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