Dear Partners and Observers,

 

We are pleased to circulate the approved Co-chair summary of the 23rd Steering Committee. It is also available online.

 

We would also like to draw your attention to the upcoming deadline (30 November 2020) to provide comments and feedback on the zero draft of the attached Data entry sheet and to express their interest to join the TFS sub-group that will be dedicated to working on facilitating the rapid implementation of the GSI. Members of this group will be integral to formulating the project proposal that will determine the format of the tool for the rapid implementation of the GSI. If you are interested in joining, please send an email to [log in to unmask].

 

We remain available should you have any queries.

 

Kind regards,

GBEP Secretariat

 

 

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GBEP Secretariat
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, OCB
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 - Rome, ITALY 
Tel.: +39.06.57052834 
Fax: +39.06.57053250                                                                        
GBEP email address: 
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GBEP website: 
www.globalbioenergy.org

Executive Secretary: Dr. Maria Michela Morese; [log in to unmask]

Programme Advisor: Ms Constance Miller; [log in to unmask]

Administrative Assistant: Ms Giulia Micheli; [log in to unmask]

 

 

 

 

From: Members of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) involved as Partners <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of GBEP-Secretariat
Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 9:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Conclusions of the GBEP Meetings 2020 - Approval and next steps

 

Dear Partners and Observers,

 

We hope this email finds you well.

 

First of all, we would like to thank everyone who participated in the GBEP Annual Meetings at the end of October, especially the co-chairs of the technical groups and of the Steering Committee, as well as all presenters. We are very pleased with how the meetings went, given the normal difficulties with online meetings, and there was good agreement on a lot of promising work to take place in the coming year.

 

We are pleased to circulate the Conclusions of the 12th Meeting of the Working Group on Capacity Building and of the 18th Meeting of the Task Force on Sustainability, as well as the Summary of the 23rd Meeting of the Steering Committee. Regarding this latter and considering the exceptional online edition, it was decided that a written/email approval process would be followed. Therefore, Partners and Observers are invited to approve the attached Summary of the 23rd Steering Committee meeting: if no concerns are raised by 13 November 2020, the 23rd SC Summary will be considered approved.

 

For you convenience, we also summarize here below the main outcomes of the meetings where action is required by Partners and Observers and the respective deadlines:

 

Subject

Action Required

Deadline

GBEP co-chairmanship

The GBEP Secretariat is exploring with interested Partners for the co-chairmanship of GBEP, along with Brazil, for the coming biennium 2021-22. The new nominee will be circulated for approval by Partners and Observers, in due time.

Partners are invited to contact the GBEP Secretariat to express their interest to take the role as GBEP Co-Chair.

Ongoing

Working Group on Capacity Building

 

Activity Group 8 – experiences in advanced liquid biofuels

AG8 is working to finalise the collection of experiences in advanced liquid biofuels. The call for examples has been renewed and Partners and Observers are invited to distribute the call widely in their networks and to send related inputs to the GBEP-Secretariat.

31 December 2020

GBEP Youth Award

The GBEP Youth Award 2021 will be presented during the 8th Bioenergy Week to outstanding research conducted by young researchers from Africa. The deadline for the call for papers for the Youth Award is 31 December 2020, and Partners and Observers are invited to distribute the call widely in their networks.

31 December 2020

Capacity development materials

Partners and Observers are invited to disseminate the materials produced in 2020:

Partners and Observers are encouraged to take an active role to facilitate the translation of the Bioenergy Supplement and of the capacity development materials into their national languages. Please do not hesitate to contact the GBEP Secretariat to this end.

Ongoing

Events in 2021

Partners and Observers are invited to suggest further 2021 events where the participation of the GBEP Secretariat is advantageous.

31 December 2020

Task Force on Sustainability

 

Data entry sheet

Partners and Observers are invited to send their comments and feedback on the zero draft of the attached Data entry sheet via email to the Secretariat, using the attached template for comments.

 

 

30 November 2020

Tool to facilitate implementation of the GSI

The current sub-group of the TFS formed to work on the data entry sheets will be expanded to include the rapid implementation tool. Partners and Observers are asked to express their inclination to join this group. The GBEP Secretariat also welcomes nominees to lead the group together with Takashi Hayashi (Japan).

Funding arrangements

 

Partners and Observers are invited to contribute, both financially and in-kind, to the GBEP Secretariat and to GBEP’s future activities.

GBEP Partners and Observers also committed to join forces with the GBEP Secretariat to develop joint project proposals to facilitate fund raising opportunities.

Ongoing

 

We look forward to working with you all in the coming year!

 

We remain available for any clarifications.

 

Kind regards,

GBEP Secretariat

 

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GBEP Secretariat
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, OCB
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 - Rome, ITALY 
Tel.: +39.06.57052834 
Fax: +39.06.57053250                                                                        
GBEP email address: 
[log in to unmask] 
GBEP website: 
www.globalbioenergy.org

Executive Secretary: Dr. Maria Michela Morese; [log in to unmask]

Programme Advisor: Ms Constance Miller; [log in to unmask]

Administrative Assistant: Ms Giulia Micheli; [log in to unmask]

 

 


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