Pumped dry: India’s accelerating and invisible groundwater crisis
March 10, 2017
India’s accelerating and invisible groundwater crisis.… Read More
Managing Water as a Human Right: Challenges and Opportunities
March 6, 2017
A talk by Prof Asit K. Biswas on water as a human right.… Read More
How to use less water to have more? Look to Europe
February 23, 2017
For the first time in 17 years, Singapore is raising water prices. Specifics of the price hike have not yet been discussed, but the objectives are clear: to conserve water through lower use, to raise funds for building and maintaining water infrastructure, and to ensure our water needs will be met in the future.… Read More
Implementing the human right to water
February 21, 2017
Turning the taps on better global water policy.… Read More
Debating the real cost of drinking water
February 20, 2017
Singapore’s decision to raise water prices after 17 years is to be applauded. Studies show that pricing can affect behaviour, and there is strong evidence to suggest that under-priced or free water leads to very inefficient uses of water, including increased wastage.… Read More
Water Reuse Policies for Potable Use
Edited by Cecilia Tortajada and Choon Nam Ong, 2017, Routledge, Abingdon, 178 pages.… Read More
Prof, no one is using your ideas: The declining relevance of academic journals
February 8, 2017
When it comes to having an impact on public policy, papers published in academic journals hold very little sway. It’s time universities made their research and teaching efforts more relevant, write Jeffrey Funk and Asit K Biswas.… Read More
Hydropower Can Facilitate South Asian Growth and Collaboration
January 18, 2017
According to a recent UN report, “48 of the world’s most vulnerable countries will lose ground in economic development and face increasing levels of poverty” between now and 2030.… Read More
Wasting away
January 13, 2017
Food lost takes a heavy toll on natural resources as governments, food banks and recyclers strive to stop the rot.… Read More