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While much of the global attention has been focused primarily on water quantity and allocation issues, poor water management has created a serious problem in terms of quality.… Read More

Global Changes, Green Growth and Energy Utilization, OECD Forum, 2010. … Read More

The water problems of the world are management-related and not supply-related. There is no question that the current and future water problems can be solved with existing knowledge, technology and adoption of good practices. We need ‘business unusual’ approaches.… Read More

The global energy demands will continue to increase in the future, and with them the search for cost-effective alternatives to meet them. The importance of hydropower for electricity generation should not be underestimated, since it is a renewable source of energy and, as such, an alternative for a cleaner environment.… Read More

If some of the Asian countries face a water crisis in the future, it will not be because of physical scarcity of water, but because of inadequate or inappropriate water governance, including management practices, institutional arrangements, and sociopolitical conditions.… Read More

Water is a growing challenge for all countries, and a fresh, more coherent approach to tackling it is now needed.… Read More

In an uncertain and unpredictable future world, knowledge generation, synthesis and dissemination, as well as knowledge application, will play increasingly important roles to ensure efficient and equitable water management and development.… Read More

Even though reform of water institutions and policies is taking place in many countries, its progress has been rather slow and limited.… 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