BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-11@solar.iwmi.org DTSTART:20230205T183000Z DTEND:20230207T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260727T095136Z URL:https://solar.iwmi.org/events/energizing-agriculture-and-enabling-just -energy-transitions-in-south-asia/ SUMMARY:Energizing Agriculture and Enabling Just Energy Transitions in Sout h Asia DESCRIPTION:3rd Regional Forum\n\nDate(s): February 06 to 08\, 2023\n\nLoc ation: Indian Institute of Technology\, Gandhinagar\, Gujarat\n\n \;\n \n\n\n\n\nConference Report \nBrochure \nAgenda Booklet \nConcept note  \nEvent Presentations and Recordings \n\n\n\n\nScience is unequivocal t hat emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by humans have caused global warmi ng. We live in a warmer world where global surface temperatures are ~1.2 d egrees Celsius higher than in preindustrial times and the impact of climat e change\, including extreme events\, are being felt by a large section of people everywhere and disproportionately so\, by the poor and vulnerable population\, in the Global South. Hence\, it is imperative to keep global temperatures within the Paris Agreement goals of 1.5oC - 2C\, which requir es sharp reductions in GHG emissions in this decade.\nJust Energy Transiti on for South Asia\nEnergy transition involves moving away from fossil fuel s to renewable energy sources to reduce GHG emissions. In this context\, j ust energy transitions are strategies that allow these systemic changes to happen in fair and equitable ways to ensure that the costs and benefits o f climate action are distributed equitably. More than 60% of South Asia9s population is engaged in agriculture\; this sector is highly exposed to cl imate hazards such as heat waves\, droughts\, floods\, and the rainfall va riability. Current impact and future risks are compounded as those involve d in the sector are highly vulnerable. Thus\, Just Energy Transition\, par ticularly in agriculture\, is critical for South Asia.\nSolarizing South A sian Agriculture\nSouth Asia is home to 25-30 million agricultural pumps\, the largest worldwide. These pumps\, powered by either dirty diesel or el ectricity\, cause substantial carbon emissions from groundwater irrigation . Replacing these fossil fuel-based pumps with solar irrigation pumps (SIP s) is an effective mitigation strategy. Unlike agricultural emissions\, mi tigation strategies (such as improved water management in paddy or fertili zer management protocols which can have short-term negative productivity i mpact)\, replacing fossil fuel-based pumps with SIPs has no negative produ ctivity impact. Deployment of solar technologies for rural enterprises and agricultural processing and value chain improvements are happening across South Asia and policies underpinning their implementation and institution al models that support them are crucial for their success.\nThe SoLAR Regi onal Forum\nThe forum was proposed as a two and half-days conference of re gional researchers\, policymakers\, and practitioners in the renewable ene rgy sector. It was co-organized by the International Water Management Inst itute (IWMI)\, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)\, Indian Institute of Technology\, Gandhinagar (IITGandhinagar)\, Ahmedabad Univer sity\, Global Centre for Environment and Energy\, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)\, World Resources Institute (WRI)\, India\, Internat ional Solar Alliance (ISA)\, India\, and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).\n\nEvent photographs\n[metaslider id="1870"] END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR