Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Biomass Energy Resource Assessment

6-8 July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

(Venue: Rama Gardens Hotel, 9/9 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Laksi, Bangkok, Thailand)

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Day 1: 6 July, 2015

08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome Address - Mr Alongkorn Laowngam, Assistant Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, Thailand)
09:10 - 09:25	Inaugural Address - Mr. Michael Williamson, United Nations ESCAP
09:25 - 09:40	Inaugural Address - Inaugural Address - Mr. Masaomi Koyama, Senior Programme Officer, IRENA
09:40 - 10:00	Key Objectives of the Workshop - Dr Krishnan S Raghavan, Coordinator, Technology Transfer, APCT-ESCAP Mr Masaomi Koyama, Senior Programme Officer, IRENA
10:00 - 10:30	Group photo and coffee break Host country will lead the photo session.
10:30 - 12:00	Technical Session 1 : Introduction to Renewable Energy Resource Assessment - Biomass energy Assessment - Biomass energy Moderator : Mr. Masaomi Koyama, Senior Programme Officer, IRENA
10:30 - 11:00	The Importance of Biomass Resource Assessments in Countries the Asia Pacific Region - Mr Michael Williamson, United Nations ESCAP
11:00 - 12:00	Mr. Shunichi Nakada, Bioenergy Analyst, IRENA Introduction to Biomass Energy Resource Assessments and ongoing IRENA's Work.
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch break
13:00 - 16:00	Technical Session 2 : Global Initiatives, Online Tools and Regional Best Practices in Biomass Energy Resource Assessments (Moderator : Prof Mark Brown, Forest Industries Research Centre, University of The Sunshine Coast, Australia)
13:00 - 13:30	Presentation on IEA Task 43, Biomass Supply Chains - EU & Australian Experience - Prof. Mark Brown
13:30 - 14:00	Presentation on the framework and current status of global resource mapping on Bioenergy - Mr. Shunichi Nakada, IRENA
14:00 - 14:30	Presentation on the Japanese Experience - Dr Daisuke Kunii, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Japan
14:30 - 15:00	Presentation on the Scenario in New Zealand - Dr Paul Bennett, Scion Research, New Zealand
15:00 - 15:30	Presentation on the Thailand Experience - Dr Shabbir Gheewala, KMUTT
15:30 - 16:00	Discussion
16:00 - 16:15	Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00	Technical Session 3 : Country presentations (Moderator : Dr Aparat Mahakhant, Chief Research Expert, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research)
16:15 - 16:45	Keynote : Translating Bioenergy Global Analysis into National Policies, Strategies and Roadmaps - Mr. Simone Landolina, International Energy Agency (IEA) - (Video conference)
	Experts from countries give their best practices on bioenergy resource assessment
16:45 - 17:05	China (Prof Zhenhong Yuan)
17:05 - 17:25	Indonesia (Dr Euis Hermiati)
17:25 - 17:45	India (Prof Yogender Kumar Yadav

Day 2: 7 July, 2015

09:00 - 10:20	Technical Session 3 : Country presentations (Contd.)
09:00 - 09:20	Thailand (Dr Yaowateera Achawangkul)
09:20 - 09:40	Lao PDR (Mr Chantho Milattanapheng)
09:40 - 10:00	Nepal (Ms. Shrestha Shubha Laxmi)
10:00 - 10:20	Pakistan (Dr Ali Ehsan)
10:20 - 10:35	Coffee break
10:35 - 12:15	Technical Session 3 : Country presentations (Contd.)
10:35 - 10:55	Philippines (Ms. Emella Asuncion Dimapilis)
10:55 - 11:15	Iran (Dr Hassan Ali Ozgoli)   - Biofuels in IRAN   - Biomass Energy in IRAN Status and Potentials
11:15 - 11:35	Sri Lanka (Mr Punchibanda Dambagahawela)
11:35 - 11:55	Fiji islands (Mr Ravinesh Nand)
11:55 - 12:15	Japan (Mr. Keiichi Sugita)
12:15 - 13:15	Lunch break
13:15 - 14:55	Technical Session 4 : Creating for Biomass Energy Investment - Public - Private Cooperation and Private Sector Perspectives Dr Masayoshi Saito (JIRCAS) will lead the session.
13:15 - 13:20	Introduction by Dr Masayoshi Saito, JIRCAS   - Introduction   - Research collaboration with University of Nigeria and Kasetsart University
13:20 - 13:40	Presentation by Mr. Shunichi Nakada, IRENA
13:40 - 14:00	Presentation by Dr. Shuquan Tang, IHI ASIA PACIFIC Pte Ltd., Singapore
14:00 - 14:20	Presentation by Dr Warinthorn Songkasiri, BIOTEC, Thailand
14:20 - 14:40	Presentation by Mr Luu Ngoc Anh, BPOVN, Vietnam
14:40 - 14:55	Discussion
14:55 - 15:10	Coffee break
15:10 - 16:40	Breakout session on Policies and Support Mechanisms for Promotion of Biomass Energy Facilitator : Mr Shunichi Nakada

Day 3: 8 July, 2015

09:00 - 10:30	Technical Session 5 : Demonstration of Tools & Database on Biomass Resource Assessment (Hands on Training) - FAO Hands on Training - Mr Sergio Luis Rivero Acha, FAO Mr Nakada Introduce Mr Rivero Acha of FAO Mr Rivero Acha give the hands on training   BEFS   Material to print   Exercise
10:30 - 10:45	Coffee break
10:45 - 13:00	Technical Session 5 : Demonstration of Tools & Databases on Biomass Resource Assessment (Hands on Training Contd.)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30	Open Forum on Effective Use of Tools and Databases for Biomass Resource Assessment (Moderator : Mr Shunichi Nakada, IRENA)
15:30 - 15:45	Coffee break
15:45 - 17:30	Panel Discussion on Training Opportunities on Biomass Resoure Assessment and Member Country Perspectives (Moderator : APCTT and IRENA)
17:30 - 18:00	Summary and Way Forward - APCTT / IRENA