Food
Getting Pumped // A Quest to Finance Solar Irrigation in Kenya
By Evgenia Sokolova. Solar pumping is a well established technology. However, financing solar irrigation can often be difficult, especially for small…
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…
Tool // The Global Food and Water System (GFWS)
The Global Food and Water System (GFWS) platform is designed so users can easily explore the relationship between crop yields, genetic improvement,…
Nexus Blog // The double-edged sword of solar-powered irrigation systems
By Stephanie Bilgram and Irene Sander. More than 100 participants from different regions and time-zones joined the 4th session of the FAO WEF Nexus…
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…
Nexus Blog // Linking Energy, Food Security, and Health Can Help Face COVID-19
This article by Olivier Dubois was originially published by the SDG Knowledge Hub, an online resource platform on Agenda 2030, managed by the…
Article // Thinking Hydrologically - An Interview with Oyture Anarbekov, IWMI Country Manager – Uzbekistan
By Clara Colton Symmes, Princeton in Asia Fellow, IWMI. Water is running out in Central Asia. New approaches to water regulation, energy production,…
Нексус в Центральной Азии // ДЕМОНСТРАЦИОННЫЙ ПРОЕКТ НЕКСУС ПРОДОЛЖАЕТ РАБОТУ ПО НАСОСНЫМ СТАНЦИЯМ В ТАДЖИКИСТАНЕ
Приглашаем вас ознакомиться со статьей Аксулу Кушановой (Специалист по инвестициям в энергетику, РЭЦЦА), где отражен прогресс реализации…
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…
Recording // Session #3 of the Webinar Series "Solutions Using Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approaches"
This is the recording of the third session of the 2nd Round of Webinar on Water-Energy-Food Nexus, focusing on NEXUS SOLUTIONS. It took place on…
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…