UN's Kandeh Yumkella: 'we will raise $120bn to halve energy poverty'

The energy UN under-secretary general says funding and collaborating are key to giving renewables a fighting chance

As head of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4All), you have been invited to join the discussions at World Water Week. How important is it to look at energy and water together?

It is crucial; they are two sides of the same coin. We need energy to make clean water available, provide proper irrigation systems and to recycle water. At the same time you need water for cooling and for generating energy.