MITIGATION ANALYSIS

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MITIGATION ANALYSIS
Kiribatis experience and perspectives
Riibeta Abeta Ag Climate Change Planning Officer
MELAD
NCSP workshop for Pacific Island Countries on
SNC
16-21 July 2007 Apia, Samoa
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General impression on Mitigation

• Oil by-products generate the foundation of
  climate change (global warming) phenomenon.
  
• World Oil prices keep escalating and considered
  one of the challenges depriving economic growth
  of Pacific island countries (UNESCAP survey
  report 2007)
• Mitigation options reduce our dependence on oil
  for energy sources.
  
• Mitigation introduced sustainable and clean
  energy sources.
  
• Mitigation on islands need to be developed for
  the good purpose of our sustainable (economic)
  development, their environmentally sounder
  benefits and for our small mitigating
  contribution to climate change

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Methodology for Mitigation Analysis in INC!

• Mitigation options were not analyzed during INC
  process
  
• Why?
• Lack of, and inaccessibility of information on
  appropriate technologies that can be transferred
  to Kiribati
  
• Comprehensive data was not in place which could
  assists measures for identifying, analyzing and
  evaluating mitigation options
  
• Mitigation options were only pin-pointed in INC
  with anticipation that initiatives and
  investments will follow from abroad

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Good practices and lessons learned after INC!

• National Climate Change Study Team formed (Energy
  and other relevant sectors on board)
  
• INC endorsed and pave way for RE technologies
• BUT..
• Lack of data required for mitigation options
  identification and evaluation
  
• Limited capacity and knowledge on Mitigation
  evaluation and analysis
  
• INC have limited influence on formulation of
  relevant RE policies
  
• Mitigation section in INC was not mainstreamed
  into NDS

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Examples of instituted mitigation projects in
Kiribati!

• Solar power instituted on most outer islands as
  alternative
  
• source of energy (for lightings and water
  pumps)
  
• Few islands used wind-mill for their water pumps
  energy source
  
• Coconut oil being examined for bio-diesel
  (ingredients of fuel for transportation and power
  plants)
  
• Improvement on electrification system on S Tarawa
  (replacement of old Power Generators,
  distribution cable and transformers)

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Other plausible mitigation initiatives!

• Solar energy be expanded on all islands to
  pre-empt the use of diesel generators.
  
• Rehabilitation of Power Plants to improve their
  performance and efficiency in order to reduce CO2
  from electricity emission.
  
• Improve widespread adoption of energy-efficient
  technologies and practices in the appliances in
  building sectors.
  
• Community-based mitigation initiatives to improve
  communities social activities which are emitting
  CO2, e.g. conservation of firewood instead of
  wasting any firewood, promoting use of gas stoves
  instead of Kerosene stoves, etc.
• Methane (Butane) capture initiatives

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Roadmap for Mitigation analysis under SNC

• Update, and investigate whether mitigation
  options in INC have been implemented or not and
  why??
  
• Institute a user-friendly centralized and
  comprehensive data-base to archive and retrieve
  all sort of data required for mitigation
  management aspects
• Identify management, policy and institutional
  gaps impeding implementation of mitigation
  measures
  
• TNA (Technology Needs Assessment) report need to
  be undertaken and form part of SNC submission
  
• Link and build on lessons from PIREP and other
  initiatives
  
• Undertaking Capacity building on areas with
  limited knowledge
  
• Identify, evaluate and analyze feasible
  mitigation options and
  
• Link these options with their economical and
  environmental benefits to Kiribati
  
• Advocate (awareness) mainstreaming of these
  options into other national instruments

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KAM RABA!