Not just a drop in the ocean: Why Singapore sets the example on climate change and water management
June 5, 2021
Despite contributing a tiny fraction of global emissions, the Singaporean Government’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions is an example that large emitters should follow, Asit K Biswas and Peter Joo Hee Ng write.… Read More
Singapore’s two-front battle with water security and climate change
June 5, 2021
As we mark World Environment Day today, it is timely to take stock of the existential challenge posed by climate change through the lens of water and what Singapore is doing to overcome that.… Read More
Some way to go before China can become carbon neutral by 2060
June 4, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping took the world by surprise by declaring that China will “aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060”. To achieve these objectives, China will pursue “more vigorous policies and measures”.… Read More
Can China be carbon neutral before 2060?
May 31, 2021
To objective China observers, China’s pledge that its carbon emissions will peak before 2030 and it will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 should not come as a surprise.… Read More
Compounding focusing events as windows of opportunity for flood management policy transitions in Singapore
By Cecilia Tortajada, Rachel Koh, Ishaan Bindal and Wee-Kiat Lim, 2021. Article published in Journal of Hydrology, Volume 599, 126345.… Read More
Sustainable Development Goals – will the Western World meet the deadline?
May 6, 2021
The pandemic has seriously disrupted global plans to achieve SDG targets because of unexpected and very high economic, social and health costs. All governments had to borrow heavily and divert focus to counter the pandemic’s immediate adverse impacts, leaving limited resources and efforts towards achievement of SDGs.… Read More
Asia’s failed resilience and grim water future
April 27, 2021
Governments in Asia need to focus on long-term planning that informs policies, decision-making and allocation of finances to tackle the region’s water crisis.… Read More
Providing Clean and Safe Water to All: A Global Perspective
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, Chapter of the book: Univer-Cities Reshaping Strategies to Meet Radical Change, Pandemics and Inequality Revisiting the Social Compact?, edited by Anthony Teo, 2021, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 117–138.… Read More
Volume 37, Issue 3
May 2021 Special Issue on Hydropower-based Collaboration in South Asia: Socio-economic Development and the Electricity Trade… Read More