Almost two-thirds of Europe is affected by drought — EU
August 23, 2022
We have plenty of water for everything we want, adding that management over the last several decades has been unsustainable.… Read More
Singapore bets on water recycling to achieve sustainability
March 28, 2022
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TW Centre
March 18, 2022
Since the 1970s, authorities in Singapore had the idea of producing water by recycling wastewater while increasing the number of reservoirs to collect more rainwater. Dr Cecilia Tortajada, a water management expert and professor of environmental innovation at the University of Glasgow, told FairPlanet.… Read More
The Water-Climate Change Emergency: An Australian Story
October 29, 2021
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TW Centre
October 29, 2021
As world leaders prepare to meet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the Australian Government must take meaningful action to address the climate change-induced water crisis that’s already unfolding, Quentin Grafton writes.… Read More
Dr Cecilia Tortajada on COP26 climate commitments
October 28, 2021
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TW Centre
October 21, 2021
Interview by Channel News Asia… Read More
Henan floods spark questions over early warnings
August 3, 2021
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TW Centre
July 23, 2021
Issues raised by netizens include why TV station failed to provide public safety info.… Read More
Expert: Extreme weather requires nations to improve response
July 23, 2021
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TW Centre
July 23, 2021
Prof Asit K. Biswas podcast at China Daily on impacts of of global warming.… Read More
Get really tough on water polluters, experts advise Vietnam
April 9, 2021
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TW Centre
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
January 28, 2021
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TW Centre
February 3, 2020
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Prof. Biswas discussed the food security challenges posed by water scarcity in addition to ways to address this global issue affecting millions of people and their livelihoods.… Read More
Tackling the Myths of Global Water Crisis: Roles of Business, Public Sector and Society
September 24, 2020
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TW Centre
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
August 5, 2019
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TW Centre
August 5, 2019
Singapore’s road to water security holds one major lesson to other nations: technology alone is not enough.… Read More