Opinion Pieces

May 21, 2015 
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley discuss how secondary cities in New Zealand might retain their relevance in a spatially imbalanced economy.… Read More

May 21, 2015
The former Thai prime minister faces a potential jail term over a bungled rice scheme.… Read More

May 19, 2015 
The rhetoric is impressive, but the government’s policies look unsustainable.… Read More

May 2, 2015
Last week’s earthquake is a tragic reminder of the need to concurrently ensure good infrastructure, policy foresight, and functional institutions for disaster preparedness in Nepal… Read More

May 1, 2015
Following last Saturday’s devastating earthquake, Nepal institutions must now be the focus of reform in mitigating the impacts of future disasters.… Read More

April 25, 2015
Water is a cross-cutting global issue. It is needed for all human activities directly or indirectly. Many unknown and unpredictable developments will occur in seemingly other non-water-related fields, which will have implications on the water sector.… Read More

April 24, 2015
West Africa is slowly recovering from history’s deadliest Ebola outbreak, which to date has claimed more than 10,000 lives. However, the World Health Organisation has received sharp criticism for its slow and inept response. … Read More

April 13, 2015
The 7th World Water Forum kicked off in South Korea yesterday. About 20,000 participants from all over the world are attending the week-long forum to discuss the future of water. This will be an undertaking fraught with difficulties, as water is an issue that cuts across all human activities and many non-water-related fields.… Read More

April 13, 2015
The slow and incremental improvements in water management practices that have been the norm in the past can no longer prevent or solve the water problems of the world.… Read More

April 12, 2015
The focus of the 7th World Water Forum held in Korea is “Water for Our Future.” Predicting the future is a complex and almost impossible task for any sector or field of endeavor. The water sector is especially complex.… Read More