In this insight brief, we examine how Singapore, China, and the European Union facilitated research, policies, integrated governance, funding, and participatory planning for the large-scale adoption of nature-based solutions
Blogs & Op-eds
Urban Water
Rural Futures
Technical Consulting
Platforms and Partnerships
Futures Research
In the News | Closing the Loop: Strategies for Decentralised Water Reuse in India
Published in Various Media Outlets
Strategies to Catalyse Safe, Efficient, and Reliable Decentralised Water Reuse in Bengaluru
WELL Labs has partnered with the Swiss Federal Aquatic Institute of Science and Technology (Eawag) to research decentralised wastewater treatment and reuse and enable their adoption in Bengaluru for improved water security
WELL Labs Featured in Discovery Channel
The episode highlights innovators restoring rivers, protecting ecosystems, and transforming India’s water conservation landscape.
Shreya Nath Featured in the Climate Charche Podcast
The episode unpacks Bengaluru’s water crisis and its links to climate change.
The Value of Green: Why Cities Must Invest in Nature-Based Solutions
Published in Citizen Matters
WELL Labs Featured in ‘Down the Drain’ by Nitya Misra
Down the Drain is a documentary on Bengaluru’s sewage system
Environmentalists concerned over size-based buffer zones for water bodies
Published in Mongabay India
Barriers to Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions in Urban India
Our study delves into the barriers to the large-scale adoption of nature-based solutions in Indian cities, synthesises insights from other geographies, and explores solutions
Bengaluru: BWSSB sets up expert panel under retd IISc prof to boost reuse of treated water
Published in Deccan Herald
Why Nature-Based Solutions Must Balance Ecology, Economy, and Community
Nature-based solutions offer ecological, social, and economic benefits, but focusing on one while neglecting the others can lead to inefficient, unjust, or even harmful outcomes
Bengaluru’s water woes: How to deal with poor water quality
Published in Times of India
New zonal drainage master plan on the cards to tackle flooding in Bengaluru
Published in The Hindu
Whitefield drains expose severity of Bengaluru’s stormwater crisis
Published in Deccan Herald
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
As climate risks grow, India’s Bengaluru is trying to save its vanishing lakes
Published in Associated Press
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
Unlocking Nature-Based Solutions
WELL Labs and RMI convened a multi-stakeholder workshop to co-develop actionable solutions for scaling nature-based solutions across building, neighbourhood, and city levels. This synthesis report presents a detailed overview of the deliberations.
Planting Hope: How Community Afforestation Efforts Help Restore Bengaluru’s Greenery
Published in Citizen Matters
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