12 – 16 June 2011Arusha International Conference Centre,
Tanzania
The role of charcoal in health, local environments, climate change, and
poverty alleviation initiatives
Organized by:
A Symposium & Workshop
The link between charcoal, poverty, health, and climate change
is undisputed, but how can sustainable solutions for
charcoal feature more prominently in existing policies and initiatives addressing poverty and climate
change?
Child labor is the rule rather than the exception for many charcoal producers in the Tropics
Charcoal Facts:
Charcoal is the
main energy source
for more than 90%
of sub-Saharan
Africa urban
households
Current
production and
consumption of
charcoal are mostly
unsustainable
Charcoal has
negative
environmental,
social, and health
implications to
those who produce
and consume it
Sudan, 2009
México, 2009
In the last century, charcoal production and use in the Tropics has not changed nor has it gone away.
Charcoal remain persistent and problematic, marred by policies that have failed to achieve their objectives over and over and over again.
In the last century, charcoal production and use in the Tropics has not changed nor has it gone away.
Charcoal remain persistent and problematic, marred by policies that have failed to achieve their objectives over and over and over again.
Recent initiatives to combat climate change
and alleviate poverty present new
opportunities to address the charcoal
problem holistically.
Recent initiatives to combat climate change
and alleviate poverty present new
opportunities to address the charcoal
problem holistically.
The Arusha Symposium & Workshop in June 2011 will bring a diverse array of charcoal researchers, producers, policy makers, and visionaries to begin discussing these questions and to plan International Charcoal Conference in 2012 that addresses key issues and viable solutions identified in Arusha.
The Arusha Symposium & Workshop in June 2011 will bring a diverse array of charcoal researchers, producers, policy makers, and visionaries to begin discussing these questions and to plan International Charcoal Conference in 2012 that addresses key issues and viable solutions identified in Arusha.
Highlights:
600+ participants expected in Arusha 2011
Diverse set of world renown experts on charcoal will present in the Symposium
Delegates from key Tanzanian ministries dealing with charcoal (Energy, Environment, Forests) will attend
East African charcoal producers will share their experiences and visions
Presentations on the potential for sustainable charcoal to participate in carbon markets
Opportunities for collaborations and networking
Planning for a 2012 International Conference on Charcoal
Where and When?
The Symposium and Workshop will be held as a one-day event in the context of the Joint 2011 Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) & the Africa Section of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB Africa) (12 -16 June).
The workshop will be in the form of a post-symposium meeting designed to allow presenters and invited guests to continue discussions stimulated by the presentations, identify key issues raised by the presentations, develop a working group to address key issues, and begin organizing a 2012 International Charcoal Conference
Symposium presentations will highlight the many facets of an old energy problem, but inspected
under the light of new and highly innovative assessment tools and technologies
Expected
Outputs:
Identify key issues
raised by the
presentations
Form a working
group to address
key issues
Plan a 2012
conference that
focuses on
solutions for the
charcoal sector
Publish the
Presentations in
Special Issue of an
ISI Journal
We will identify a handful of plausible solutions & best-options for public
policy, appropriate technologies and sustainable forest management