The Aswan High Dam across the mighty river Nile is perhaps one of the most controversial of the existing big dams in the world. Political, economic and environmental arguments have been raised against it ever since its construction in the early 1960s. Asit K. Biswas, after a careful evaluation of the dam’s impact on Egypt, concludes that it has been overwhelmingly beneficial to the country.… Read More
By Asit K. Biswas, 2002. Research Report, Third World Centre for Water Management, 5 pages.… Read More
September 2002 ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE GRAND COULEE DAM 70 YEARS LATER: WHAT CAN WE LEARN? (pp. 377-390) Leonard Ortolanoa and Katherine Kao Cushingb aCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, USA; bProgram on Urban Studies, Stanford, USA E-mails: ortolano@cive.stanford.edu, kat@stanford.edu Abstract: … Read More
By Asit K. Biswas, 2002. Background Paper for the Workshop: ‘Reassessing Sustainable Development Paradigm in the Context of the Water Sector’, Alexandria, Egypt, 12 pages.… Read More
June 2002 ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN THE LOWER SENEGAL RIVER BASIN: CONFLICTING INTERESTS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND POLICY OPTIONS (pp. 245-260 ) Olli Varisa and Sylvie Fraboulet-Jussilab aHelsinki University of Technology, Finland; bOil & Water Ltd, Finland E-mails: olli.varis@hut.fi, sylvie.fraboulet-jussila@poyry.fi … Read More
By Cecilia Tortajada, 1998. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 14, Number 4, pages 451-459.… Read More
March 2002 Special Issue: Dams, Energy and Regional Development ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL THE ROLE OF DAMS IN DEVELOPMENT (pp. 9-24) Dogan Altinbilek, Director General of State Hydraulic Works, Turkey E-mail: hda@metu.edu.tr Abstract: Growing population and rising levels of … Read More
By Asit K. Biswas, 2001. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 17, Issue 4, pages 489-499.… Read More
By Cecilia Tortajada, 2001. Article published in Water International, Volume 26, Issue 4, pages 490-498.… Read More
December 2001 Special Thematic Issue: Club of Tokyo ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE FOREWORD EDITORIAL GLOBALIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES: DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS OF DIVERSIFIED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (pp. 481-487) Kazuo Takahashi, International Development Research Institute, Kudanminami, Chiyodaku, Japan E-mail: takahashi@fasid.or.jp … Read More