Covid-19 and lack of clean water has also been proven to be a serious problem in healthcare facilities. According to UN, two out of five health care facilities globally do not have soap or water, and more than 1/3 of the people lack basic handwashing facilities at home. Read full interview with Cecilia Tortajada Professor in Environmental Innovation at the University of Glasgow, UK.… Read More
November 11, 2020
In this edition, Saneet Chakradeo interviews Udisha Saklani and Cecilia Tortajada on their article “India’s Development Cooperation in Bhutan’s Hydropower Sector: Concerns and Public Perceptions”. In their article, survey India’s development cooperation in Bhutan and its changing public perceptions. While offering insights into the importance of development cooperation in Indo-Bhutan relations, the article uses the bilateral relationship as a case to propose possible lessons for India in managing its development cooperation with its smaller neighbours. As climate concerns assume greater relevance in shaping bilateral relations in the region, the authors suggest prudent measures for India’s energy.… Read More
THE NEWSMAKERS | July 4, 2019 Water management in India has been on an unsustainable path for decades. With each passing year, its population and urbanization have increased, and commercial and industrial activities have grown. However, its water management practices … Read More
Global-is-Asian Staff GLOBAL-IS-ASIAN | June 13, 2019 Experts have long worried about the possibility of a water crisis in China. As early as 2005, then Minister of Water Resources Wen Jiabao described it as so severe that the country would need to … Read More
MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGICAL PRIZE | June 13, 2019 Cecilia Tortajada is the new member of the Millennium Technology Prize’s International Selection Committee. She works on impacts of global changes, water resources, environment, food and energy at National University of Singapore. “I expect … Read More
Diego Arguedas Ortiz BBC | November 29, 2018 Cecilia Tortajada recalls making her way down a long staircase and into of one of Japan’s engineering marvels, an enormous water tank that crowns Tokyo’s defences against flooding. When she finally reached the tank’s … Read More
The Economic Times | November 28, 2018 A globally-respected water expert has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project to clean up the river Ganga, saying it is fundamentally flawed because it is rooted in the past and doesn’t take … Read More
By Patrick Timmons MEXICO CITY, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Millions of central Mexican residents face a weeklong water outage starting Wednesday. The public water system’s engineers say the outage is necessary to undertake major refurbishment of the reservoir pipelines feeding the … Read More
CHINA WATER RISK | 18 October, 2018 Tortajada from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy calls for action from the investment community to help solve Asia’s water challenges. USD4.3trn per annum is produced in 10 river basins in … Read More
The Times of India | October 5, 2018 HYDERABAD — Five metropolises in India are racing towards ‘Day Zero’, a phenomenon where taps start running dry, on the lines of Cape Town, one of the richest cities of Africa, which has been … Read More