Volume 28, Issue 2
June 2012
Special Issue on Water Quality Policy and Management in Asia… Read More
Hunger in a complex world
May 1, 2012
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TW Centre
May 1, 2012
According to the United Nations Population Division, the world’s population reached seven billion in 2011. By 2050, that number will have risen to more than 9.3 billion. As the world’s population grows, so does pressure to eliminate hunger—but progress so far has left much to be desired.… Read More
Impacts of large dams
April 30, 2012
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TW Centre
The main question facing the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America is not whether large dams have an important role to play in their economic and social development, but rather how best they can be planned, designed and constructed.… Read More
Securing the world’s water future
April 30, 2012
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TW Centre
The water sector will meet its greatest challenges from non-water related sectors and issues. Asit K. Biswas highlights key factors affecting the turning tide.… Read More
Clean up of the Singapore River: before and after
April 30, 2012
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TW Centre
Structural, institutional and legal reforms were essential for the development of Singapore and also to reduce sources of pollution going into the rivers.… Read More
Does India manage its water like a ‘banana republic?’
April 9, 2012
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TW Centre
April 9, 2012
India’s water supplies might be drying up and the government is finally waking up to that fact. The question remains, though, if its efforts will be sufficient to avert a possible crisis.… Read More
Water: The price of a human right
March 22, 2012
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TW Centre
March 22, 2012
On World Water Day, a look at what one can expect from, as well as the myths linked to, the UN declaration of this right.… Read More
City water for all
March 21, 2012
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TW Centre
March 21, 2012
The United Nations uses the term “improved” sources of water to describe what is supplied to residents of many urban areas around the world. Unfortunately, “improved” does not always mean “clean” or “safe.”… Read More
Special Session on Future of World’s Water in 2025 and Beyond
March 14, 2012
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TW Centre
March 14, 2012 | Marseille, France World is changing very fast but the water profession and management practices are changing only slowly and incrementally. Already there are very significant mismatches between these two developments. These differences will increase even further … Read More
Murky Water
March 1, 2012
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TW Centre
March 31, 2012
Water pollution threatens millions in Asia but innovative solutions are being found.… Read More