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The primary objective of the Centre is thus generation, synthesis and application of knowledge, and extensive global dissemination of the related information.
International Journal of Water Resources Development
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Phnom Penh Water Story: Remarkable Transformation of an Urban Water Utility
This book analyses how a water utility from a developing country, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, that was totally dysfunctional, corruption-ridden and literally bankrupt in 1993, became one of the most successful water utilities of the developing world in only about 15 years. By 2010, some of the performance indicators of this public sector utility were even better than London, Paris or Los Angeles. The book further analyses the enabling conditions that made this remarkable transformation possible. Based on this analysis, a framework is recommended for water utilities from developing countries so that they can also be transformed into functional, efficient, equitable and financially viable institutions on a sustainable basis.
Research & Policy Publications
Policy Note: Digital Feedback-based Interventions for Water Conservation
January 2021 By Kris Hartley, Nicole Sher Wen Lim and Cecilia Tortajada, Water Economics and Policy. Progress in water conservation is dependent as much on...
Read MorePhnom Penh Water Story: Remarkable Transformation of an Urban Water Utility
Asit K. Biswas, Pawan K. Sachdeva and Cecilia Tortajada, 2021, Springer, Singapore, 153 pages. … Read More
Read MoreSetting the Foundations and Looking towards the Future: The Case of Singapore
Cecilia Tortajada and Vinna Yip, Chapter of the book: Insight into Asian Water, edited by K-water, 2015, pages 26-41.… Read More
Read MoreRole of Water in Economic Development
Asit K. Biswas, Chapter of the book: Water and Sanitation: Economic and Sociological Perspectives, edited by P. G. Bourne, 1984, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pages 115-134.…...
Read MoreLatest Communications & Media
How Glasgow stacks up with Singapore on health services
February 19, 2021 WHEN my wife was offered a professional position at the University of Glasgow, an important consideration for a move from Singapore to...
Read MoreFAO and Third World Centre for Water Management agree on the need for science-based approach to water scarcity
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Professor Asit K. Biswas, Chief Executive of Third World Centre, at FAO headquarters in Rome. The two were...
Read MoreMobility: The great urbanisation challenge
December 1, 2020 As urban areas in developing economies globally continue to sprawl, planners must put people at the centre of urban development to solve...
Read MoreBuilding Sustainability
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