Promoting Solar Irrigation Pumping Systems, Mini grid, and Ecosystems Services for improved Climate Smart Agriculture

The project aims to create an Enabling environment (policy, business model, technology, investment mobilisation and knowledge sharing) for solar-based irrigation systems and mini grid systems in the selected target locations coupled with reduction of the need for fossil-fuel and associated based energy supply which is on of the main contributing factors for deforestation, with Renewable Energy (RE) based off-grid systems, particularly mini-grids which, in turn, positively affecting and adding value in access to electricity, socio-economic and environmental co-benefits. As most water-related ecosystems in Ethiopia (including those under irrigation practices) are severely encroached and their surrounding highly degraded, there is need to address sustainable and low carbon interventions, to create buffer zone between water bodies and cover this buffer zone with vegetation. The project will engage local communities and NGO through capacity building and working on land restoration.