Net Water Positivity in the Indian Context: A Framework for Exploring Industrial Pathways to Water Sustainability
Increasing recognition of freshwater risks to business on one hand and tightening regulations on the other are spurring interest in conserving freshwater and net water positivity. To this end, many companies have made public commitments to net water positivity. In this Insight Article, we explore how to bring aquifers back into balance by increasing recharge and reducing abstraction. We also make the case for a system of water credits to effectively drive collective action.
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By Veena Srinivasan, Ishita Jalan & Mukta Deodhar
With inputs from Shreya Nath, Anjali Neelakantan, Sneha Singh & Shashank Palur
Illustrations by Aparna Nambiar & Sarayu Neelakantan
The authors conducted this work when they were with the Centre for Social and Environmental Innovation at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (CSEI-ATREE). WELL Labs is now taking it forward in collaboration with ATREE.
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