Promoting water conservation habits in shower use: review of water utility websites in OECD cities
PostBy Francisco González-Gómez, Samara López-Ruiz and Cecilia Tortajada, 2022. Article published in Water International.… Read More
The Post-Aristotelian Period
PostBy Asit K. Biswas, Chapter 4 of the book: History of Hydrology, 1970, North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam.… Read More
Using digitalisation to manage nation’s water
PostMarch 22, 2022
World Water Day, which falls on March 22, is an occasion to reflect on how we manage this vital resource amid the uncertainties of climate change. PUB is tackling the challenge with an array of digital approaches, from radar rainfall monitoring to robotic swans.… Read More
Singapore bets on water recycling to achieve sustainability
PostMarch 18, 2022
Since the 1970s, authorities in Singapore had the idea of producing water by recycling wastewater while increasing the number of reservoirs to collect more rainwater. Dr Cecilia Tortajada, a water management expert and professor of environmental innovation at the University of Glasgow, told FairPlanet.… Read More
The Age of Plato and Aristotle
PostBy Asit K. Biswas, Chapter 3 of the book: History of Hydrology, 1970, North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam.… Read More
The Hellenic Civilization
PostBy Asit K. Biswas, Chapter 2 of the book: History of Hydrology, 1970, North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam.… Read More
Webinar on Water, food and climate change in COP26: What was expected and what was achieved
PostThis first webinar took place on Tuesday, 22 March 2022, on the occassion of World Water Day, at the University of Glasgow. The discussions of this webinar focused on the extent to which COP26 succeeded in addressing water and food security issues, and what aspects should be considered for COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt and beyond. The record of this webinar is now available.… Read More
Hydrology prior to 600 B.C.
PostBy Asit K. Biswas, Chapter 1 of the book: History of Hydrology, 1970, North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam.… Read More
Responding to transboundary water challenges in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: In search of institutional fit
PostBy Thong Anh Tran and Cecilia Tortajada, 2022. Article published in Environmental Policy and Governance… Read More
Potable Water Reuse in Australia: Legal and Regulatory Frameworks, Communication Strategies, and Experiences
PostBy Cecilia Tortajada and John C. Radcliffe, Chapter of the book: The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies, edited by Robert C. Brears, 2021, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pages 347-396.… Read More