February 2022

  • When SDGs conflict: Hydropower, people and the environment

    When SDGs conflict: Hydropower, people and the environment

    The deployment of clean and sustainable energy is regarded as a pillar of sustainable global development according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Counter-intuitively, this goal can sometimes directly interfere with other developmental objectives. Based on a working paper by UN ESCAP about the energy landscape in North and Central Asia, I highlight one of…