By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2021. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 37, Number 5, pages 753-757.… Read More
July 23, 2021
Issues raised by netizens include why TV station failed to provide public safety info.… Read More
July 23, 2021
Prof Asit K. Biswas podcast at China Daily on impacts of of global warming.… Read More
By Theodore Lai and Cecilia Tortajada, 2021. Article published in Frontiers in Communications, Volume 6, 715900.… Read More
July 9, 2021
The 1920s were not a good time for China. Its 400 million people mainly lived in rural areas, mired in poverty. The government of the day couldn’t do much to improve the lives of the Chinese people. The Chinese people faced poverty and famine. The reform and opening-up initiated by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s totally changed the economic and social development trajectories of China.… Read More
June 30, 2021
While competition can foster innovation, in the current global crisis, concerns about intellectual property protection and efforts to cultivate diplomatic loyalties through vaccine provision can obstruct the type of cross-border collaboration needed.… Read More
June 16, 2021
The United States and China are the largest solid waste producers. At a regional level, East Asia and the Pacific produce almost one quarter of ll solid waste, followed by Europe and Central Asia with 20 per cent.… Read More
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June 5, 2021
Despite contributing a tiny fraction of global emissions, the Singaporean Government’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions is an example that large emitters should follow, Asit K Biswas and Peter Joo Hee Ng write.… Read More
June 5, 2021
As we mark World Environment Day today, it is timely to take stock of the existential challenge posed by climate change through the lens of water and what Singapore is doing to overcome that.… Read More