Water, water everywhere
Megha Bahree FORBES | December 28, 2009 Asit Biswas loves to tell the story of the Phnom Penh Water Authority. It was 1993 and a new manager, Ek Sonn Chan, had been appointed to the then bankrupt utility. Of the … Read More
Awards Aboud at the Water Week
October 15, 2006
The Stockholm Water Prize was presented by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria to Professor Asit K. Biswas during a ceremony at the Stockholm City Hall on Thursday, August 24, 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.… Read More
Challenging Prevailing Wisdoms: 2006 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Lecture
Professor Biswas is awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 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.… Read More
World Water Week Daily
August 22, 2006
An exciting and impassioned Opening Session took place on Monday. H.R.H. The Prince of Orange, Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Asit Biswas and Swedish Minister for International Development Carin Jämtin welcomed, challenged and inspired the more than 1,000 audience members.… Read More
A Secure Water Future is Our Biggest Challenge
June 10, 2006
On the eve of this year’s Water Week, Stockholm Water Front took time out to ask the distinguished professor several questions and gain ever greater insight on this great man.… Read More
Challenges the Global Status Quo on Water
May 10, 2006
Professor Asit K. Biswas, a tireless water proponent who constantly challenges the “status quo” and who helped foster a critical re-think among United Nations agencies, national governments, professional associations and others about how to improve delivery of water and sanitation services and management of our water resources, is the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.… Read More
A unique Think Tank offers fresh perspective
Sahana Singh ASIAN WATER | July 31, 2004 The Centre is a knowledge-oriented institute. It mainly focusses on knowledge generation, knowledge synthesis and knowledge dissemination. A significant raison d’etre for the establishment of the Centre in 2000 was that a … Read More