May, 2006
On August 24, during the World Water Week in Stockholm, Professor Asit K. Biswas will receive the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize from the hands of HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. The Prize marks a high water mark – one of many during his long and distinguished career – for this most worldly of citizens.… Read More
Singapore’s water management policies have been of interest to many countries around the world. This article is based on a paper prepared for the 2006 Human Development Report.… Read More
El mundo está atravesando una seria crisis debido a la falta de gestión apropiada de los recursos hídricos en la mayoría de los países. Si esta crisis se agrava en un futuro cercano, será principalmente debido a la inapropiada gestión del recurso agua con el creciente deterioro de su calidad, y no a su escasez física, tal y como se dice en la actualidad.… Read More
Julio 23, 2006
En ninguna parte del mundo se paga de manera justa por el agua.… Read More
March 2006 Special Issue: Water For Food and Ecosystems ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE GUEST EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION: WATER FOR FOOD AND ECOSYSTEMS: HOW TO CUT WHICH PIE? (pp. 3-139) J.F. Warnera, P.S. Bindrabanb and H. Van Keulenb aIrrigation and Water Engineering Group, … Read More
February 11, 2006 | Cairo, Egypt Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is essential for human survival and for maintenance of a decent quality of life. More than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking … Read More
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2006. Article published in Hydropower and Dams, Issue 2, pages 32-33.… Read More
January 9, 2006 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has become an all-embracing slogan at present. Donor agencies and international institutions are pushing the IWRM concept consistently and very hard, even though no one is exactly … Read More
While much has been said and written about the water crisis in recent years, the real crisis stems not from an absolute scarcity of water but from inadequate water management process and practices.… Read More
Edited by Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Benedito Braga and Diego J. Rodriguez, 2006, Springer, Berlin, 296 pages.… Read More