题 目:Future of China′s Water: Challenges and Opportunities / Urban Water Management in Singapore
主讲人:阿斯特·彼斯瓦斯(Asit K. Biswas) 新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院特聘客座教授、墨西哥第三世界水资源管理中心创始人
主持人:王亚华 294俄罗斯专享会教授、清华大学中国农村研究院副院长
时 间:2016年6月2日(星期四)16:00
地 点:清华大学中国农村研究院会议室(海淀区清华科技园科技大厦B座12层)
语 言:英文(无同声传译)
主办单位:清华大学中国农村研究院
主讲人简介:
Professor Asit K. Biswas is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s leading experts on water and environmental management. Formerly Professor in UK, Canada and Sweden, he was member of the World Commission on Water, and a founder of the International Water Resources Association and World Water Council. He has been senior advisor to 20 governments, six Heads of United Nations Agencies, two Secretary-Generals of OECD, and many other major international and national organizations. He is Past President of the International Water Resources Association and is a founder and co-chair of the Club of Tokyo. Professor Biswas is also the founder of the International Journal of Water Resources Development and was its Editor-in-Chief for its first 29 years. He has authored or edited 84 books and has published well over 650 scientific and technical papers.
Dr. Cecilia Tortajada’s research focuses on the future of the world′s water, and related policies on water, food, energy and environmental securities. She has been an advisor to major international institutions like FAO, UNDP, JICA, ADB, OECD and GIZ, and has worked in Africa, Asia, North and South America and Europe on water and natural resources 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 (IWRA) (2007‐2009) and an honorary member of the IWRA. She is also Editor‐in‐Chief of the International Journal of Water ResourcesDevelopment. She is the author and editor of more than 30 books.