

LA COOPERACION ARGENTINA HAITLA COOPERACION ARGENTINA HAITÍÍBuenos Aires, Julio de 2008Buenos Aires, Julio de 2008

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACHAPPROACH

Human DevelopmentHuman Development is a goal and a process of enlarging peopleis a goal and a process of enlarging people

´s´scapabilities, freedoms and choices to:capabilities, freedoms and choices to:►Lead long and healthy livesLead long and healthy lives►Be knowledgeableBe knowledgeable►Have a decent standard of livingHave a decent standard of living►Enjoy political and civil freedoms to Enjoy political and civil freedoms to

participate in community life with dignity participate in community life with dignity and self respectand self respect

HD APPROACH FEATURESHD APPROACH FEATURES

►Efficiency- best use of resourcesEfficiency- best use of resources►Equity- fair share of costsEquity- fair share of costs/ benefits/ benefits►Excluded- women, differently-abledExcluded- women, differently-abled►Empowerment- participation, helping Empowerment- participation, helping

people help themselvespeople help themselves►Ecological, social, political Ecological, social, political

sustainabilitysustainability►Evolving and multi- disciplinaryEvolving and multi- disciplinary

Factors affecting Human Factors affecting Human Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

environment

work

rapid tech change & globalization

economy

Trade and environment Investment and environment

Development & environment

Change in international

Division of labor

Contingent work Change in demand for skills

o Inadequate response & adaptation times

o Insufficiency of domestic policy options

Toxic Pollution, Resource Depletion & Climate Change

Ecosystem Integrity

Competitiveness, productiveness, use of physical, natural, and human capital

Financing development and growth

SYSTEM IC PROBLEMS:

Job skills Number of Jobs Job security Job satisfaction Health & Safety Wages Purchasing power

Effects of environmental policies on employment,

and health & safety Uncoordinated environmental and health &

safety policies

ChallengesChallenges

►Energy supply at the household levelEnergy supply at the household level►Deforestation control and afforestationDeforestation control and afforestation►Micro- basin management and soil Micro- basin management and soil

erosion controlerosion control►Risk and disaster prevention & Risk and disaster prevention &

recoveryrecovery►Recovery of food production systemsRecovery of food production systems

Cooperation pathwaysCooperation pathways

ArgentinaArgentinaAgro forestry Agro forestry Models toward Models toward forest recovery in forest recovery in small farms small farms production systems.production systems.

HaitiHaitiAgro forestry models Agro forestry models

towards towards environmental environmental recovery, energy and recovery, energy and food production.food production.

Intervention ProposalIntervention ProposalEnergy shortageEnergy shortage

1.1.Short term energy supplyShort term energy supply

Argentine supply of sustainable charcoal Argentine supply of sustainable charcoal from small rural producers.from small rural producers.

2. 2. Medium and Long TermMedium and Long Term

energy supply. energy supply. Haitian Haitian

production of sustainable production of sustainable

charcoal from social charcoal from social

afforestation programs.afforestation programs.

Intervention ProposalIntervention ProposalEnvironmental DegradationEnvironmental Degradation

Land management at the micro- basin levelLand management at the micro- basin level

Double purpose afforestation: energy and soil Double purpose afforestation: energy and soil cons.cons.

Intervention ProposalIntervention ProposalEnvironmental DegradationEnvironmental DegradationLand management at the micro- basin levelLand management at the micro- basin level

Terracing for productive purposesTerracing for productive purposes

Agro forestry Agro forestry ManagementManagement

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Bosqueaprovechable

Opciones:Sistema cosechaArbol de futuro(Silvopastoril)

Bosque fuertementedegradado

Opciones:Enriquecimiento

Silvopastoril

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50 / 100

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Bosque enregeneración

Opciones:Arbol de futuroSilvopastoril

Bosqueaprovechable

Opciones:Sistema cosechaArbol de futuroEnriquecimiento

Silvopastoril

Cantidad de árbolesde futuro

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Opciones:Sistema cosechaArbol de futuro(Silvopastoril)

Bosque fuertementedegradado

Opciones:Enriquecimiento

Silvopastoril

5 / 1

0

50 / 100

0

0

Bosque enregeneración

Opciones:Arbol de futuroSilvopastoril

Bosqueaprovechable

Opciones:Sistema cosechaArbol de futuroEnriquecimiento

Silvopastoril

HAITI. Charcoal projectHAITI. Charcoal projectEnergy demand features Energy demand features

(5 years model)(5 years model)

► Wood and charcoal provide 70 % of Wood and charcoal provide 70 % of household and industrial energy household and industrial energy requirementsrequirements

► Optimal personnel consumption of about Optimal personnel consumption of about 0,6 kg/person/day0,6 kg/person/day

► Local wood availability period: 5 yearsLocal wood availability period: 5 years► Total demand: 1.250 kg/personTotal demand: 1.250 kg/person

ARGENTINA. Charcoal projectARGENTINA. Charcoal projectEnergy supply features Energy supply features

(5 years model)(5 years model)

► Biomass production: 49 tn wood/hectareBiomass production: 49 tn wood/hectare► Charcoal production efficiency: 10 tn/hectareCharcoal production efficiency: 10 tn/hectare► Potential supply: 8 people/hectarePotential supply: 8 people/hectare► Module population : 40.000 peopleModule population : 40.000 people► Total module area: 5.000 hectaresTotal module area: 5.000 hectares► Ecosystem potential: 2.400.000 hectaresEcosystem potential: 2.400.000 hectares

Next stepsNext steps

►Location (environmental conditions in Location (environmental conditions in Haiti)Haiti)

►Organizational arrangements (Arg-Haiti)Organizational arrangements (Arg-Haiti)►Financial support for charcoal Financial support for charcoal

(production, transport and distribution)(production, transport and distribution)►Financial support for forestationFinancial support for forestation►Medium term (new energy sources)Medium term (new energy sources)