Research and Policy Publications

Water Crisis and Water Wars: Myths and Realities

Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2019, International Journal of Water Resources Developme [...]

More and more countries are being forced to improve their water management practices, since they have no real alternative. Industries are realizing they can survive and thrive only by steadily improving their water efficiency. The general public is becom [...]

Objective Case Studies of Successful Urban Water Management

Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas, 2019, International Journal of Water Resources Developme [...]

Good, reliable and objective case studies of successful urban water systems in developing world are conspicuous by their absence. Such studies are needed to understand contextual and replicable aspects of why a few utilities have succeeded while others h [...]

India’s Development Cooperation in Bhutan’s Hydropower Sector: Concerns and Pu [...]

Udisha Saklani and Cecilia Tortajada, 2019, Water Alternatives, Volume 12, Issue 2, pages 734-759.

The global landscape of international development is undergoing a rapid transition, with emerging actors playing a significant role in meeting the developmental needs of developing-country partners. Over the past six decades, India has emerged as a major [...]

Large Dams: Long Term Impacts on Riverine Communities and Free Flowing Rivers

Asit K. Biswas, Foreword of the book 'Large Dams: Long Term Impacts on Riverine Communities an [...]

Over the past three decades, mention of large dams often brings very different reactions from water and environment professionals. Water professionals generally consider dams as necessary structures, which are essential to ensure water, food and energy s [...]

Building Sustainability

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