When political vision flows clear
March 22, 2013
Singapore has not been wedded to one alternative, but to the alternative or sets of alternatives that prove to be the most suitable ones.… Read More
Water quality: An ignored global crisis
March 21, 2013
As we mark World Water Day on March 22, it is appropriate to reflect on why a critical problem such as water pollution has disappeared from the global agenda and what that means for our future.… Read More
A Holistic Approach to Water Management: The Singapore Water Story Book
Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Kishore Joshi and Asit K. Biswas, Routledge, London, 2013, 286 pages.… Read More
Water in Singapore: the challenges ahead
March 19, 2013
Changing social attitudes towards water use and conservation is the most important one.… Read More
It’s drought, not floods, S’pore should fear
March 18, 2013
In conversation with TODAY, Asit Biswas and Dr Cecilia Tortajada talk about the key step Singapore needs to take now: Start talking about raising water tariffs.… Read More
Experts say S’pore needs higher water tariffs
March 18, 2013
Singaporeans are high consumers of water, at 152 litres per person per day, while water tariffs have not increased since 2000 — even as household incomes have gone up 61 per cent.… Read More
Awareness campaigns: Propagandistic or effective policy-tools?
March 7, 2013
Which instruments encompass the toolkit of a successful policy-maker? Citing the example of Singapore, Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr argue that the potential of awareness campaigns is neglected by many governments around the world. A re-appreciation of this supposedly “propagandistic” policy tool is overdue.… Read More
Straining at the floodgates
March 4, 2013
The Kishanganga dispute is the symptom of a fraying Indus Waters Treaty.… Read More
The problem of water management
March 3, 2013
Despite its extraordinary economic growth in the past three decades, China has not made commensurate progress in planning and managing its water resources.… Read More
India: Policy darkness in the power sector
India’s power sector is facing innumerable challenges which would not be easy to overcome because of social, economic and political problems which have been allowed to fester unchallenged for decades.… Read More