BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-149@iwmi.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180414 DTSTAMP:20180410T065625Z URL:https://www.iwmi.org/events/international-forum-on-solar-technologies- for-small-scale-agriculture-and-water-management/ SUMMARY:International Forum on Solar Technologies for Small-Scale Agricultu re and Water Management DESCRIPTION:This forum will review the existing solar technologies and thei r application in different countries and will analyze the needs and opport unities for sustainable rural development. It will also present the tools developed by FAO and its partners to enhance the use of solar technologies .\n\nOrganized by FAO\, together with Powering Agriculture: An Energy Gra nd Challenge for Development (PAEGC)\, the International Fund for Agricult ural Development (IFAD)\, the International Water Management Institute (I WMI) and the CGIAR Research Program on Water\, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)  the forum will explore how solar technology can help meet the food and wat er needs of the world's growing population.\n\nThe Forum will be organized around four main themes:\n\n Innovative finance\, investment and busines s models\n Capacity development\n Effective management of water risks\n Enabling environment\n\n \;\nSessions by IWMI staff:\n12th April 2018 \n11:00 - 11:30 - WHAT WE DO ON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE?\n\n\n\ n\nAn introduction into the work of FAO\, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and IWMI (International Water Management I nstitute)\n(English and French interpretation available)\nSheikh Zayed Ce ntre\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Weitz\, Programme Leader of Powering Agricul ture\, GIZ\, Germany\nJennie Baron\, Flagship Leader 'Land and Water Solu tions for Sustainable Intensification of CGIAR-WLE Research for Developmen t\nEduardo Mansur\, Director of Land &\; Water Division of FAO\, Italy\ n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n13:30 - 15:15 - PARALLEL SESSIONS - BLOCK I:\n\n\n\n Ethiopia Room C-285 (English and French interpretation available)\nInnova tive business models for solar-powered irrigation: from pay-as you go to f eed-in tariffs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n “The one-stop-shop for solar pumps – Supplier and Financier"\, Samir Ibrahim\, SunCulture\, Kenya\n “Pa y as you go model in Tanzania”\, Frode Öckermann\, PowerProviders\, Ta nzania\n “Energy as remunerative crop”\, Shilp Verma\, IWMI India\n "An overview of the different deployment models of solar pumps in India"\ , Nilanjan Ghose\, GIZ India\n "Solar business models for Ethiopia"\,  Miriam Otoo\, IWMI Sri Lanka\n\n\n\n\n13th April 2018\n09:45 - 11:15  -  PARALLEL SESSIONS - BLOCK III:\n\n\n\nEthiopia Room C-285 (English and French interpretation available)\nSolar technologies as an opportunity\, not a liability\, for water resourcesThe promise of solar desalinisation\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n “Solar technology as an alternative in irrigation mo dernization in Spain"\, Raquel Bravo-Rubio\, Irrigation Expert\, Ministry of Agriculture\, Food and Environment of Spain\n "A balancing act: susta ining water resources ad supporting people's livelihoods"\, Adrian Honey\ , Lorentz\, Germany\n "Solar irrigation and groundwater management"\, Ka ren Villholth\, Principal Researcher\, IWMI South Africa\n "Bringing sol ar energy into solution for lifting surface irrigation water in Egypt and Jordan"\, Ahmed Abdelfattah\, Solar Energy Expert of FAO\n "Challenges a nd opportunities for building groundwater economy accross Indo-Gangetic Ba sin (IGB) of South Asia"\, Netra Chhetri\, Arizona State University\, US A\n “Extending solar water pump subsidies: impact on water use\, energy use and cropping patterns in Rajasthan”\, Eshita Gupta\, KPMG India\n “Real-scale demonstration of PV irrigation systems 100% renewable and reducing water consumption”\, Rita Almeida\, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid\, Spain\n\n\n\n\n13:30 - 15:30\nPARALLEL SESSIONS - BLOCK IV:\n \n\n\n\nGerman Room C-269 (English and French interpretation available)\ nStrategic policy instruments to promote and regulate solar irrigation Tec hnologies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n “Towards a clean energy value chain i n Sub-Saharan Africa”\, Roberto Vigotti\, Res4Africa\, Italy\n "The ro le of solar energy for the resilience of food production systems"\, Moust apha Sissoko\, Agronomist\, Ministry of Agriculture\, Mali\n “An overvi ew of policies on solar pumping from around the world”\, Divyam Nagpal\ , IRENA\n “India’s subsidy scheme for promoting solar technologies” \, B.G. Mukhopadhyay\, (Retd.) NABARD\, India\n "Suitability mapping as a new tool to support sustainable groundwater for solar irrigation”\, P etra Schmitter \, IWMI Myanmar\n\n\n\n\n\nMore information and the full program can be found at http://www.fao.org/land-water/events/solartech/en / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db /w:596/h:398/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2 018/03/CR16412_IWMI_7_2_16_9-hpr-596.jpg LOCATION:FAO HQ\, Rome\, Italy\, FAO HQ\, Rome\, Italy\, Rome\, Italy GEO:41.9027835;12.496365500000024 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=FAO HQ\, Rome\, Italy\, Rom e\, Italy;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=FAO HQ\, Rome\, Italy:geo:41.9027835, 12.496365500000024 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR