Volume 36, Issue 1
January 2021 Issue… Read More
Phnom Penh Water Story: Remarkable Transformation of an Urban Water Utility
Asit K. Biswas, Pawan K. Sachdeva and Cecilia Tortajada, 2021, Springer, Singapore, 153 pages. … Read More
Volume 36, Issue 6
Volume 36, Issue 6
November 2020 Special Issue on Managing Urban Water Demand: Global Approaches… Read More
Mobility: The great urbanisation challenge
December 1, 2020
As urban areas in developing economies globally continue to sprawl, planners must put people at the centre of urban development to solve for challenges such as transportation.… Read More
India-Bhutan hydropower cooperation: Perceptions and politics
November 11, 2020
In this edition, Saneet Chakradeo interviews Udisha Saklani and Cecilia Tortajada on their article “India’s Development Cooperation in Bhutan’s Hydropower Sector: Concerns and Public Perceptions”. In their article, survey India’s development cooperation in Bhutan and its changing public perceptions. While offering insights into the importance of development cooperation in Indo-Bhutan relations, the article uses the bilateral relationship as a case to propose possible lessons for India in managing its development cooperation with its smaller neighbours. As climate concerns assume greater relevance in shaping bilateral relations in the region, the authors suggest prudent measures for India’s energy.… Read More
If China sets an eco-target, it reaches it
October 30, 2020
Any objective review of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) will show it has been a game changer for China. The plan has promoted the transition to ecological civilization and green growth through significantly strengthened environmental policies and legislation, which have reinforced earlier efforts to control. environmental pollution, and promoted circular economy.… Read More
Volume 36, Issue sup1 (2020)
Sup1 (2020) Special Issue on Transforming Small-Scale Irrigation in Southern Africa.… Read More
Setting the Foundations and Looking towards the Future: The Case of Singapore
Cecilia Tortajada and Vinna Yip, Chapter of the book: Insight into Asian Water, edited by K-water, 2015, pages 26-41.… Read More
Tackling the Myths of Global Water Crisis: Roles of Business, Public Sector and Society
September 24, 2020
A panel of specialists who highlighted that we have all the elements needed to manage the water sustainably, but none of these are currently being properly used.… Read More
Decoding Singapore’s food security
September 24, 2020
Ensuring food security and preventing shortages despite importing most of its food has been one of Singapore’s successes in its handling of the pandemic.… Read More