Green groups condemn UN plan to use $136m from climate fund for large dams

Activists warn of serious environmental consequences for UN-backed hydro projects in Nepal, Tajikistan and the Solomon IslandsPlans to earmark more than $136m (£109m) of UN money for large dam projects in Nepal, Tajikistan and the Solomon Islands have been angrily condemned by activists, who have warned the projects could have serious environmental consequences.The UN’s green climate fund was set up during the Paris climate agreement to mobilise $100bn a year by 2020 for poor countri