December 20, 2024
Egypt’s historical dependence on the Nile for water security, once seemingly guaranteed by the High Aswan Dam, is now severely threatened by a confluence of factors.… Read More
December 5, 2024
Humanity faces a looming water crisis, that is exacerbated by climate change. Here, Maitreyee Mukherjee and Cecilia Tortajada make a plea for urgency on how water is valued and governed across countries. Too often water is only considered as a local problem whereas they make the case that water needs to be framed as a global common good, and its governance must cut across multiple dimensions.… Read More
November 21, 2024
In a rapidly changing world, the economic and political hefts of the Global South have steadily increased and the West’s global dominance is being challenged, with China becoming the first serious competitor to the US.… Read More
The seventh webinar will commence on Monday 4th November 2024 at 10.00am (UK Time).… Read More
Octubre 4, 2024
El quinto país más rico del mundo es una de las regiones con mayor escasez de agua. No tiene fuentes naturales de agua dulce. El país, políticamente autoritario, se ha convertido en las últimas décadas en un modelo global de buena gestión hídrica.
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Asit K. Biswas lecture on India’s Water Vision 2047: A Pipedream or Achievable? on Monday, 16th September 2024, at India International Centre, New Delhi, India.… Read More
September 24, 2024
Among water professionals and in the media there are often extensive discussions on national and international water crises. However, all water problems and their solutions are local. There may be a few common aspects but the contexts of and solutions to the water problems differ from one country to another.… Read More
September 5, 2024
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the people’s congress system. Five experts share their views with China Daily on how the rule of law and whole-process people’s democracy safeguard the overall development of the country.… Read More
China has been developing its river ethics with its own unique national characteristics to ensure that the technical, economic, environmental and ethical aspects of rivers are properly taken care of, which should further improve its current river management practices.… Read More
May 23, 2024
International experts have spoken highly of a river ethics initiative that China proposed during the ongoing 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia, saying that it will help to realize the harmonious coexistence between humans and rivers, many of which have been jeopardized by human activities.… Read More