India is at a critical juncture where water scarcity and climate change are not just environmental issues but also economic and social challenges. According to NITI Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index (2018), 600 million Indians already face high to extreme water stress, and by 2030, demand will outstrip supply twofold. At the same time, the...

Urban areas in South Asia face escalating water stress, ecological degradation, and climate risks due to rapid land-use change, deforestation, wetland loss, and pollution, all of which disrupt water cycles and are worsened by climate change. Forest ecosystems, whether in upstream catchments, along coasts, or within cities, play a vital role in regulating flows, recharging...

Urban flooding is becoming one of the most pressing climate risks facing Indian cities driven by extreme rainfall, shrinking natural drainage systems and unplanned development. Traditional grey infrastructure alone is proving insufficient to manage the scale and complexity of this challenge. There is a growing need to embed Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into city planning to...