Explained | What did India’s first national water-body census find?

by Veena Srinivasan | May 7, 2023 | Urban Water Press & Media

Explained | What did India’s first national water-body census find? A view of the Bhavani river. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan Water bodies are increasingly under threat from pollution, encroachment, urbanisation, and drying India is facing a water crisis with groundwater...

Five Lessons We Learned As An Ecosystem Builder

by Veena Srinivasan | Dec 5, 2022 | Community and Outreach Blogs

Five Lessons We Learned As An Ecosystem Builder WELL Labs members interact with a rural community in Jharkhand in 2022. The scale and complexity of our socio-environmental problems have meant that despite decades of effort we are no closer to ensuring a decent life...

‘Water Credits’ Can Fund Climate Needs

by Ishita Jalan, Mukta Deodhar | Nov 16, 2022 | Products and Platforms Press & Media

‘Water Credits’ Can Fund Climate Needs Water credits represent a fixed quantum of water that is conserved or generated and can be transacted between water deficit and water surplus entities within a sub-basin | Photo Credit: YAVUZSARIYILDIZ The agenda for COP27 in...

At COP27, We Must Find a Better Way to Reduce our Carbon Footprint

by Veena Srinivasan, Anuja Malhotra | Nov 4, 2022 | Urban Water Press & Media

At COP27, We Must Find a Better Way to Reduce our Carbon Footprint Representational image by Pixabay To address climate change effectively, we can’t focus exclusively on carbon — we need to integrate water management into our actions Momentum is building for the...

Setting the Context — Water Governance in Bengaluru

by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Nov 3, 2022 | Urban Water Blogs

Setting the Context — Water Governance in Bengaluru Cities are shaped by their water resources. Think of coastal cities that have evolved to become important trade centres, such as Mumbai and Cochin. There are riverine cities too. Many were capitals of past empires,...