[IYRP General List] Large-scale renewable energy generation and pastoralism

[Ates, Serkan]

Hi Ann,

I think the downside of the wind tribunes is the increased ET which can particularly be problematic in dry areas (Please see attached the paper). We have been working on agrivoltaics systems at Oregon State University. Specifically, we are trying to develop dual use systems where sheep production can be combined with solar energy production from the same land. See attached the conference paper (Andrew et al.).  We are expecting the full paper to be published in a couple months. I would be happy to connect with Joerg Haas  or any other colleagues who may be interested in agrivoltaics systems to discuss this further.

Regards
Serkan

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Subject: Re: [IYRP General List] Large-scale renewable energy generation and pastoralism


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Dear Ann dear Anthony hello, in Morocco we have several wind farms and large stations to produce renewable energy.  I visited 2 Wind Farm Site and my tribute is near a solar station being installed.  Honestly, there is nothing to worry about pastoralism, the wind turbines are very high and in no way affect the pastures no more than an electric pole, the pastors graze their herds all around, when at the solar stations  , they don't take up a lot of space.  they are also oppurtinites of work for the sons of the pastors.  When the energy they produce the pastoralists on the spot does not even see it, on the other hand this energy benefits the whole country, these renewable energy sources are far less harmful than thermal power stations that run on fuel.  I am not a specialist, the people in the field can provide clarifications.
Dr Fagouri Said
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Le 6 mar. 2021 à 20:28, Anthony Egeru <egeru81 at gmail.com<mailto:egeru81 at gmail.com>> a écrit :

Ann,

It is an interesting issue to study as the push for renewable energy takes route. In the Uganda context this has not yet happened as the use of solar Photovoltaic energy is still at microscale basically at household level with one or two small panels and most often portable ones used for charging phones and radios while grazing livestock in the grazing grounds. I think Kenya may have established some large scale windmills in Turkana, but am not sure how this has affected pastoralists in particular the main suspects are usually birds that get killed by the propellers. Our colleagues from Turkana could help.

In Morocco there is a large-scale solar station established but again I am not so sure of how it has influenced the pastoralists especially those raring shots in that country. I would have to try to make linkage with colleagues at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) at Bengurir and IAV Hassan II; these could perhaps help make some connections that could.lead to some experiences. I will copy Joerg in the communication on Monday.

Regards

On Sat, 6 Mar 2021, 8:35 pm Ann Waters-Bayer, <waters-bayer at web.de<mailto:waters-bayer at web.de>> wrote:
Dear all,

A member of Agrecol Association, Joerg Haas, has been working for years on issues of climate change and renewable energy. He is aware that “empty” land in the drylands that could be used to generate solar or wind power is often not empty at all and that such energy generation may impact negatively on pastoralists. He would like to know how big this problem is, and he is seeking ideas or examples of creative ways of ensuring that pastoralists can co-exist with large-scale renewable energy development and even benefit from it.

Do you know of reports, ideas or examples of:

a) cases of land grabbing in pastoral areas for generating renewable energy; and/or
b) examples of good practice of reconciling the interests of renewable energy generation and the interests of pastoralists?

If so, please share them with Joerg (mail at joerghaas.de<mailto:mail at joerghaas.de>) and me.

Looking forward to your responses,
Ann

Ann Waters-Bayer
Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology
Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)
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On 5 Mar 2021, at 21:21 PM, Jörg Haas (privat) <mail at joerghaas.de<mailto:mail at joerghaas.de>> wrote:


Hi Ann,

many thanks - this is interesting.

I'd be interested to hear if you or others on this list have come across instances of land grabbing in semiarid lands for large scale solar farms?

Due to the massive cost decrease of photovoltaics, solar energy derived vom large scale solar farms in the dry tropics and subtropics is now among the cheapest sources of electricity. This is a good thing, given the climate emergency that we are facing.

But I worry what this means for the land rights of pastoralists in arid and semi-arid regions? Are they going to be pushed aside for the purpose of energy generation?

How could the interests of pastoralist and the interests of renewable energy generation to avoid climate breakdown be reconciled? Do best practices exist, code of conducts, etc.?

Best

Jörg
Am 05.03.2021 um 17:25 schrieb Ann Waters-Bayer:
Dear all,

This 4-pager  entitled “This is our land: why reject the privatization of customary land” is not specifically about pastoralists in Eastern Africa but is certainly very relevant for them.

It is based on the 42-page report “Driving dispossession: the global push to “unlock the economic potential of land” (https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/sites/oaklandinstitute.org/files/driving-dispossession.pdf).

Take care -
Ann

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