Food
SPIS Toolbox App // Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) Toolbox App launched
Powering Agriculture (PA) as well as the successor project Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) launched the new SPIS App based on the Toolbox which…
Solar-powered Irrigation Systems // The Benefits and Risks of Solar-powered Irrigation - A Global Overview
By Hans Hartung and Lucie Pluschke. This report takes stock of the experiences with SPIS around the world. What are the real costs and benefits of…
Publication // Water, Energy and Food Supply Security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries—A Risk Perspective
by Mohammad Al-Saidi and Sally Saliba (2019). This paper proposes a view of the water, energy and food resource supply security based on the systems’…
SPIS Study // Impact of Solar Pumping Irrigation Systems in Tunisia
This case study analyzes the impact of solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS)on the groundwater use as well as its impact on a socio-economic level…
JRC Technical Report // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Interactions Assessment: Renewable Energy Sources to support Water Access and Quality in West Africa
By Kougias I., Szabó S., Scarlat N., Monforti F., Banja M., Bódis K., Moner-Girona M. Mitigating the big challenges of access to clean water, energy…
Publication // Capacity development for solar-powered irrigation
This is an abstract of an article that originally appeared in Rural21 (rural21.com), an international journal for rural development. The article…
Here Comes the Sun // Solar Technology for Agriculture
By Mia Signs. Solar energy technology is not new and has been used in a wide variety of ways, from providing energy through microgrids in remote…
Publication // Energy Use in Organic Food Systems
By Jodi Ziesemer. Based on existing research, this paper from the FAO considers the environmental efficiency of energy use in organic and non-organic…
Nexus Regional Dialogue MENA // Benefits, Risks, Policy Options and Innovative Financing Models of SPIS
More than 40 experts from Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Sudan and Yemen convened on the 8th and 9th December in Cairo for the regional dialogue “Solar…
Publication // Land, energy and water resource management and its impact on GHG emissions, electricity supply and food production - Insights from a Ugandan case study
By Vignesh Sridharan, Abhishek Shivakumar, Taco Niet, Eunice Pereira Ramos, Mark Howells. The article assesses how the change in a policy regarding…
Innovative Water Management // Energy Efficiency in Water Pumping and Climate Change Mitigation: Triple Win for the Water Authority of Jordan
by Performance Management Unit (PMU), Ministry of Water and Irrigation (Jordan). The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) is the largest electricity…
Video // Solar Water Pumping
By the World Bank. Many communities around the world have limited access to water. To reach deep groundwater reserves, diesel generated electricity…
Publication // Food System and Water–Energy–Biodiversity Nexus in Nepal: A Review
By Roshan Subedi, Madhav Karki, Dinesh Panday. This paper reviews the food system of Nepal through the lens of the food–water–energy–biodiversity…
Toolbox // Solar-powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)
The Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is designed to enable advisors and practitioners in the field of solar irrigation to provide…
El Nexo y Agricultura // El Proyecto Sahara Forest
Convertir el desierto en un lugar verde y sostenible es el objetivo ambicioso del Proyecto 'Sahara Forest' (Bosque del Sahara), establecido en…