From development aid to geopolitical leverage: the Aswan High Dam in global hydropolitics
February 6, 2026
Summary of paper published in the International Journal of Water Resources Development.… Read More
Water in computable general equilibrium models: Review, synthesis and avenues for future research
February 6, 2026
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By Saba Al Hosni, Scott J. McGrane, Gioele Figus and Cecilia Tortajada, 2026. Article published in Environmental Modelling and Software Volume 197, 106839.… Read More
From development aid to geopolitical leverage: the Aswan High Dam in global hydropolitics
January 13, 2026
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By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2026. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 42, Issue 1, pages 1-23.… Read More
Hydropower modernization: Policy, technology and global implications for net zero transitions
November 20, 2025
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By Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas, 2025. Article published in World Atlas of Hydropower & Dams… Read More
Large dams: A tale of two countries
October 23, 2025
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October 23, 2025
Both China and India have thousands of years of experience on how to manage water to reduce the impacts of serious floods and droughts. Empires have fallen in both countries when the Kings have failed to manage water properly. Here, Asit Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada discuss how China has overtaken India as the world’s biggest builder of dams, and the importance of dams to both country’s futures.… Read More
Longitudinal Trends, Inequalities, and Progress Towards Achieving Food Security Across Bangladesh
October 7, 2025
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By Abdul Mohammed Mokter Hossain, Md Sarwar Hossain and Cecilia Tortajada, 2025. Article published in World Food Policy, Volume 11, Issue 2, e70015.… Read More
On dams, take the Chinese way
October 6, 2025
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October 4, 2025
China and India embarked on big dam construction at about the same time. But China is a leader in hydropower today, with an installed capacity 10 times that of India… Read More
Volume 41, Issue 5-6
October 2, 2025
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September-November 2025
Special Issue on Meeting China’s Water Challenges: Festschrift Honouring Academician Liu Changming… Read More
Beijing leads global energy transition
August 15, 2025
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While China’s economic miracle is well-known, what is less recognized is its remarkable advance in many scientific and technological fields, especially in renewable energy, since 2000.… Read More
Catchment-based approach and formalisation of artisanal and small-scale mining for sustainable mining management in the Philippines
July 30, 2025
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By Justine Perry T. Domingo, Antonio P. Contreras, Cecilia Tortajada, Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava, Karen A. Hudson-Edwards, Richard D. Williams and Patrick Byrne, 2025. Article published in Environmental Research Letters, Volume 20, Number 9.… Read More