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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada THE STRAITS TIMES | November 11, 2017 It sends an army of inspectors to the provinces to check on officials; courts do ...
Water Pollution Policy Governance & Policy Policy
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia TortajadaCHINA DAILY | June 26, 2017 Much has been written about the building of hydropower dams in the upper reaches of the Mekong ...
Drought Dams China
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has established the HydroHub, a capacity building programme and platform for promoting water monitoring ...
Government Water Scarcity Resource Management Water Resource Management Research Scarcity Sustainable Water Resource Management Water Resource Management
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K Biswas, Udisha Saklani and Cecilia Tortajada POLICY FORUM | October 9, 2017 Indians are flocking to the country’s megacities in huge numbers. More ...
Urban Water Supply Infrastructure Rural development Infrastructure
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Utah State University hydrologists are revolutionizing the way scientific data is stored and shared among scientists around the globe. Source: Hydroshare ...
Technology Resource Management Hydrology Ecohydrology Water Resource Management Hydrology Social Hydrology Hydrology Cycle Geo-hydrology Data & Analysis
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Scientists have used satellite data to monitor underground water reserves in California’s Silicon Valley, discovering that water levels rebounded quickly ...
Academic Resource Management Water Resource Management Groundwater GIS Hydrology Groundwater Recharge Groundwater Mapping Hydrologist Hydrology Cycle GIS & Remote Sensing
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
'The surface development in China's cities leaves little opportunity for natural systems to mitigate rainwater runoff and replenish groundwater. The result is ...
Government Integrated Urban Water Management Urban Water Urban Resource Management Water Management Urban Water Supply Urban Water Infrastructure Urban Design Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Extreme floods and droughts receive a lot of attention. But what happens when precipitation -- or lack thereof -- occurs in a more measured way? Researchers ...
Academic Resource Management Water Resource Management Water Resource Mapping Hydrology Hydrometeorology Hydrological Modelling Hydrology Cycle Rain Water Management
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Talks to renegotiate Nafta are intractable. Mexico and Canada are looking elsewhere for trade, which may hurt Trump's electoral base of farmers. US trade ...
Government Canals Consumer Goods Nafta North American Free Trade Agreement
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K Biswas, Udisha Saklani and Cecilia Tortajada INDIA WATER REVIEW | August 12, 2017 Even as this year’s monsoon rains brings relief to Delhi, its ...
Social Drought Flood Management Water Supply India
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A growing number of wildfire-burned areas throughout the western United States are expected to increase soil erosion rates within watersheds, causing more ...
Academic Water Quality River Studies Hydrodynamics & Water Quality Environment River Engineering River Basin management River Engineering
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asian cities are struggling to accommodate to rapid urban migration, and development is encroaching on flood-prone areas. Recent flooding in Mumbai was blamed ...
Academic Urban Drainage Groundwater Integrated Urban Water Management Urban Water Water Security Urban Water Infrastructure Sustainable Cities Urban Design
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The destructive power of water in the wake of Hurricane Harvey leaves billions of dollars of devastation along the Gulf Coast while record-shattering rainfall ...
Technology Hydrology Flood Management Hydrogeology Dams Hydrology Flood management Flood Risk Management
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Cities like Mumbai get inundated regularly due to administrative apathy, not climate change. While tropical storm Harvey in Texas has grabbed more ...
Academic Flood management Flood damage Flood Risk Management
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Scientists have designed the first ever wireless sensor network (WSN) capable of accurately monitoring the hydrology of large mountain river basins. These ...
Academic Resource Management Water Resource Management Hydrology Water Resources Sustainable Water Resource Management Natural Resource Management Water Supply Water Resource Management Hydrology
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission aims to change how we assess freshwater export from rivers. One mission objective explores ...
Academic Hydrology River Studies Water Resources River Engineering Hydrogeology Hydropower Hydrogeophysics Satellite Data & Analysis
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
India has a serious problem with its groundwater. Can it act? Image Credit: REUTERS/Brijesh Singh Among the barrage of threats to human survival – economic ...
Government Governance Water Access Groundwater Governance & Policy Pollution Access Water Management Groundwater Recharge Groundwater Pollution India Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
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by Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK
Under the auspices of Singapore International Water Week, some 200 water utility leaders are meeting in Singapore this week to discuss how best their ...
Academic Integrated Water Management Water Management Manager Smart Water Management Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
As summer temperatures soar above 40°C in New Delhi, acute water shortages are gripping parts of India’s capital. Signs of water stress are now everywhere, ...
Social Drinking Water Security Drinking Water Treatment Water Access Water Supply Water Supply Water Management Drinking Water
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by Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK
US Corn Belt economies may nosedive as Mexican farmers are incentivised to produce more even as the country is forced to mull food diversification. ...
Water Agriculture Policy Governance & Policy Water Resource Management Government Food and Agriculture