Efficient water management requires new knowledge and implementable solutions, as well as synthesis of current experiences from different parts of the world.
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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Research & Policy Publications
Water in computable general equilibrium models: Review, synthesis and avenues for future research
By Saba Al Hosni, Scott J. McGrane, Gioele Figus and Cecilia Tortajada, 2026. Article published in Environmental Modelling and Software Volume 197, 106839.… Read More
Read MoreFrom development aid to geopolitical leverage: the Aswan High Dam in global hydropolitics
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2026. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 42, Issue 1, pages 1-23.… Read More
Read MoreHydropower modernization: Policy, technology and global implications for net zero transitions
By Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas, 2025. Article published in World Atlas of Hydropower & Dams… Read More
Read MoreLongitudinal Trends, Inequalities, and Progress Towards Achieving Food Security Across Bangladesh
By Abdul Mohammed Mokter Hossain, Md Sarwar Hossain and Cecilia Tortajada, 2025. Article published in World Food Policy, Volume 11, Issue 2, e70015.… Read More
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From development aid to geopolitical leverage: the Aswan High Dam in global hydropolitics
February 6, 2026 Summary of paper published in the International Journal of Water Resources Development.… Read More
Read MoreLarge dams: A tale of two countries
October 23, 2025 Both China and India have thousands of years of experience on how to manage water to reduce the impacts of serious floods...
Read MoreOn dams, take the Chinese way
October 4, 2025 China and India embarked on big dam construction at about the same time. But China is a leader in hydropower today, with...
Read MoreBeijing leads global energy transition
While China's economic miracle is well-known, what is less recognized is its remarkable advance in many scientific and technological fields, especially in renewable energy, since...
Read MoreBuilding Sustainability
Call for Applications
Water Management International Pte Ltd invites applications for an eight-week internship for high school and university students to be conducted remotely from 15 June to 14 August 2026, under the supervision of Dr Cecilia Tortajada.
The internship will focus on the analysis of water use by data centres in India. Interns will undertake a structured descriptive analysis of water use patterns in data centres, with emphasis on cooling technologies, operational practices, water efficiency measures, and climatic influence. A detailed framework will be provided during the first week of the internship.
Interns will be responsible for collecting and compiling secondary data from publicly available sources, including, but not limited to, legislation; sustainability and environmental reports published by data centre operators; and relevant academic literature, government reports, and industry benchmarks.
The descriptive analysis is to be completed by the end of the fourth week of the internship. Based on the findings, interns will conduct a diagnostic analysis to identify key challenges and opportunities for improving water sustainability in data centre operations in India. The final output of the internship will consist of two to three actionable recommendations aimed at enhancing water efficiency and long-term water sustainability in the data centre sector.
The internship is unpaid and will be conducted entirely online, with weekly meetings with Dr Cecilia Tortajada and her team. Interns will be required to submit a written report by the end of the seventh week, followed by a final presentation during the eighth week. A certificate of internship will be awarded upon successful completion of the programme.
There will be a maximum of three interns. Expressions of interest should be sent to Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, cecilia@watermanagementint.com
The books of this series will be of direct interest to universities, research institutions, private and public sector institutions, international organisations and NGOs. In addition, all the books will be standard reference books for the water and the associated resource sectors.
This Series identify outstanding cases of truly successful sustainable development from different parts of the world and analyze enabling environments in depth to understand why they became so successful. The case studies will come from the works of public sector, private sector and/or civil society.
A new open access journal presenting the engineering and practical applications of river systems, in addition to research on traditional water-related areas.
River welcomes research spanning the following areas:
– Water resources, water environment, water ecology, water disaster, hydraulics, irrigation
– Geotechnical engineering and dam construction technique
– Estuarine and offshore engineering
– Water culture, policy, and security
The series aim at disseminating new knowledge on the policy and governance of water resources to a very broad and diverse readership all over the world. The series should be of direct interest to all policy makers, professionals and lay readers concerned with obtaining the latest perspectives on addressing the world’s many water issues.
One of the objectives of this webinar series is to discuss and assess the current and future water-related problems and their potential solutions from a multi-disciplinary, multisectoral and multi-issues basis. World’s leading academics working on water-related issues within the framework of sustainable development, senior policymakers from different parts of the world, heads of international and national organisations and senior officials from international institutions will be invited to this webinar series.
Information about the webinar series is available here.
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