Water as a victim and driver of the climate crisis: A call for collective action at scale
December 5, 2024
Humanity faces a looming water crisis, that is exacerbated by climate change. Here, Maitreyee Mukherjee and Cecilia Tortajada make a plea for urgency on how water is valued and governed across countries. Too often water is only considered as a local problem whereas they make the case that water needs to be framed as a global common good, and its governance must cut across multiple dimensions.… Read More
Water governance: Reimaging water governance to ensure long-term water security in Egypt
December 20, 2024
Egypt’s historical dependence on the Nile for water security, once seemingly guaranteed by the High Aswan Dam, is now severely threatened by a confluence of factors.… Read More
China making the most of a rapidly changing world
November 21, 2024
In a rapidly changing world, the economic and political hefts of the Global South have steadily increased and the West’s global dominance is being challenged, with China becoming the first serious competitor to the US.… Read More
Webinar on Critical water infrastructure and climate change impacts
The seventh webinar will commence on Monday 4th November 2024 at 10.00am (UK Time).… Read More
Crisis del agua: Singapur, modelo mundial de gestión hídrica
Octubre 4, 2024
El quinto país más rico del mundo es una de las regiones con mayor escasez de agua. No tiene fuentes naturales de agua dulce. El país, políticamente autoritario, se ha convertido en las últimas décadas en un modelo global de buena gestión hídrica.
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India’s Water Vision 2047: A Pipedream or Achievable?
Asit K. Biswas lecture on India’s Water Vision 2047: A Pipedream or Achievable? on Monday, 16th September 2024, at India International Centre, New Delhi, India.… Read More
Assessing hydropower for the second quarter of the 21st century
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2024. Article published in Hydropower & Dams World Atlas.… Read More
Can water security in Asia be ensured?
September 24, 2024
Among water professionals and in the media there are often extensive discussions on national and international water crises. However, all water problems and their solutions are local. There may be a few common aspects but the contexts of and solutions to the water problems differ from one country to another.… Read More
River ethics: Reimagining and redefining human interactions with rivers
By Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and Peng Jing, 2024. Article published in River, pages 1-3.… Read More