by Namitha Nayak | Jan 28, 2026 | Urban Water / Research
How India Can Promote Nature-Based Solutions: Lessons from Singapore, China, and the European Union Cities across Europe have incorporated nature-based solutions in public spaces. Photo: Cataleirxs, Wikimedia Commons Floods have become a recurring feature of Indian...
by Namitha Nayak, Radhika Sundaresan | Dec 19, 2025 | Urban Water / Op-eds
The value of green: Why cities must invest in Nature-based solutions Currently, most NbS suffer from an invisibility problem. A tree-lined avenue is appreciated for its beauty, but its role in reducing urban heat stress, improving air quality, managing stormwater, and...
by Radhika Sundaresan, Namitha Nayak | Dec 1, 2025 | Urban Water / Research
Barriers to Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions in Urban India Photo by Jiri Rezac, Climate Group, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Floods, heat waves, and water scarcity are common across Indian cities, upending the lives of millions. Climate change has made these extreme...
by Namitha Nayak, Anam Husain | Nov 25, 2025 | Urban Water / Blogs
Why Nature-Based Solutions Must Balance Ecology, Economy, and Community Benjakitti Forest Park, Bangkok, Thailand. Photo by Shashank Palur Most environmental projects are well-intentioned, but often overlook holistic planning or long-term effectiveness. For instance,...
by Radhika Sundaresan, Namitha Nayak | Sep 27, 2024 | Urban Water / Blogs
Building Climate-Resilient Cities with Nature-Based Solutions Credit: WOHA This is the third part of a blog series on nature-based solutions for urban resilience. Read Part 1 and Part 2 here. Mumbai recorded over 200 mm of rain within five hours on September 25,...
