Rubber Outgrowing and Carbon Sequestration in Ghana.
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Rubber Outgrowing and Carbon Sequestration in Ghana
Ghanaian Context
Rubber Master Plan (2001) : 14.000 ha 50.000 ha
Agro industry (GREL) and smallholders for rubber development
Current project cofinanced by KfW, AFD, GREL and smallholders
No CDM operation in Ghana to date
Carbon story Only small part of Master Plan (eligibility
to CDM 5 000 ha during 2006-2011) ~1 M tCO2e by 2020 ; 3,7 Mt by 2030 ;
5 Mt by 2035 (on the basis of 15.000 ha)
Methodology being revised (ARNM0023) – based on Monte Carlo simulations (http://cdm.unfccc.int/)
Buyer of CERs not identified yet (despite a first encouraging UNESCO/CDC purchase of 20.000€)
Sustainable development Poverty alleviation and wealth creation
in rural areas Communities empowerment through
the growth of the farmers’ association Improvement of banking and guarantee
services to rural communities Validation of a business model widely
replicable worldwide for rubber outgrowers schemes