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 supply.… Read More
September 4, 2015
New facility in Marina East will meet future water needs in city area and boost Singapore’s drought resilience.… Read More
August 16, 2015
Despite its small size and lack of natural resources, Singapore manages to meet the water needs of all its residents.… Read More
July 30, 2015
From London to Lahore, cities around the world are competing to be crowned as ‘the world’s smartest city’, led by a firm belief in the power of technology to make urban centres more innovative, efficient and liveable than they already are.… Read More
May 14, 2015
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a welcome development, creating an Asian-focused alternative to Bretton Woods institutions to meet pressing needs in infrastructure financing.… Read More
April 12, 2015
Some professors disdain the popular media and write only academic articles in journals. Trouble is, no one reads those. Well, almost no one.… Read More
November 12, 2014
Unlike most other parts of the European Union, Ireland imposes no household charges for water, and on a per-person basis, the amount of fresh water used for households and businesses is higher than in most other European nations.… Read More
November 4, 2014
Still, the world is a big place. Might there be some last holdouts free from the taint of our pollution? Answering that question works best if we break down the environment into four realms – the sky, land, freshwater and ocean.… Read More
September 23, 2014
Could sewage be recycled to provide water that’s cleaner than what comes out of your tap? The place to find out is the small yet highly urbanized city-state of Singapore.… Read More
March 31, 2014
The latest IPCC report, on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, has just been published. What are the experts saying?… Read More