Gandhinagar: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), in collaboration with Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for Sustainable Development (KPCSD) at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and other partner organisations, is hosting a Regional Knowledge Forum on “Energising Agriculture and Enabling Just Energy Transitions in South Asia” from February 6 to 8, 2023. This event is a part of IWMI’s project titled ‘Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience in South Asia’ (SoLAR), funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
The forum is organised as a two-day conference – on February 06 and 07 – comprising plenary and parallel sessions in five thematic areas:
1) Solarising Smallholder Irrigation: Policy landscape and empirical evidence of the impact of solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) on farmers’ incomes and livelihoods.
2) Conserving Groundwater Through Solar Irrigation: Empirical evidence and future projections.
3) Connecting Off-Grid to the Grid: Pilots and lessons from grid-connected solar irrigation projects.
4) Renewable energy in agricultural value chains: Institutional models, policies, and case studies on livelihoods and impacts.
5) Making energy transitions inclusive and equitable: Is renewable energy transition in South Asia GESI (gender, equity, and social inclusiveness) compatible?
The forum will be attended by regional researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the renewable energy sector. It will be co-organised by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for Sustainable Development (KPCSD), IIT Gandhinagar; Ahmedabad University; Global Centre for Environment and Energy; International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); World Resources Institute (WRI), India; International Solar Alliance (ISA), India; and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). To get details of sessions and speakers, please check the Conference Agenda.
