Feeding the world
June 27, 2014
FAO has said nearly one-third of food produced every year is either lost or wasted. In other words, every year, nearly 1.3 billion tonnes of food, with a market value of around US$1 trillion, is wasted.… Read More
June 27, 2014
FAO has said nearly one-third of food produced every year is either lost or wasted. In other words, every year, nearly 1.3 billion tonnes of food, with a market value of around US$1 trillion, is wasted.… Read More
By Cecilia Tortajada, Chapter of the book: Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey, edited by The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy NUS Singapore, 2014, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 185-189.… Read More
June 3, 2014
Discussions and formats at Water Leaders’ Summit have been consistently pedestrian.… Read More
By Asit K. Biswas, Chapter of the book: Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey, edited by The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy NUS Singapore, 2014, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 27-32.… Read More
June 2, 2014
If countries sharing transboundary rivers in the region can collaborate, they can reap huge benefits from the water, energy, food and environmental security viewpoints. Proper management should result in win-win for nations.… Read More
June 2, 2014
For sectors like food, energy, transportation, environment or health, water is absolutely essential. And the future of the world’s water will be ultimately decided by the interaction of all of them.… Read More
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May 29, 2014
Viewed from any direction, China’s economic growth during the past 35 years has been absolutely remarkable. This growth, however, has come with significant environmental, social and health costs that can no longer be ignored.… Read More
May 28, 2014
Cross-border collaboration and cooperation on water can reduce water-war rhetoric.… Read More
May 8, 2014
It’s highly unlikely that countries will go to war over water during the rest of the 21st century. And if it does happen, water will be the secondary or tertiary cause not the primary cause.… Read More