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
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierLabisha Uprety: 0000-0002-5248-4698en
cg.creator.identifierGitta Shrestha: 0000-0002-2428-0954en
cg.creator.identifierAditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102756en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051378en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2214-6296en
cg.journalEnergy Research and Social Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume91en
dc.contributor.authorKafle, K.en
dc.contributor.authorUprety, Labishaen
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Gittaen
dc.contributor.authorPandey, V.en
dc.contributor.authorMukherji, Aditien
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-30T22:40:35Zen
dc.date.available2022-08-30T22:40:35Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/121021
dc.titleAre climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepalen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
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
dcterms.extent91:102756en
dcterms.issued2022-09en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectfinanceen
dcterms.subjectsubsidiesen
dcterms.subjectequityen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectwomen farmersen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectsocial inclusionen
dcterms.subjectethnic groupsen
dcterms.subjectsolar powered irrigation systemsen
dcterms.subjectpumpsen
dcterms.subjectrenewable energyen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectmonitoringen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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