Background
Biswas, Asit Kumar was born on February 25, 1939 in Balasore, Orissa, India. Son of Anil Kumar and Asha Rani (Biswas) Biswas.
Biswas, Asit Kumar was born on February 25, 1939 in Balasore, Orissa, India. Son of Anil Kumar and Asha Rani (Biswas) Biswas.
Bachelor of Technology with honors, Indian Institute Technological, Kharagpur, 1960. Master of Technology, Indian Institute Technological, Kharagpur, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1967.
Doctor of Science(honorary), University Lund, Sweden, 1984.
Assistant professor University Strathclyde, 1963-1967. Professor Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1967-1968, University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1968-1970. Chief Department Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada, 1969-1972.
Director Department Environment, Canada, 1972-1976. Senior fellow International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1978-1979. President Biswas & Associates, Oxford, England, 1979-1995.
Research scientist University Oxford, 1987-1995. Special advisor International Lake Environmental Commission, Otsu, Japan, 1989-1996. President Third World Center for Water Management, Mexico City, since 1998.
Senior advisor to World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Environmental Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Department Technology Cooperative and Development, World Health Organization, United Nations University, International Fund. Agricultural Development, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, International Institute Applied Systems Analysis, International Irrigation Management Institute, United States Agency for International Development, Danish International Development Agency, Canada International Development Agency, Swedish International Development Agency, Japan Bank International Cooperative, Finnish International Development Agency.
Vice chairman panel of eminent persons on Economic Polciies for Sustainable Development of Asian Development Bank. Member United Nations Panel of Experts on Environmental Management. Member Water Advisory Group United Nations Environmental Programme, 1976-1992, chairman, 1988-1990.
Member World Water Commission, 1998-2000. Member International Water Resources Association (president 1989-1991, vice president 1979-1982, Crystal Drop award 1994, Millennium award 2000), International Society for Ecological Modelling (president 1976-1995), International Association for Clean Technological (vice president 1987-1991). Honorary member Indian Water Resources Society, Egyptian Academy Engineers, Russian Engineering Academy.
Married Cecilia Torkajada, October 30, 1999. 1 child: Andrea Lucia.