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Setting the Foundations and Looking towards the Future: The Case of Singapore

September 24, 2020 by Thania Escudero

Cecilia Tortajada and Vinna Yip, Chapter of the book: Insight into Asian Water, edited by K-water, 2015, pages 26-41.… Read More

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Role of Water in Economic Development

September 18, 2020 by Thania Escudero

Asit K. Biswas, Chapter of the book: Water and Sanitation: Economic and Sociological Perspectives, edited by P. G. Bourne, 1984, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pages 115-134.… Read More

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Managing Indonesian Haze: Complexities and Challenges

September 10, 2018 by reespejo

September 10, 2018 Exponential increase in land area used for oil palm cultivation in Indonesia has been possible primarily through the clearance of primary and secondary forests and other vegetative growths. As the population of Indonesia has increased, there has … Read More

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Safe Water for the Developing World: Rhetoric and Reality

May 1, 2018 by reespejo

May 1, 2018 Since the very dawn of history, water has always been noted as one of the fundamental requirements for human and ecosystems survival. Many early civilisations developed near major rivers like the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus and Yellow River. … Read More

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Quest for Water Security in Singapore

February 4, 2018 by reespejo

February 4, 2018 For decades, the main goal of Singapore in terms of water resources has been to become water-secure. As a result, water availability, accessibility, and affordability have traditionally been decided at the highest political level. Singapore’s overall development … Read More

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Towards Global Water Security: A Departure from the Status Quo?

February 4, 2018 by reespejo

February 4, 2018 Water resources are, and have always been, a multidimensional resource that crosses all social and economic sectors. Globally, growing population and urbanisation have increased the pressure to meet the water, energy, and food demands of larger populations … Read More

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Assessing Global Water Megatrends

January 23, 2018 by reespejo

January 23, 2018 Currently some 2.5–3.0 billion people do not have access to clean water. To ensure all these people and an additional 2.3 billion people expected by 2050 have access to adequate quantity and quality of water for all … Read More

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Water Scarcity and Regional Security in India

July 3, 2017 by reespejo

July 3, 2017 As India’s population has increased, so have its water requirements. Before India was partitioned in 1947 into two countries, its population was around 390 million: 330 million in India and another 60 million in what later became … Read More

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Water, Governance, and Infrastructure for Enhancing Climate Resilience

August 1, 2016 by reespejo

August 1, 2016 Water management, climate change, and climate variability—along with their numerous interlinkages and the extent of related hydrologic, economic, social, environmental, and political impacts over time and space—have become issues of increasing global concern. Despite their importance for … Read More

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Lake Nasser: Alleviating the Impacts of Climate Fluctuations and Change

March 1, 2016 by reespejo

March 1, 2016 Egypt as a country may not have existed without the Nile River. Its population was 84 million in 2015 and is estimated to reach 124 million by 2050. It is already the largest global importer of wheat. … Read More

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