SPIS (Solar-powered-Irrigation)
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,…
SPIS // Kickstarting India’s Multi-billion Dollar Solar Irrigation Scheme
By Shehnab Sahin, CCAFS South Asia. A multi-stakeholder policy consultation assesses the best way forward for implementing a scheme to promote solar…
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…
Job Vacancy // Team Manager Water & Food Security
Are you an enterprising and connecting team manager who wants to work on the most important themes, such as water and food security, and climate…
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…
Nexus Regional Dialogue LAC // IIGE, GIZ, and the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme present the implementation of a solar cocoa dryer in Tena, Ecuador
On April 13th, a technical visit was conducted at the solar cocoa dryer located at the Kallari Association's collection centre in Tena, Ecuador to…
Nexus Virtual Forum // Solar Powered Irrigation Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
The event revealed how the WEF Nexus approach sheds light on the challenges and opportunities for a sustainable usage of SPIS and how it can help to…
Nexus in MENA // Joint FAO-GIZ Session on SPIS with Water-Energy-Food Nexus Focus at Cairo Water Week
By Nisreen Lahham. From 14-18 October 2018, under the auspices of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of…
Master Thesis // Socio-Economic Challenges Facing the Implementation and Promotion of Solar Energy Farming in Azraq Basin, Jordan
By Anas Daradkah, University of Jordan. This research investigates what hinders or facilitates the application of photovoltaic energy farming…
Solar-powered Pump Irrigation and India's Groundwater Economy // A Preliminary Discussion of Opportunities and Threats
By Tushaar Shah and A. Kishore. Falling cost of photo voltaic (PV) cells is making solar irrigation pumps a reality in India. It is only a matter of…
Open Call for Applications // The South and Southeast Asia Regional Innovation Hub is proud to announce the second Call for Innovations
The South and Southeast Asia Regional Innovation Hub is proud to announce the second Call for Innovations. Companies, nonprofits with a for-profit…
Call for Offers // DEADLINE EXTENDED-Call: Construction of 3 wetlands to treat the water coming out from Wadi Al-Arroub Wastewater Treatment Plant and 3 solar systems to provide energy for the irrigation pumping systems in 3 farms
Global Water Partnership - Mediteranean has extended the deadline for the Call for Offers within the framework of the Project: MENA Water Matchmaker…
Estudio SPIS // Transversalización del Enfoque Nexo en el Contexto del Bombeo Solar para riego
El enfoque Nexo ofrece un diálogo regional y nacional sobre políticas públicas para la gestión de las interconexiones entre agua, energía y…
News // Mapping tool helps private sector identify high-potential locations for solar irrigation pumps
By Mansoor Leh. As climate change threatens to exacerbate water scarcity and food insecurity in many parts of Africa, solar water pumps combined with…
Solar Water Pumping // Solar Pumping for Irrigation: Improving Livelihoods and Sustainability
Irrigation improves yields, reduces vulnerability to changing rainfall patterns, and enables multiple cropping practices. This can stimulate…