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When Wells Fill Fast and Dry Faster: Lessons from Nashik’s Basaltic Uplands
In Nashik’s basaltic uplands, wells fill quickly during monsoon but start to dry by February. Farmers see surface storage, efficient irrigation, and local governance as key solutions.
Incorporating Nature-Based Solutions to Manage Flooding: Transforming Bengaluru’s Manyata Tech Park
With conventional engineering solutions failing to control flooding in Bengaluru, we assess the potential of nature-based solutions through a modelling exercise
Reimagining WUCS in Karnataka: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Water Governance
A systematic, step-by-step approach is needed to build a strong, democratic WUCS from the inside out, shift the power dynamics, and give everyone a voice.
Empowering Local Decisions with Isotope Hydrology: A New Frontier for India’s Water Strategy
Upscaling isotope hydrological techniques in water resources management through government policies can help address water challenges in urban and rural India
Measuring What Matters: Communities Assessing Water Solutions
Community-led continuous monitoring is key to assessing aquifer health, groundwater sustainability, and the impact of soil and water interventions.
Co-Creating Solutions with Communities | Insights from the Futures Research Programme
The Futures Research team shares insights from their work on designing solutions for land and water challenges in the semi-arid Raichur and Chikkaballapur districts of Karnataka
Accelerating Collaboration for Rural Development | Insights from the Platforms and Partnerships Programme
The Platforms and Partnerships team shares insights from their work on the Green Rural Economy platform
Improving Decision-Making in the Water Sector | Insights from the Technical Consulting Programme
The Technical Consulting team shares insights regarding how we can ensure the optimal use of limited resources and why certain groundwater interventions fail, among other topics
Promoting Wastewater Reuse, Community Engagement, and Financial Incentives for Water Conservation | Insights from the Urban Water Programme
The Urban Water team shares insights from their initiatives for water circularity and resilience
Promoting Equitable Irrigation, Market Access, Agricultural Innovation, and More | Insights from the Rural Futures Programme
The Rural Futures team shares what they learnt from their initiatives in Raichur, Koppal, and Chikkaballapur districts of Karnataka
How WELL Labs Is Using Systems Transformation to Solve Complex Water Challenges in India
Water challenges are multi-faceted and involve zero-sum games. Addressing them requires a structural shift in how interconnected economic, social, and ecological systems function
From Science to Strategy: A Community Approach to Hydrology
The community hydrology programme empowers local communities to take charge of water management through citizen science and grassroots governance. This blog documents the third workshop in the programme that focused on water budgeting and water balance estimations.
Mapping Water, Building Ownership: A Ground-Up Approach to Water Governance
Introducing a tech component to participatory rural appraisal has changed how farmers engage with the process.
Low-Cost, High-Impact: How Communities Can Monitor Their Water Futures
This simple, low-cost water balance method helps improve understanding of how effectively a percolation tank recharges groundwater.
Celebrating Nature and Community: The Spirit of ‘Kere Connect Habba’
Friends of Lakes and India Cares Foundation are organising Kere Connect Habbas, or lake festivals, around the lakes of Bengaluru, to foster connection and engagement between a lake and its community
Raichur at the Crossroads: Gender-Sensitive Strategies for Sustainable Rural Labour
Published in The Federal
India’s Share of Indus Waters Can Recharge Punjab Aquifers
Published in Hindustan Times
Bring Back Nature to Bengaluru’s Rescue
Published in Deccan Herald
Success Stories from the Green Rural Economy Initiative
We foster collaboration between social-sector organisations, enabling them to better address the challenges they face and expand their sphere of impact. This has benefitted organisations working on agriculture, waste management, and livelihoods, among other issues
From Doubts to Direction: How ‘Clinics’ for the Social Sector Can Spark Action and Collaboration
Clinics are virtual or offline sessions that promote knowledge-exchange between two groups: experts from an organisation or enterprise and people seeking solutions in the domain of rural livelihoods