May 4, 2005 The population of the Latin American and the Caribbean region is estimated to increase from 435 million in 1990, to 585 million by 2010, and to 715 million in 2030. This increase of 64 percent in only … Read More
By Jan Lundqvist, Cecilia Tortajada, Olli Varis and Asit K. Biswas, 2005. Article published in Ambio, Volume 34, Issue 3, pages 267-268. … Read More
April 18, 2005 | San José, Costa Rica The issue of globalization and its potential impacts on water use and management practices has been basically ignored by the water profession so far. NAFTA already has had major impacts in terms of … Read More
Asit K. Biswas, 2005. Vesitalous, 1, 6-9.… Read More
The Third World Centre for Water Management recently conducted a study to evaluate the impact of global mega conferences which have become so common in recent years. Do these mega conferences actually achieve anything or are they merely global extravaganzas?… Read More
By Boris Marañón, in collaboration with The Third World Centre for Water Management, 2005. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 21, Issue 1, pages 165-179.… Read More
By Cecilia Tortajada, Chapter of the book: Appraising Sustainable Development: Water Management and Environmental Challenges, edited by Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2005, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, pages 1-17.… Read More
March 2005 Special Issue: Water Pricing and Public-Private Partnership in the Americas ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL WATER PRICING: AN OUTSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE (pp. 9-17) Luis E. García, Fairfax, VA, USA E-mail: luisga@aol.com Abstract: In most countries, water policies and/or strategies … Read More
Edited by Asit K. Biswas, Olli Varis and Cecilia Tortajada, 2005, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 353 pages.… Read More
January 29, 2005 | Bangkok, Thailand Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent at global forums to discuss water-related issues over the past 25 years. The benefits of spending such enormous amounts are not known, and also not known … Read More