Presentation in Regional DNA Forum for Asia and the Pacific on 5th–6th in Kathmandu, Nepal

1. Multi Country ICS PoA in selected Asian LDCs Opportunities and Hurdles

2. Why Asia needs support Source: IEA (2010) National government in these region needs to allocate noticeable budget to address the indoor air pollution and to address the cooking energy needs SNV Asia Domestic ICS Programme Region No of people relying on the traditional use of biomass for cooking No of people lacking access to electricity Asia 1937 Million 799 Million Africa 657 Million 587 Million Latin America 85 Million 31 Million

3. Social and Environmental Impact SNV Asia Domestic ICS Programme

5. Functions required for national programmes Operation & maintenance Manufacturing, distribution, installation & after sales service Financial services Coordination/implementation Coordination/policy level Extension Q-Control R&D/testing Training Promotion M&E SNV Asia Domestic ICS Programme

7. Opportunities and Hurdles DNA Approval SNV Asia Domestic ICS Programme Obtaining all Letter of Approvals [LoAs] for a multi-country PoA by the time of finishing validation and requesting registration is an extreme challenge

10. Host Country Approval Processes make the multi-country PoA development difficult, which needs clear structuring for effective multi-country PoA promotion SNV Asia Domestic ICS Programme Parameters are not same for all HCs Most parameters are qualitative HCA timeframe is not Uniform for each HCs The timing for inclusion of new CPAs will vary from one country to another

15. Thank You For detail information: [email_address] SNV Asia Domestic ICS Programme