India is one of the world’s largest food producers. The country is also home to the largest population of hungry people and one-third of the world’s malnourished children. The COVID-19 pandemic has made these conditions worse.… Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada POLICY FORUM | July 17, 2020 South China is battling a serious flood problem, and while this can never be completely prevented, with smart policy, the effects of floods can be blunted, Asit K … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada CHINA DAILY | July 15, 2020 China has suffered from floods since time immemorial. In ancient China, when legend and history often intermingle, Da Yu, or Yu the Great, who could be considered as … Read More
COVID-19 will unquestionably delay achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the latest global attempt to improve the quality of life of billions of people around the world by 2030. 受新冠疫情的影响，事关数十亿人生活质量的全球性发展目标，即2030年联合国可持续发展目标（SDG）的实现无疑将会延迟。 Increasing access to clean water and sanitation are among the 17 … Read More
July 2020 MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE » Article Innovative and transformative water policy and management in China Yahua Wanga, Xun Wub and Cecilia Tortajadac aSchool of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; bDivision of Public Policy, Hong Kong University … Read More
Ang Eng Guan and Asit K Biswas POLICY FORUM | June 25, 2020 While China’s response to the re-emergence of COVID-19 in Beijing has been a success, it is hard to imagine its strategy being applicable in other countries, Ang … Read More
Ang Eng Guan and Asit K. Biswas CHINA DAILY | June 24, 2020 On June 11, Beijing reported a new outbreak of novel coronavirus after 56 days of “zero new cases”. A 52-year-old man surnamed Tang was the first among … Read More
Cecilia Tortajada and Andrea Biswas POLICY FORUM | June 12, 2020 COVID-19 has exposed the ills and virtues of local communities, national systems, and global regimes when it comes to food, Cecilia Tortajada and Andrea Biswas write. Since the pandemic began, … Read More
Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas THE CONVERSATION | June 10, 2020 Pandemi COVID-19 akan pasti menunda tercapainya Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan atau Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yang dicanangkan oleh PBB sebagai upaya berskala global untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup miliaran orang di … Read More
Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas THE CONVERSATION | June 8, 2020 COVID-19 will unquestionably delay achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the latest global attempt to improve the quality of life of billions of people around the world by … Read More