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Saudi Water Week in retrospect
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Iran war pushing focus away from fossil fuels
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Flood of opportunities in ecological preservation
Oriental white storks fly past Poyang Lake in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, on March 13. ZHANG YU/FOR CHINA DAILY Asit K.
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Beyond incrementalism: How to leapfrog global water security
Hassan Tolba Aboelnga and Cecilia Tortajada SMART WATER MAGAZINE | April 6, 2026 More than a decade into the 2030
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From development aid to geopolitical leverage: the Aswan High Dam in global hydropolitics
Summary of paper published in the International Journal of Water Resources Development THE WATER DIPLOMAT | February 6, 2026 “We
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Large dams: A tale of two countries
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Large dams: A tale of two countries
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada GLOBAL WATER FORUM | October 23, 2025 Both China and India have thousands of
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On dams, take the Chinese way
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada THE INDIAN EXPRESS | October 4, 2025 Both China and India have thousands of