Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP), University of Illinois

Sustainable Biofuels and Human Security:
A Comparison of Brazil and Southern Africa
An International Hewlett Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
April 16-17, 2009
Levis Faculty Center
Third Floor, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana

PROGRAM AGENDA:
Thursday, April 16
1:00-3:00 pm
Introductory Remarks: Merle Bowen, Director, Center for African Studies, U of I; Gale Summerfield, Director, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives, U of I; Jürgen Scheffran, Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research; Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security; and Energy Biosciences Institute, U of I
Session I:
Chair, Geoffrey Hewings, Geography, U of I
Carlos Azzoni, Economics, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil: Climate Change and Energy Constraints to Long-Run Growth in Brazil
Anna Locke, Former Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Mozambique: Managing the Biofuels Boon (and Bust?) –Mozambique’s Experience
Anil Hira, Latin American Studies, Simon Fraser University, Canada: Is the Brazilian Ethanol Model Transferable?
Break (3:00-3:15)
Session II:
3:15-5:15 pm
Chair: Gale Summerfield, Director, Women & Gender in Global Perspectives, U of I
Hans Blaschek, Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, U of I: An Examination of Sustainable Biofuel Production in Brazil and the US
Jason Barton, Institute for Genomic Biology, U of I: US Importation of Brazilian Ethanol: Production Methods Sensitive to Ecological and Social Issues
Carol Thompson, Political Economy, Northern Arizona University: Agrofuels for Africa?
Mary Arends-Kuenning, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, U of : A Framework for Examining the Impact of Biofuels on the Poor in Brazil
Friday, April 17
9:00-11:00 am
Session III:
Chair, Merle Bowen, Director, Center for African Studies, U of I
Werner Baer, Economics, U of I and Edmund Amann, Development Economics, University of Manchester, UK: Energy and Income Distribution in Brazil’s Development Process
Saliem Fakir, World Wildlife Fund, South Africa: Biofuels, Poverty, and Food Security — A Complex Nexus With No Simple Answers
Jürgen Scheffran, CABER, ACDIS, and EBI, U of I: Bioenergy Production and Biomass Carbon Sequestration as a Win-Win Solution for Developing Countries
11:15-12:00 Concluding Remarks by Gale Summerfield, Merle Bowen, and Jürgen Scheffran
End of Conference