Are climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepal

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cg.contributor.donorSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperationen_US
cg.coverage.countryNepalen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NPen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierLabisha Uprety: 0000-0002-5248-4698en_US
cg.creator.identifierGitta Shrestha: 0000-0002-2428-0954en_US
cg.creator.identifierAditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102756en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051378en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2214-6296en_US
cg.journalEnergy Research and Social Scienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume91en_US
dc.contributor.authorKafle, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUprety, Labishaen_US
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Gittaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPandey, V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMukherji, Aditien_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-30T22:40:35Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-08-30T22:40:35Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/121021en_US
dc.titleAre climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepalen_US
dcterms.abstractSolar-powered irrigation pumps are a vital tool for both climate change adaptation and mitigation. Since most developing countries cannot fully utilize large-scale global funds for climate finance due to limited institutional capacities, small-scale solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) can provide a climate-resilient technological solution. We study the case of a subsidized SIP program in Nepal to understand who likely benefits from a small-scale climate finance program in a developing country setting. We analyze government data on profiles of farmers applying for SIPs and in-depth interviews with different actors along the SIP service chain. We find that vulnerable farmers (women, ethnic minorities, and poor farmers) were less likely than wealthier and non-minority farmers to have access to climate finance subsidies. Even though the government agency gave preference to women and ethnic minority farmers during beneficiary selection, an unrepresentative pool of applicants resulting from social and institutional barriers that prevented them from applying to the program led to an inequitable distribution of subsidized SIPs. The lack of a clear policy framework for allocating climate finance subsidies was a significant constraint. Lack of periodic updating of SIP prices and poor provision of after-sale services were also responsible for the inequitable distribution of subsidized SIPs. We recommend the involvement of local governments in soliciting applications from a wider pool of farmers, periodic revision of SIP prices to reflect market price, replacement of the current fixed subsidy scheme with a variable subsidy scheme, and mandatory provisions of after-sales services.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKafle, K.; Uprety, Labisha; Shrestha, Gitta; Pandey, V.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2022. Are climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepal. Energy Research and Social Science, 91:102756. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102756]en_US
dcterms.extent91:102756en_US
dcterms.issued2022-09en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectfinanceen_US
dcterms.subjectsubsidiesen_US
dcterms.subjectequityen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectwomen farmersen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial inclusionen_US
dcterms.subjectethnic groupsen_US
dcterms.subjectsolar powered irrigation systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectpumpsen_US
dcterms.subjectrenewable energyen_US
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen_US
dcterms.subjectmonitoringen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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