Rethinking Transboundary Water Management
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada ONEWATER | July 1, 2026 Global water management is currently paralyzed by a fundamental […]
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Iran war pushing focus away from fossil fuels
SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and Li Peiyue CHINA DAILY | June 4, 2026 The Iran war
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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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Hydropower modernization: Policy, technology and global implications for net zero transitions
The global energy transition depends on rapidly integrating variable renewables such as solar and wind. These sources already account for
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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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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
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On dams, take the Chinese way
China and India are monsoon countries — nearly all their annual rainfall occurs primarily during the monsoon months. Consider one
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Beijing leads global energy transition
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada CHINA DAILY | August 15, 2025 While China’s economic miracle is well-known, what is
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More publications, more knowledge application
Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and Wang Hao CHINA DAILY | May 23, 2025 More than 2,500 years ago, Confucius
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Quo Vadis Indus Water Treaty?
These farmers in the Indus River basin in northern India near Chandigarh rely on groundwater for irrigation, yet aquifers in