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Images of the aftermath of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam collapse in Laos went around the world. But many other dam projects harm locals and the environment in less visible ways.
For decades, China and India have clashed over their disputed Himalayan border. This clash is also playing out via a development boom that threatens the health of one of the world’s biggest river catchments.
Forty years of continuous end-of-summer snowline monitoring of New Zealand’s glaciers brings the issue of human-induced climate change into tight focus.
The 2017 hurricane season showed that Caribbean nations urgently need more resilient power grids. But the effects of climate change – including more severe storms – complicate the shift to renewables.
Many countries in eastern and southern Africa rely on hydropower for electricity generation and there are plans for several more dams.
Sun, wind, waste biomass, geothermal, tides and waves: all these energy sources in Sydney’s backyard add up to a zero-carbon energy solution for the city.
The region relies on seasonal flooding, yet energy demand is year-round.
With cutting-edge technologies and innovative business practices, Cape Verde can achieve its goal in a way that is cost-effective and equitable
Constructing large dams can provide much needed electricity for Myanmar. But this can also threaten the livelihoods of millions.
How fast can the US transition to clean energy and with what energy sources? Here’s why an impassioned debate among energy wonks matters to the rest of us.
As India opens up a new bridge in its north-eastern region, local tribal communities feel left out of the development picture.
Hydropower dams in upstream India have left Pakistanis worried.
Dams are once again being recognised as important key contributors to a prosperous and sustainable future.
Energy security requires both short and long planning. Recent gas and hydro announcements are a promising start towards some proper joined-up thinking.
Bhutan and Nepal could change economic development in South Asia, thanks to their hydropower potential.
In Switzerland, specific and often costly environmental policies are put to test through direct democracy.
Small-scale renewable energy projects have tremendous potential to power rural areas in the DRC. Rural areas in the country have very little access to electricity.
Government strategies promoting economic growth through the development of the biodiverse Salween river basin should not be at the cost of human rights.
At the heart of the Himalayas, the ongoing conflict between China and India for the hydro-power race will affect the whole region.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Systems Engineering, George Washington University
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Ph.D. Student in Civil Engineering and Climate Science, Penn State
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Posdoctoral Researcher in Local Energy Systems, University of Oxford
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Researcher in International Relations and Politics, Development Studies and Borders, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah
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Professor in Organisation & Sustainability, University of Exeter
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Principal Scientist & Programme Leader of Southern Hemisphere Climates and Environments, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Postdoctoral Researcher, TROPIBIO Project, Universidade do Porto
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Senior Media Relations Officer, London School of Economics and Political Science