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Cecilia Tortajada
Senior Researcher, National University of Singapore
Dr. Cecilia Tortajada is Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. The main focus of her work at present is on the future of the world´s water, especially in terms of water, food, energy and environmental securities through coordinated policies.
She has been an advisor to major international institutions like FAO, UNDP, JICA, ADB, OECD and IDRC, and has worked in countries in Africa, Asia, North and South America and Europe on water and environment-related policies. She is a member of the OECD Initiative in Water Governance.
She is a past President of the International Water Resources Association (2007-2009) and an honorary member of the IWRA. Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Water Resources Development, Associate Editor of Water International, member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research, International Journal of Water Governance, Urban Planning and Transport Research Journal, Frontiers in Environmental Science and IWRA (India) Journal, and editor of book series on Water Resources Development and Management of Springer. She is also editor of Springer Briefs on Case Studies on Sustainable Development and on Water Science and Technology; and member of series Advisory Board of Springer Briefs in Earth Sciences, Geography & Earth System Sciences. She is the author and editor of more than 30 books by major international publishers. Her work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish languages.
COVID-19 heightens water problems around the world
Jun 14, 2020 12:30 pm UTC| Life
COVID-19 will unquestionably delay achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the latest global attempt to improve the quality of life of billions of people around the world by 2030. Increasing access to...
How new Silk Road will cement China as major trading partner for Africa
Aug 21, 2018 16:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
In 138 BC China took its first step towards global connectivity with the establishment of the historical Silk Road. Zhang Qian was sent by Emperor Wudi to Central Asia to establish trade relationships. His historic...
Why smart policies are key to solving the world’s clean water problems
Jul 19, 2018 16:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Around 2.5 to 3 billion people worldwide dont have access to clean water. There are at least another 1.5 billion in developed countries who may have access to clean water but dont trust its quality. A number of widely...
New Delhi is running out of water
Jul 11, 2017 20:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
As summer temperatures soar above 40C in New Delhi, acute water shortages are gripping parts of Indias capital. Signs of water stress are now everywhere, and residents in southern and western parts of the city have not...
India's wells are running dry, fast
Jun 17, 2017 16:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Over the past three years, the monsoon the rainy season that runs from June through September, depending on the region has been weak or delayed across much of India, causing widespread water shortages. With the onset...
Reshaping NAFTA could be good for Mexico's economy (and Brazil's and Argentina's, too)
Apr 18, 2017 13:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Among other threats targeting Mexico during his election campaign, US President Donald Trump harshly criticised the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a 23-year-old tripartite deal that removed tariffs and...
Bhutan and Nepal: two 'least developed countries' that could change the face of Asia
Dec 21, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views
According to a recent UN report, 48 of the worlds most vulnerable countries will lose ground in economic development and face increasing levels of poverty between now and 2030. The 2016 report of the United Nations...
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