Opinion Pieces

November 29, 2012
China’s ambitions are high. By 2020, it aims to double its 2010 GDP and per capita income of urban and rural residents both. China’s economic track record has been impressive.… Read More

November 9, 2012
Since 1994, enormous quantities of polluted water have continued to flow in river Yamuna, and also in all the Indian rivers in or around urban settlements. This is costing the country hundreds of crores of rupees every year in social, economic and health costs.
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October 19, 2012
How are the career prospects of a pig farmer in Devon, Britain linked to petrol prices, linked to American soyabeans? Answer: interrelationship between food, energy and water, which the world has ignored for centuries.… Read More

October 16, 2012
India is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2030, reaching 1.7 billion people by 2050. On World Food Day, India’s leaders must consider whether they can feed the country’s booming population.… Read More

October 13, 2012
Water demand exceeds supply by 300 billion cubic meters. In 20 years, demand will overshoot supply by about 40 percent. This gap is solvable if we embrace used- and waste-water.… Read More

October 8, 2012
There is no valid reason as to why an urban centre, with a population of more than 200,000, cannot have access to safe drinking water 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Why then is this not happening?… Read More

Ocotober 31, 2012
Water usage across Europe varies widely, but it is clear that we are using too much to be sustainable in the long-term. But how can Europe’s policy-makers encourage more sustainable water consumption patterns?… Read More

October 31, 2012
Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the world, faces surmounting challenges to provide clean water, wastewater, and sanitation services to its population.… Read More

August 21, 2012
Rethink the place of water management in policymaking and derive greater benefit from water events, especially SIWW.… Read More

August 7, 2012
Grid collapse points to enduring neglect of infrastructure in power sector.… Read More