Uganda National Forum For Scaling Investment In Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems
Uganda National Forum for Scaling investment in Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems
Date: 06 - 06 May 2026
Location: Golden Tulip Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
Event time: 08:30 - 15:00 (UTC)
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Uganda’s agricultural sector is increasingly threatened by climate variability, prolonged dry spells, and the declining reliability of rainfall. Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) are emerging as one of the most promising climate-smart technologies to strengthen resilience and increase productivity for the country’s smallholder farmers.
On the 6th May UNEP-Copenhagen Climate Centre together with FAO, the Royal Danish Embassy in Uganda, MercyCorp, GGGI and UNCDF will host the “National Forum for Scaling investment in Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems”.
The event will highlight the high-level investment case for SPIS, showcase innovative aggregator-based and blended-finance models, and explore opportunities to integrate SPIS into national climate investment plans and adaptation finance pipelines. The meeting will also serve as a platform for strengthening partnerships with key ecosystem actors - including technology providers, agribusinesses, off-takers, insurers, and farmer organizations - to support market-driven roll-out of SPIS for climate-resilient agriculture across Uganda.
