August 24, 2006
For his outstanding and multi-faceted contributions to global water resource issues, including research, education and awareness, water management, human and international relations in both developed and developing countries, Prof Biswas has been awarded with the the Stockholm Water Prize, 2006.… Read More
July 12, 2016
A panel of eminent experts on different disciplines diccusing the future of world’s water.… Read More
July 2, 2016
Planning and innovation are how Singapore intends – in the face of new threats – to put food and water on the table.… Read More
May 27, 2016
In South Africa 37% of water in urban supply systems is lost – it leaks out or it is not paid for. It might not be fair to compare it with Tokyo and Singapore which lose only 4–5% of their water through the distribution network, but even a developing city like Phnom Penh loses only 6.5%.… Read More
April 23, 2016
Water consumption in the Republic inched higher last year — is enough being done to prepare for the worst-case scenario?… Read More
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 ago.… Read More
April, 2016
Solutions in short supply as water shortages destroy crops and livelihoods across Asia.… Read More
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.… Read More
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.… Read More
December 15, 2015
There’s an interesting spat taking place in the Straits Times (ST) Forum pages today. It concerns the transparency of G data.… Read More