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Beyond the Jargon: 10 Key Takeaways from World Water Week 2023
WELL Labs Executive Director, Dr. Veena Srinivasan, led sessions on water and agriculture at World Water Week 2023, an annual event on global water issues organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute. She sums up 10 key insights from this year’s event in this blog post.
A Visionary Architect and a New Growth Model: What’s Behind the Rise of Sponge Cities in China?
In Part 2 of this blog series, we delve into how one man’s vision and coupled with reforms by the Chinese government led to the nationwide adoption of nature-based solutions to manage floods.
Soak Up the Rain: How a ‘Sponge City’ Makes Urban Areas Climate Resilient
In Part 1 of this blog series, we introduce the concept of sponge cities and how this Nature-based Solution has become a popular flood mitigation strategy.
Explained | What did India’s first national water-body census find?
Published in The Hindu
Explained | What Was the U.N. Water Conference and What Happened There?
Published in The Hindu
Wanted: A Plan to Quench Bengaluru’s Thirst
Published in Deccan Herald
Understanding Wastewater Reuse: 5 Learnings from the IWA International Conference
Our Urban Water team sums up five key learnings on wastewater treatment and reuse from the five-day IWA conference held in Chennai in January 2023.
Study on Cascading Lakes in Hebbal Explains Why Many Have Dried Up
Published in Citizen Matters
At COP27, We Must Find a Better Way to Reduce our Carbon Footprint
Published in The Indian Express
Setting the Context — Water Governance in Bengaluru
In this series, we explain the need to better understand how water moves through cities and illustrate effective ways to create and visualise urban water balance through the case of Bengaluru.
How Open Data and Wastewater Reuse Can Prevent Flooding in Bengaluru
Published in Citizen Matters
Why it’s Important to Map the Flow of Water through Cities
A City Water Balance of all flows in the urban water system is a good starting point to understand the paradox of flooded streets and dry borewells.
Why We Need Urban Water Balances
We explain the need to better understand how water moves through cities and illustrate effective ways to visualise urban water balances.
Grey to Green: Mapping Bengaluru’s Apartments and Parks
In Bengaluru alone, around 35 million litres of water is needed every day to irrigate urban green spaces. Currently, it is freshwater that is being used. This is far from ideal at a time of worsening water scarcity. So, why don’t we use treated wastewater instead?
We Must Address the Wastewater Reuse ‘Yuck Factor’ to Save Freshwater, Reduce Pollution
Published in The Times of India
Phosphorus Balance Study at Jakkur Lake
We conducted a phosphorus balance study to understand the sources and sinks of phosphorus in Jakkur lake
Challenges and Opportunities in Residential Decentralised Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Bengaluru
We explore the potential of decentralised sewage treatment plants, which are being promoted in cities like Bengaluru, to treat sewage at the source of generation
Is the STP in your Apartment Always Out of Order?
Here are six tips to save the failing sewage treatment plant (STP) in your apartment.
How Do We Manage Nutrient Levels in Urban Lakes?
This article is the sixth in a multi-part series on lakes that aims to provide a comprehensive overview of lake related problems in Bangalore and approaches to address them. This article discusses how lake nutrients, specifically phosphorus, can be managed.