February 11, 2006 | Cairo, Egypt Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is essential for human survival and for maintenance of a decent quality of life. More than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking … Read More
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2006. Article published in Hydropower and Dams, Issue 2, pages 32-33.… Read More
January 9, 2006 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has become an all-embracing slogan at present. Donor agencies and international institutions are pushing the IWRM concept consistently and very hard, even though no one is exactly … Read More
While much has been said and written about the water crisis in recent years, the real crisis stems not from an absolute scarcity of water but from inadequate water management process and practices.… Read More
Edited by Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Benedito Braga and Diego J. Rodriguez, 2006, Springer, Berlin, 296 pages.… Read More
By R. Rangachari, 2006, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 256 pages.… Read More
By Asit K. Biswas, Ramani Jayatilaka and Cecilia Tortajada, 2005. Article published in Ambio, Volume 34, Issue 8, pages 639-644.… Read More
Diciembre 1, 2005
Latinoamérica enfrenta muchos problemas en materia de administración de los recursos hídricos. El más grave: saneamiento de las aguas.… Read More
December 2005 Theme Issue: Water and Disasters ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE GUEST EDITORIALWater and Disasters—Crafting Creative Solutions PROMOTING DISASTER-RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: THE GREAT SUMATRA-ANDAMAN EARTHQUAKE OF 26 DECEMBER 2004 AND THE RESULTING INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI (pp. 543-559) Jason K. Levya and Chennat … Read More
The new InWEnt programme for the water sector in the Middle East and North Africa focuses on countries with similar social, economic, legal and cultural conditions, brings together stakeholders from government, academia, private sector and NGOs, and will constitute a mutual learning endeavour for all concerned.… Read More