1st Edition

Asian Perspectives on Water Policy

Edited By Cecilia Tortajada, Asit Biswas Copyright 2012
192 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Asian countries are not homogenous. They are in different stages of social and economic development, with cultural conditions and institutional and legal frameworks varying from one country to another. Therefore, how water can be successfully managed differs from one country to another. The book provides authoritative analyses of how water is being managed in different Asian countries, ranging... Read more

1. Cooperation or Conflict in Transboundary Water Management: Case Study of South Asia, Asit K. Biswas (from Hydrological Sciences Journal)

2. The Singapore-Malaysia Water Relationship, Cecilia Tortajada (from Hydrological Sciences Journal)

3. China’s Legal System for Water Management: Basic Challenges and Policy Recommendations, Peng Shugang      

4. The Water-Energy Puzzle in Central Asia: The Tajikistan Perspective, Murodbek Laldjebaev         

5. The Emergence of Water as a ‘Human Right’ on the World Stage: Challenges and Opportunities, Arjun Kumar Khadka            

6. Terrorism—A New Perspective in the Water Management Landscape, Tristan Sim Tong Ping    

7. Singapore Water Management Policies and Practices, Ivy Ong Bee Luan        

8. Water Management in Fiji, Vinesh Kumar           

9. Urban Water Systems—Factors for Successful Change?, Pong Kok Tian        

10. Eliminating ‘Yuck’: A Simple Exposition of Media and Social Change in Water Reuse Policies, Leong Ching

Biography

Cecilia Tortajada is the Scientific Director of the International Centre of Water and Environment, Zaragoza, Spain, and Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

Asit K. Biswas is the founder and Chief Executive of the Third World Centre for Water Management, an innovative think tank in Mexico. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and also at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar.