Provide affordable and reliable electricity in rural and urban areas while reducing the environmental and social impacts of hydropower and energy projects
River basin organisations need to improve the effectiveness of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) to provide affordable and reliable electricity in rural and urban areas while reducing the environmental and social impacts of hydropower and energy projects
Need characteristics
Societal challenges
- Energy Security
Themes
Ensure supply of affordable and reliable electricity
Task/Job
- Produce electricity
- Hydropower generation
Pain
- Degradation of river basins and water catchment areas
- No access to electricity in rural areas
- Reduce and manage impacts from energy
- Unreliable energy supply
Gain
- Assessment of impacts of water resources projects
Simplified climate and water scenarios
- Dryer
- Wetter & Dryer