June 5, 2013
As we mark the World Environment Day (June 5), it would be pertinent to reflect on why a serious issue like water and its close interrelationship with the environment has for all practical purposes disappeared from the global political agenda.… Read More
June 5, 2013
The biggest challenge affecting hydro development is the consideration and mitigation of social and environmental impacts in the planning, construction and operation stages of the projects.… Read More
Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Kishore Joshi and Asit K. Biswas, Routledge, London, 2013, 286 pages.… Read More
By Cecilia Tortajada and Yugal K. Joshi, 2013. Article published in Water Resources Management, Volume 27, Issue 8, pages 2729-2746.… Read More
June 2013
Thematic Issue on Water Management and Climate Change: Dealing With Uncertainties… Read More
May 29, 2013
Singapore’s water management is a model for the rest of the world, but while much has been done, there is still room for improvement.… Read More
May 16, 2013
Singapore’s leaders realised 40 years ago that it is much more expensive for a society to live in a polluted environment than a clean one.… Read More
May 14, 2013
Steady deterioration of water bodies is one of the most pressing problems facing the world today.… Read More
Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Joshi and Asit K. Biswas, Routledge, London, 2013, 288 pages.… Read More
May 2, 2013
The story of independent Singapore started in 1965. The city-state’s apparent vulnerability due to its small size, almost total lack of natural endowments and high water dependence on external sources has been turned into a myriad of opportunities. … Read More