July 19, 2016
Floods have been a perennial problem in China, although the death toll in floods in the country has steadily declined due to construction of dams, dikes and levees, and installing of early warning systems. Still, economic costs of floods have been increasing.… Read More
July 13, 2016
Change in culture and mindset about water use in private and public sectors needed to tackle world’s water problems.… Read More
July 12, 2016
A panel of eminent experts on different disciplines diccusing the future of world’s water.… Read More
July 8, 2016
Water is scarce in many parts of the globe and will become scarcer unless we change our attitudes towards this most precious of natural resources.… Read More
July 2, 2016
Planning and innovation are how Singapore intends – in the face of new threats – to put food and water on the table.… Read More
June 30, 2016
India has some work to do to meet its power needs. Bhutan is helping.… Read More
June 22, 2016
The peace dividend is in jeopardy.… Read More
June 16, 2016
Up until the 1960s, most industrialising countries gave scant attention to the air, water and soil pollution that came with the proliferation of factories. To the extent they did, such issues were considered the price to be paid for progress.… Read More
June 3, 2016
The State Council, China’s cabinet, released a timetable to deal with the country’s severe soil pollution, which is another important step in the fight against pollution.… Read More
June 1, 2016
One year of aid but little progress in Nepal. The urgent wake-up call that was the 2015 earthquake in Nepal goes unanswered by a government failing its people.… Read More