Urban water management in Singapore
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
Gestión de la calidad de aguas en América Latina: Situación actual y perspectivas de futuro
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
Entrevista Asit Biswas: Me impresiona cómo Aragón plantea su política ambiental a largo plazo
Julio 23, 2006
En ninguna parte del mundo se paga de manera justa por el agua.… Read More
Volume 22, Issue 1
March 2006
Special Issue: Water For Food and Ecosystems… Read More
Workshop on Water as a Human Right for the Middle East and North African Countries
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
Water Management in Latin America: Personal Reflections before the Mexico Forum
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, 2006. Article published in Hydropower and Dams, Issue 2, pages 32-33.… Read More
Workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management in the Americas
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
Rainwater management: Past, present and future
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
Water Quality Management in the Americas
Edited by Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Benedito Braga and Diego J. Rodriguez, 2006, Springer, Berlin, 296 pages.… Read More
Bhakra-Nangal Project: Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts
By R. Rangachari, 2006, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 256 pages.… Read More