Aswan dam revisited: The benefits of a much-maligned dam
The Aswan High Dam across the mighty river Nile is perhaps one of the most controversial of the existing big dams in the world. Political, economic and environmental arguments have been raised against it ever since its construction in the early 1960s. Asit K. Biswas, after a careful evaluation of the dam’s impact on Egypt, concludes that it has been overwhelmingly beneficial to the country.… Read More
World Water Forum: In Retrospect
By Asit K. Biswas, 2002. Research Report, Third World Centre for Water Management, 5 pages.… Read More
Volume 18, Issue 3
September 2002… Read More
Sustainable Development: Some Unanswered Questions (Background Paper)
By Asit K. Biswas, 2002. Background Paper for the Workshop: ‘Reassessing Sustainable Development Paradigm in the Context of the Water Sector’, Alexandria, Egypt, 12 pages.… Read More
Volume 18, Issue 2
June 2002… Read More
Contribution of Women to the Planning and Management of Water Resources in Latin America
By Cecilia Tortajada, 1998. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 14, Number 4, pages 451-459.… Read More
Volume 18, Issue 1
March 2002
Special Issue: Dams, Energy and Regional Development… Read More
Water Policies in the Developing World
By Asit K. Biswas, 2001. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 17, Issue 4, pages 489-499.… Read More
Capacity Building for the Water Sector in Mexico: An analysis of Recent Efforts
By Cecilia Tortajada, 2001. Article published in Water International, Volume 26, Issue 4, pages 490-498.… Read More