Get really tough on water polluters, experts advise Vietnam
April 9, 2021
Experts say Vietnam should strengthen its laws and enforce them very strictly to improve the worsening problem of water pollution in the country.… Read More
FAO and Third World Centre for Water Management agree on the need for science-based approach to water scarcity
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Professor Asit K. Biswas, Chief Executive of Third World Centre, at FAO headquarters in Rome. The two were joined by Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of Water Policy, National University of Singapore.… Read More
Tackling the Myths of Global Water Crisis: Roles of Business, Public Sector and Society
September 24, 2020
A panel of specialists who highlighted that we have all the elements needed to manage the water sustainably, but none of these are currently being properly used.… Read More
Why technology alone won’t solve ASEAN’s water crisis
Singapore’s road to water security holds one major lesson to other nations: technology alone is not enough. Oliver Ward ASEAN TODAY | August 5, 2019 On July 26, 2019, Vietnam became the latest ASEAN nation to express concerns over its water security. … Read More
Are forgotten crops the future of food?
Just four crops—wheat, maize, rice and soybean—provide two-thirds of the world’s food supply. But scientists in Malaysia are trying to change that by reviving crops that have been relegated to the sidelines. Preeti Jha BBC | August 22, 2018 On … Read More
Singapore opens third desalination plant in Tuas
Jose Hong THE STRAITS TIMES | June 28, 2018 SINGAPORE – Singapore’s third desalination plant officially opened on Thursday (June 28), helping the Republic to further overcome its water challenges. The $217 million Tuas Desalination Plant can produce up to … Read More
The Commons Workshop on Enhancing Water Governance and Policy
October 14, 2017 Co-directors of IWP, Associate Professor Eduardo Araral and Assistant Professor Leong Ching, Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow and Qian Neng, Research Fellow at IWP, along with Visiting Professor, Asit Biswas, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, … Read More
They thought the monsoons were calm. Then came the deadly floods
Suhasini Raj and Jeffrey Gettleman THE NEW YORK TIMES | September 7, 2017 MURMALA, India — As the floodwaters sloshed into her hut, Phoolvati, a poor and landless woman living in a farming village in Bihar State, scrambled to grab … Read More
Why reshaping NAFTA could be good for Mexico
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada World Economic Forum | April 19, 2017 Among other threats targeting Mexico during his election campaign, US President Donald Trump harshly criticised the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a 23-year-old tripartite deal that … Read More
Managing Water as a Human Right: Challenges and Opportunities
Asit K. Biswas RESEARCH SEMINARINSTITUTE OF WATER POLICY, LKYSPP | March 6, 2017 During 23–24 February, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences brought together some of the world’s leading water professionals from different disciplines, theologians and development specialists to discuss how … Read More