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
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TW Centre
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
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TW Centre
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
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TW Centre
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
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TW Centre
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
March 1, 2013
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TW Centre
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
Volume 29, Issue 1
March 1, 2013
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TW Centre
March 2013
Special Issue on Livelihood Rehabilitation of Involuntarily Resettled People by Dam Construction Projects: Cases in Asia… Read More
Pros and cons of shale gas for China
January 16, 2013
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TW Centre
January 16, 2013
With recoverable resources of up to 36.1 trillion cubic meters, China has the world’s largest deposit of shale gas, and if accessed properly, it could turn its energy problem on its head.… Read More
Can world’s water crisis be solved?
January 8, 2013
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TW Centre
January 8, 2013
Combining good policies and management practices with right technologies could eradicate the global water shortages.… Read More
This planet can support nine billion people: An interview with Asit Biswas
January 7, 2013
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TW Centre
January 7, 2013
All over the world people are saying, “We have not got enough water and thus we have a water crisis.” However, the main problem is not physical scarcity of water, but its continued mismanagement.… Read More