Beijing leads global energy transition
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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TW Centre
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
More publications, more knowledge application
May 23, 2025
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TW Centre
May 23, 2025
Human knowledge had doubled every century until about 1900. Doubling time reduced to 25 years by the end of World War II and 13 months by 2010. By 2035, it may double every 12 hours.… Read More
Quo Vadis Indus Water Treaty?
May 22, 2025
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TW Centre
May 22, 2025
As tensions rise between India and Pakistan and India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty, both countries have to completely reimagine how they share water. … Read More
Key green finance policies to build China’s trillion-yuan water-savings industry
May 22, 2025
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TW Centre
May 22, 2025
By 2027, China’s water-saving industry scale is set to hit 1 trillion yuan. This article explore how the nation’s innovative fusion of green finance & policy is overcoming financing bottlenecks & what the world can take from its playbook.… Read More
A treaty under water
May 16, 2025
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TW Centre
May 16, 2025
Indian Secretary of Jal Sakti wrote to her Pakistani counterpart about seeking modifications of the Indus Water Treaty. This is because fundamental changes have taken place since the Treaty was signed in 1960.… Read More
From discourses to systems—policymaking for adaptive management in the Brahmaputra River basin
May 16, 2025
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TW Centre
By Navarun Varma, Ryan Tan, Robert J. Wasson, Cecilia Tortajada, Raghupratim Rakshit and Abhinandan Saikia, 2025. Article published in Environmental Research Letters, Volume 20, Number 6.… Read More
The State of Climate Change Adaptation Research in Bangladesh: A Systematic Literature Review
May 14, 2025
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TW Centre
By Golam Morshed, Cecilia Tortajada and Md Sarwar Hossain, 2025. Article published in Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Volume 30, Issue 5.… Read More
China expands pilot water resource fees into a tax reform
March 13, 2025
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TW Centre
March 13, 2025
Water scarcity, uneven water distribution, and frequent droughts have long hampered China’s environmental and economic sustainability. In response to these challenges, China promulgated the Water Law in 1988, which stipulated fees for the direct extraction of groundwater by cities, to promote the rational use and management of water resources.… Read More
Volume 41, Issue 3
March 4, 2025
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TW Centre
May 2025… Read More