Planning and innovation are how Singapore intends – in the face of new threats – to put food and water on the table. Audrey Tan THE STRAITS TIMES | July 2, 2016 On the surface, it would seem a no … Read More
Duncan Hay INTERNATIONAL WATER SECURITY NETWORK | May 27, 2016 A few weeks ago an article appeared in The Geographer entitled ‘Water Security, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: linking society, economy and environment.’ The article challenges mainstream approaches to the development, … Read More
Water consumption in the Republic inched higher last year — is enough being done to prepare for the worst-case scenario? Siau Ming En TODAY | April 23, 2016 The Republic’s success in turning its vulnerability in water into a strength within four … Read More
Katy Daigle and Teresa Cerojano CNBC | April 12, 2016 In a bustling, densely populated corner of Manila, fruit vendor Coring Gutierrez reads $35 due from her latest water bill, more than triple what her family of six paid 15 years … Read More
Solutions in short supply as water shortages destroy crops and livelihoods across Asia. Pearl Liu CHINA DAILY ASIA WEEKLY April 2016, Volume 7, Number 12, Pages 4-5 Record high temperatures, changing and erratic rain patterns, a lack of investment, poor … Read More
Audrey Tan THE STRAITS TIMES | March 25, 2016 A deal to steer the world away from catastrophic climate change was struck last December, and the goal is to limit global warming to under 2 deg C above pre-industrial levels. Nations … Read More
Savo Heleta, Nelson Mandela University March 9, 2016 Research and creative thinking can change the world. This means that academics have enormous power. But, as academics Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr have warned, the overwhelming majority are not shaping today’s public debates. Instead, their work is largely … Read More
There’s an interesting spat taking place in the Straits Times (ST) Forum pages today. It concerns the transparency of G data. THE MIDDLE GROUND | December 15, 2015 Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy academics Prof Asit Biswas and Mr … Read More
Mandy Gopal Karpagam SIX-SIX NEWS | November 24, 2015 Water comprises one’s basic necessities; we could live without Prada or Gucci handbags, but not without having our thirst quenched. Even now and in the near future, Singaporeans may need to cut … Read More
Carolyn Khew THE STRAITS TIMES | November 18, 2015 Monday’s two-hour downpour which caused massive floods in parts of Johor Baru has done little to raise historically low water levels in the Linggiu Reservoir – a key cog in Singapore’s water … Read More