From garden city to urban farms
October 15, 2011
In a nation of food lovers, there should be room to grow food aplenty.… Read More
That crooked carrot is also food
October 14, 2011
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TW Centre
October 14, 2011
Sunday is World Food Day, and there is no question more important than this: If we are failing to feed the world’s 7 billion people, how will we feed 9 billion in 2050? Last year, more than 925 million people—or nearly 1 in 7 people in the world—were undernourished.… Read More
Exporting river-cleaning expertise
August 26, 2011
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TW Centre
August 26, 2011
Water governance and planning are areas where Singapore can make tremendous contributions to the world.… Read More
Akin to a banana republic?
August 1, 2011
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TW Centre
Asit K. Biswas makes a passionate plea for a systemic urban management in India that seems to be passed over for long.… Read More
Why water weeks count
July 4, 2011
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TW Centre
July 4, 2011
With so many water weeks across the globe, what can the Singapore International Water Week starting today offer?… Read More
Water woes: There’s a solution at hand
July 1, 2011
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TW Centre
July, 2011
Poverty alleviation and regional development simply cannot take place without rational water management.… Read More
A holistic approach to formulating development policies
July 1, 2011
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TW Centre
Despite these close water-energy inter-relationships, there is not a single country in the world which has an energy policy that explicitly considers water requirements for its implementation, or a water policy that considers its energy requirements. Both assume somehow that the other resource would be available to meet its future production requirements.… Read More
Planet choking on polluted water
June 5, 2011
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TW Centre
June 5, 2011
Scarcity of the resource has dominated global discussions, but contamination poses a far greater threat to humanity, making the need for proper management practices critical.… Read More
Plumbing Singapore’s water story
June 1, 2011
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TW Centre
June, 2011
A table talk with Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada on Singapore issues. … Read More
Managing water quality is more complex than quantity
May 2, 2011
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TW Centre
While much of the global attention has been focused primarily on water quantity and allocation issues, poor water management has created a serious problem in terms of quality.… Read More