April 6, 2026
Progress on SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) remains dangerously off track despite significant investments and technological efforts. Ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference, this framework provides a strategic blueprint to shift from fragmented commitments toward systemic, transformative action.… Read More
By Muhammad Nazrul Abd Rani, Cecilia Tortajada and Raffidi Abdullah, 2026. Article published in UUM Journal of Legal Studies, Volume 17, Number 1, pp. 36-60.… Read More
February 6, 2026
Summary of paper published in the International Journal of Water Resources Development.… Read More
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
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
By Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas, 2025. Article published in World Atlas of Hydropower & Dams… Read More
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
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
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
September-November 2025
Special Issue on Meeting China’s Water Challenges: Festschrift Honouring Academician Liu Changming… Read More