30/03/2026

SNV at the IVECF 2026

At the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) 2026, from 9 to 10 April, SNV will focus on scaling integrated solutions that remain fragmented and underfunded.

Integrated approaches across energy, agriculture, nutrition, and water already exist. Yet they are often designed and financed in isolation—limiting impact and slowing the scale-up of proven solutions.

At the forum, SNV will highlight how connecting these systems can unlock investment, strengthen value chains, and support solutions that improve resilience and livelihoods.

A focus on integration and scale

SNV's engagement at IVECF centres on a clear message: integrated approaches offer a more effective pathway to scale impact, yet they remain underfinanced. Connecting energy, agriculture, water, and nutrition systems strengthens value chains, improves resilience, and creates more stable, investable opportunities.

However, current financing structures continue to favour single-sector investments. This limits the ability of more complex, cross-sector solutions to grow. There is increasing evidence that alternative models, including results-based financing, can help shift this dynamic by reducing risk, aligning incentives, and unlocking capital.

Throughout the Forum, this perspective will be reflected during side events in collaboration with partners working to advance integrated solutions in practice.

IVECF 2026

The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum brings together leaders from governments, international organisations, the private sector, financial institutions, research, and civil society.

Convened by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, the Austrian Government, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, the forum advances practical solutions for low-emission, climate-resilient development.

The 2026 edition takes place amid growing pressure on global systems—while new opportunities are emerging in sustainable energy, green industrialisation, and climate adaptation.

SNV will participate in the following sessions during the forum.

Overcoming barriers to sustainable energy–water-agriculture-nutrition nexus approaches

Thursday, 9 April | 12:00 – 13:20 | CET

This session examines how integrating water, energy, and agriculture can create more resilient and sustainable food systems. By focusing on off-grid solar solutions and cross-sector collaboration, it presents real-world case studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Benin to demonstrate effective practices in irrigation, cold storage, and agro-processing.

Location: Rittersaal

Partners: GIZ GmbH / Energising Development Programme, Energy Saving Trust, co-Secretariat of Efficiency for Access, SNV

Scaling gender-just access to clean cooking solutions

Friday, 10 April | 11:00 –12:30 | CET

This Deep Dive brings together practitioners, policymakers, financiers, regional centres, women’s groups, youth networks, and innovators to explore how feminist principles can transform the clean cooking ecosystem into a gender‑just, industrial, and economic opportunity. It highlights women not only as end‑users, but as leaders, entrepreneurs, designers, technicians, manufacturers, distributors, and policy shapers across the entire clean cooking value chain.

From co‑designing stoves that meet women’s cultural, ergonomic, and safety needs to distribution networks and enterprise growth, women’s leadership is central to sustaining clean cooking markets.

Location: Geheime Ratstube

Partners: UNIDO, Gender & Energy Compact, SNV, EnDev, OPEC Fund