Overview
- Presents a framework for water utilities of developing countries based on the example of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA)
- Discusses how proper policies and management can transform a utilities board from being dysfunctional to world class
- Written by leading experts, highlights case studies to substantiate the above
Part of the book series: Water Resources Development and Management (WRDM)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Asit K. Biswas is one of the world’s leading authorities on water, environment and development-related issues. A distinguished academic, he has been an advisor and confidant to Presidents, Prime Ministers and Ministers in 21 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. Recipient of seven Honorary Doctorates from leading global universities, he is the author of 88 books. His work has been translated into 42 languages.
Pawan K. Sachdeva is an engineer with a MBA and a Master’s degree in public policy. He has consulted and researched on the performances of water utilities in many states of India, different urban centres of Cambodia, and other Asian cities. At present he is a Non-Executive Director ofWater Management International Private Ltd. of Singapore. He has also been an Adjunct Professor to Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India).
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. Winner of the prestigious Crystal Drop Award of the International Water Resources Association, she is also a member of the OECD Initiative on Water Governance and member of the International Selection Committee, Millennium Technology Prize, Technology Academy Finland. She is a past President of the International Water Resources Association and Editor‐in‐Chief of the International Journal of Water Resources Development. She is the author and editor of more than 40 books. A leading global authority on urban water and wastewater management, her work has been translated into seven languages.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Phnom Penh Water Story
Book Subtitle: Remarkable Transformation of an Urban Water Utility
Authors: Asit K. Biswas, Pawan K. Sachdeva, Cecilia Tortajada
Series Title: Water Resources Development and Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4065-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4064-0Published: 11 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4067-1Published: 24 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-4065-7Published: 10 December 2020
Series ISSN: 1614-810X
Series E-ISSN: 2198-316X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 153
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Water, general, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environmental and Sustainability Education, Environment, general