Why water pricing and management in Singapore needs to be more ambitious
April 17, 2017
A recent poll in Singapore’s national daily, The Straits Times, showed that 75 percent of Singaporeans have no idea what their monthly water bill is.… Read More
Groundwater shortage calls for urgent action
April 13, 2017
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TW Centre
April 13, 2017
China’s decision to relocate Beijing’s non-capital functions to Xiongan New Area, which is home to Baiyangdian Lake, the largest freshwater body in North China, highlights the acute water shortage Beijing faces. This calls for special attention to the groundwater shortage.… Read More
China’s groundwater crisis: Challenges require immediate policy action
April 12, 2017
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TW Centre
April 12, 2017
Tackling China’s groundwater depletion and the growing crisis of water scarcity amidst rapid urbanisation will require political will and creative policy thinking, Asit K Biswas and Kris Hartley write.… Read More
India’s hidden groundwater crisis
April 11, 2017
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TW Centre
April 11, 2017
There are no real signs that Indian politicians are waking up to the rapidly deteriorating water situation all over the country, or are willing to take hard but essential political decisions.… Read More
Despite efforts, clean water is scarce in India’s industrial Gujarat state
April 5, 2017
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TW Centre
April 5, 2017
April is gearing up be an historic month for India’s contaminated waterways. In late February, the country’s Supreme Court mandated that all polluting industries must ensure that waste water discharges meet quality standards by installing effective primary effluent treatment facilities by March 31 2017.… Read More
Drastic action needed to cut water use here
March 22, 2017
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TW Centre
March 22, 2017
Singapore uses more water than many other developed cities. Its target to cut water use from 151 litres per person to 140 litres by 2030 is not ambitious enough. A mix of pricing, incentives and behavioural change is needed before reservoirs dry up.… Read More
Too little, too late: Why water pricing and management in Singapore needs to be more ambitious
March 22, 2017
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TW Centre
March 22, 2017
Why water pricing and management in Singapore needs to be more ambitious.… Read More
India’s groundwater crisis invisible — and getting worse
March 22, 2017
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TW Centre
March 22, 2017
India’s water mismanagement is enough to make one drown in despair.… Read More
Pumped dry: India’s accelerating and invisible groundwater crisis
March 10, 2017
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TW Centre
March 10, 2017
India’s accelerating and invisible groundwater crisis.… Read More
How to use less water to have more? Look to Europe
February 23, 2017
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TW Centre
February 23, 2017
For the first time in 17 years, Singapore is raising water prices. Specifics of the price hike have not yet been discussed, but the objectives are clear: to conserve water through lower use, to raise funds for building and maintaining water infrastructure, and to ensure our water needs will be met in the future.… Read More