Millions in Mexico City area face weeklong water outage
October 30, 2018
Mexico City has gone from a city of houses to one of apartment buildings, with no corresponding transformation of the water delivery system.… Read More
Tackling Asia’s water challenges
18 October, 2018
Dr Tortajada from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy calls for action from the investment community to help solve Asia’s water challenges.… Read More
A #MeToo movement for children: Shining a light on child abuse
October 15, 2018
The Catholic Church is far from the only organisation with a dark history of abusing kids within its care. Cecilia Tortajada writes that it’s time to hold the not-for-profit sector at large more accountable.… Read More
Five major metros staring at severe water crisis: Expert
October 5, 2018
Five metropolises in India are racing towards ‘Day Zero’, a phenomenon where taps start running dry, on the lines of Cape Town, one of the richest cities of Africa.… Read More
6 major Indian cities will run out of water by 2030: Expert warns
October 4, 2018
At least, six Indian major cities will run out of water by 2030. Poor policies have left India in one of the worst positions in the world when it comes to water stress.… Read More
Managing Indonesian Haze: Complexities and Challenges
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, Chapter of the book: Pollution Across Borders: Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia, edited by Euston Quah and Tsiat Siong Tan, 2018, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 1-18.… Read More
From our ancestors to modern leaders, all do it: the story of corruption
September 7, 2018
Corruption has existed since the Egyptian dynasty and still persists in almost every country around the globe. Looking through history, corruption seems inevitable.… Read More
Dari Malaysia sampai Malang: bagaimana kisah korupsi merajalela dari nenek moyang hingga zaman modern (Indonesian)
September 7, 2018
Korupsi telah ada sejak dinasti Mesir dan masih bertahan di hampir seluruh negara di penjuru dunia.… Read More
Political Dynamics and Water Supply in Hong Kong
By Kris Hartley, Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas, 2018. Article published in Environmental Development, Volume 27, pages 107-117.… Read More