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Why Researchers are Developing a Balance Sheet for Bengaluru’s Water
Published in Citizen Matters
Bengaluru Will Not Be Able to Meet Freshwater Demand with Existing Resources, Says Report
Published in The Hindu
Deluge or Drought: Water Researchers Explain How Bengaluru Can Build Resilience
Published in Citizen Matters
Acceptance of On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Bengaluru, India: The Role of Perceived Costs, Risks, and Benefits
In dealing with water pollution and freshwater scarcity, on-site treatment and reuse of domestic wastewater has shown to be a promising solution.
How Water Flows Through Bengaluru: Urban Water Balance Report
WELL Labs has prepared a comprehensive view of Bengaluru’s water system, enabling better water security planning.
India is Running Out of Phosphorus. Does the Solution Lie in Our Sewage?
Published in The Hindu
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.