Ang Eng Guan and Asit K. Biswas CHINA DAILY | May 19, 2020 How and where the novel coronavirus originated has now become a highly debated political issue. But this should not preclude learning from the good practices of countries … Read More
Cecilia Tortajada and Ishaan Bindal GLOBAL WATER FORUM | May 11, 2020 Megatrends are reshaping the world as we know it. Urbanisation, demographic and social change, resource scarcity and pollution, climate change, mass migration, technological breakthroughs, globalisation, and shifts in … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST | May 4, 2020 Tragic though they may be, Covid-19 and the ensuing lockdowns offer a glimpse into an alternative future in which air is safe to breathe. How India … Read More
Cecilia Tortajada, Lim Wee Kiat and Ishaan Bindal THE BUSINESS TIMES | April 30, 2020 COVID-19 and its unintended environmental impacts have been discussed at length. While there have been immediate gains, such as lower greenhouse emissions and improved air quality in … Read More
Date Published: April 30, 2020 Water resources are essential for every development activity, not only in terms of available quantity but also in terms of quality. Population growth and urbanisation are increasing the number of users and uses of water, … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada MEGA | April 8, 2020 Some 15 years ago, China tried to improve its water management policies to reduce impacts of devastating floods, extensive pollution and poor water management practices. During the past decade, … Read More
Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas THE BUSINESS TIMES | March 27, 2020 SINGAPORE is very fortunate as the entire population has access to clean water, soap and handwashing facilities. But are these actually used by individuals and by food … Read More
Cecilia Tortajada and Theodore Lai POLICY FORUM | March 18, 2020 Climate change, natural resource pollution, and scarcity of various forms have become part of the national security agenda in countries all over the world. Although analysts have traditionally treated … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada POLICY FORUM | March 6, 2020 China’s response to coronavirus has been reasonably effective, but if its policymakers are to show they’ve learned anything from this and the SARS outbreak, they must make China’s … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada CHINA DAILY | March 4, 2020 On different occasions, Chinese top leader Xi Jinping has asked Party officials to be on the “highest alert to ‘black swan’ incidents and take steps to prevent ‘gray … Read More