Water Security Under Climate Change

Asit K. Biswas is one of the world’s leading authorities on water, environment and development-related issues. He is a distinguished academic and has been an advisor and confidant to Presidents, Prime Ministers and Ministers in 23 countries, six Heads of United Nations Agencies, two Secretary-Generals of OECD, several Heads of bilateral aid agencies and four CEOs or Chairmen of major MNCs. He has received numerous international awards, including Stockholm Water Prize, considered to be the Nobel Prize for water. He is a recipient of seven Honorary Doctorates from leading global universities; he is the author of 89 books. His work has been translated into 42 languages.  Cecilia Tortajada has been an advisor to major international institutions like FAO, UNDP, JICA, ADB, OECD, IDRC and GIZ and has worked in numerous countries in Africa, Asia, North and South America and Europe on water and natural resources management and environment policies. She is the winner of the prestigious Crystal Drop Award of the International Water Resources Association and a member of the International Selection Committee, Millennium Technology Prize, Technology Academy Finland.  She is a past President of the International Water Resources Association and an editor‐in‐chief of the International Journal of Water Resources Development. She is a leading global authority on urban water and wastewater management, and her work has been translated into eight languages.

Ensuring Water Security under Climate Change.- Water Security in the Face of Climate Change: Singapore’s Way.- Consequences of Declining Resources on Water Services: The Risks If We Do Not React!.- Resilience through Systems Thinking for Water Infrastructure.- Water Security and Climate Change: Hydropower Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Emissions.- Climate Change and its Implications for Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Management .- Designing Research to Catalyse Climate Action.- Water Resilient Places—Developing a Policy Framework for Surface Water Management and Blue-Green Infrastructure.- Supporting Evidence-based Water and Climate Change Policy in Scotland through Innovation and Expert Knowledge: The Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW).- Building A Resilient and Sustainable Water and Wastewater Service for Scotland.- What are the Key Enablers in Pursuing both Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation? Practical Lessons from Asian River Basins.- The Great Glacier and SnowDependent Rivers of Asia and Climate Change: Heading for Troubled Waters.- Assessment of and Adaptation Measures to the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in China.- Using Waternomics to Develop and Avoid Systemic Shocks to the Economy.- Managing Risks on Egypt Water Resources Security: Climate Change and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as Challenging Aspects.- Water Security Under Conditions of Increased Unpredictability: A Case Study.- Temperature-Rainfall Anomalies and Climate Change: Possible Effects on Australian Agriculture in 2030 and 2050.