Water Supply of Phnom Penh: A Most Remarkable Tranformation
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2009, Third World Centre for Water Management, Research Report.… Read More
How COVID-19 worsens hunger in India, the world’s largest food basket
July 29, 2020
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TW Centre
July 29, 2020
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
COVID-19 heightens water problems around the world
July 28, 2020
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TW Centre
By Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas, 2020. Article published in Water International, Volume 45, Number 5, pages 441-442.… Read More
Managing floods in a changing climate: Preventing disaster in China’s south
July 17, 2020
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TW Centre
July 27, 2020
South China is battling a serious flood problem, while this can never be completely prevented, with smart policy, the effects of floods can be blunted.… Read More
China can water down impact of floods
July 15, 2020
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TW Centre
July 15, 2020
Floods cannot be prevented or completely controlled. But their impacts can be significantly mitigated, for which both infrastructure and soft solutions are essential. … Read More
新冠疫情中的全球水问题
July 7, 2020
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TW Centre
July 7, 2020
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。… Read More
Volume 36, Issue 4
July 1, 2020
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TW Centre
July 2020
Special Issue on Innovative and Transformative Water Policies and Management in China… Read More
Managing a second spike: How China’s approach to the Beijing outbreak compares with global efforts
June 25, 2020
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TW Centre
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.… Read More
Is flooding considered a threat in the degraded tropical peatlands?
June 25, 2020
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TW Centre
By Massimo Lupascu, Helena Varkkey and Cecilia Tortajada, 2020. Article published in Science of The Total Environment, Volume 723, 137988.… Read More
Beijing manages dualities of pandemic
June 24, 2020
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TW Centre
June 24, 2020
On June 11, Beijing reported a new outbreak of coronavirus after 56 days of “zero new cases”. After the infections were confirmed, the government swung into action.… Read More