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Asit K. Biswas

Also known as: Prof Asit K. Biswas

University of Glasgow, Third World Centre for Water Management, University of Strathclyde, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, UK, and Gujarat University, India; Director, Water Management International, Singapore; and Chief Executive, Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico.

Prof. Asit K. Biswas is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on water, food, environment and development-related issues. He has a very distinguished career as an academic; senior public official in Canada; advisor and confidant to Presidents, Prime Ministers and Ministers in 23 countries, six Heads of United Nations Agencies, two Secretaries-General of OECD, several Heads of bilateral aid agencies, and four CEOs or Chairmen of MNCs in Fortune 500 list.

He has worked and lived in all continents except Australia. He was a member of the World Commission on Water, and co-founder of International Water Resources Association and World Water Council.

He was a member of the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum and is currently member of the International Advisory Board, Pictet Asset Management, Geneva; member of the Advisory Board, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; and Strategic Advisor, Singapore International Water Week.

Among his numerous awards are Crystal Drop and Millennium Prizes of the International Water Resources Association; Walter Huber Prize of the American Society of Civil Engineering; Stockholm Water Prize, considered to be the Nobel Prize for water, for “his outstanding and multi-faceted contributions to global water resource issues;” “Person of the Year” award from Prime Minister Harper of Canada; Aragon Environment Prize of Spain. Reuters named him as a “one of the top 10 water trailblazers of the world.” Impeller magazine selected him as “true global water hero.”

Because of his manifold research contributions, he has received seven Honorary Doctorates of Technology or Engineering from leading global universities, including from both University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde. He was elected an Academician over 20 years ago. He currently has an h-index of 55. Google Scholar lists 935 of his publications and over 7,000+ citations of his work. He has a Research Gate score of 42.1, which puts him into the top 2.5% of all scientists from all disciplines from the entire world.

He is the author or editor of 89 books. His work has been translated into 43 languages. Prof. Biswas is the founder of the International Journal of Water Resources Development and was its Editor-in-Chief for its first 29 years. He is a regular media contributor to BBC, CNN, CNBC, TRT, Project Syndicate, The Conversation, Channel News Asia, MediaCorp and China Daily on issues related to natural resources management, climate change, environment, geopolitics, international relations, business strategies and innovations. His opinion pieces in various international media are now read by some 1.74 million readers annually all over the world.

Employment

  • University of Glasgow Distinguished Visiting Professor
    2019 - Present
  • Third World Centre for Water Management Chief Executive
    2019 - Present
  • National University of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Distinguished Visiting Professor
    2010 - 2019
  • Biswas & Associates President and Chief Executive
    1981 - 2009
  • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Senior Fellow
    1978 - 1979
  • United Nations Environment Programme Senior Scientific Advisor to Executive Director
    1974 - 1992
  • Environment Canada Director, Environmental Systems Groups
    1972 - 1976

Education

  • University of Strathclyde PhD
    ? - 1967
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur M. Tech
    ? - 1961
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur B.Tech. (Civil Engineering)
    ? - 1960

Projects & Funding

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Publications (364)