Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Europe

Global Bioenergy Partnership

Examples of Positive Bioenergy and

Water Relationships

Recent years: workshops, conferences,

seminars, publications…

UNEPParis

UNEPParis

KSLAStklm

Bio Austr ConfSunshine Coast

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WBMRotterdam

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IEA BIOENERGY: ExCo:

a2009:05

Best Practices Guidelines for

Managing Water in Bioenergy

Feedstock Production

IEA Bioenergy Task 43 Report 2015:TR02

This report presents

comprehensive

information regarding

the management of

water in the production

of feedstocks for

bioenergy. This report

details the role of “Best

Management Practices”

in ensuring sustainable

biomass production

systems and preventing

environmental

degradation.

Activity Group 6 Vision

Good management of resources - benefiting from complementarity of

different land use systems - can deliver food, materials and bioenergy AND

improve the state of water.

Today’s Agenda

Introduction

Examples of positive bioenergy and water relationships: Key Messages

Producing electricity from biomass from terrestrial invasive alien plants

Integrated tree crop systems in south-western Western Australia

Livestock waste to biogas: the Italian BiogasDoneRight© model

Closing Remarks