Energy
Innovations in Desert Ecosystems
Urmul Trust and Selco Foundation have partnered with the agenda of enhancing alternative livelihoods and desert livelihood value chains under the programme Energy Innovations in Desert Ecosystems.The project envisions investing resources commitments in the existing social enterprise value chains promoted by Urmul organisations, with sustainability and renewable energy impetus. We aim at promoting sustainability mandates in the desert value chains and amongst the leaders through this multi-year programme. The aim of this partnership is to deepen the incubation, consolidation and strengthen desert value chains. This will develop new employment opportunities for the desert community thereby directly enhancing the incomes of current practitioners.
Promoting
Sustainability in Desert Value Chains
The aim is to experiment with and develop desert relevant renewable energy models, prototypes and resource pool for continuity towards energy efficiency. This is visualized to be achieved by investing in social enterprises through various activities of innovation, research & demonstration, replication and scaling. The programme is undertaking several energy efficiency, built environment and value chain consolidation activities including infrastructure development towards sustainable enterprises, with cost and energy efficient processes, powered by renewable energy. The project aims at a qualitative and measurable impact in the identified value chains of Crafts, Agriculture and Pastoralism.
