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Climate change is worsening the water crisis, but nature can help us adapt—if we act now.
Nearly 1,000 waterbodies in Delhi put on map
By Priyangi Agarwal | The Times of India 20 August 2021
The Wetland Authority of Delhi has given unique identification numbers to 1,040 waterbodies in the capital.
Catch the rain, fix water crisis: How Odisha leads by example
By Dimple Behal, Rajib Lochan Ram | Down to Earth 20 August 2021
Odisha has deveoped 12,000 rainwater harvesting structures to facilitate water conservation and ground water recharge in 2,035 wards
Why residents are wary of new rules on tapping rainfall in Delhi
By Paras Singh | The Times of India 18 August 2021
Many residents’ welfare associations have called for a review of the policy that makes it mandatory for...
Global water crisis will intensify with climate breakdown, says report
By Fiona Harvey |The Guardian 17 August 2021
Flooding, droughts and wildfires will worsen as global heating disrupts the planet’s water cycle
DJB’s 'City Of Lakes' project: For 50 water bodies in the capital, a fresh lease of life by the year end
By Abhinaya Harigovind | The Indian Express 09 August 2021
At Paschim Vihar, a Rs 10 crore project is under way to lay a 4-km long pipeline from the treatment plant at Keshavpuram to replenish the lake with treated water.
Decentralized wastewater treatment systems projected to become more common as droughts persist
By Andy Castillo | American City and County 05 August 2021
Last month, the Hoover Dam’s reservoir at the border of Nevada and Arizona sunk to its lowest recorded level...
Jal shakti: South Delhi civic body harvests power of rain
By Paras Singh | The Times of India 29 July 2021
South Delhi Municipal Corporation has opened its first rainwater harvesting park called Jal Shakti Park in Sector-8 of Dwarka.
How Delhi's green spaces can help harvest millions of litres...
By Paras Singh | The Times of IndiaMarch 31, 2021
The national capital’s response to tackling urban flooding has largely remained muddled with even light-to-moderate showers causing large-scale waterlogging on arterial as well as inner colony roads.
Green Infrastructure: How to Manage Water in a Sustainable Way
By Melissa Denchak | NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), USMarch 28, 2021
By relying on plants, soil, and natural systems to manage rainfall runoff, green infrastructure tackles urban water woes and boosts climate resilience. Here’s how.
Nangloi lake gets a new lease of life
By Paras Singh | The Times of IndiaJanuary 05, 2021
It used to be an eyesore, with bulbous hyacinth plants poking through garbage. The lake in northwest Delhi’s Nangloi today presents a better picture.
Uniformity in Greater Noida green plan
By Shalabh | The Times of IndiaJanuary 04, 2021
A new approach to maintain the green cover and aesthetic value of Greater Noida city will be followed from April 1. The authority will now plant similar species ...
COVID-19: Here's what decentralised planning teaches us to curb pandemics
By Shivali Jainer, Dhruv Pasricha | Down to EarthMay 04, 2020
Decentralised infrastructure and services provide a range of benefits for all stakeholders
Stormwater harvesting in parks and open spaces: Managing Delhi's water woes
By Shivali Jainer, Dhruv Pasricha | Down to EarthMarch 04, 2019
Water-sensitive urban design and planning approach, which mimics the natural water cycle, can help fix water systems in the city
Blue and Green Cities: The role of blue-green infrastructure in managing urban water resources
By Robert C. BrearsNovember 14, 2018
While traditional grey infrastructure systems have, over many decades, proved to be effective in collecting stormwater runo and draining it from the city...
COVID-19 and green, open spaces: What is going to be our new normal?
By Shivali Jainer, Shivani Yadav | Down To Earth02 June 2020
Living conditions created under a pandemic situation are also a reflection of the inadequacies of our cities
Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure
By Lisa Beyer and James Anderson | WRI (World Resource Institute)June 29, 2020
Capital City, a (hypothetical) seaside metropolis, has a growing population. However, much of its infrastructure was built 100 years ago and is straining from deferred maintenance, unable to meet the city’s future needs.
Living with water: integrating blue, green and grey infrastructure to manage urban floods
By Ashwathy Anand and Sahana Goswami | WRI (World Resource Institute) IndiaSeptember 03, 2020
This is second in the ongoing series of blogs on Urban India Going Underwater
Water-sensitive innovations to transform health of slums and environment
By Rebekah Brown, Karin Leder, Tony Wong | Down To Earth10 February 2017
A five-year project announced today will implement an innovative water-sensitive approach tailored to informal settlements. The goal is to revitalise 24 communities in Fiji and Indonesia
Urban flooding: The case of drowning cities and rising vulnerability
By Mitashi Singh, Varnika Upmanyu | Down To Earth11 October 2019
Overburdened drainage, frenzied and unregulated construction, no regard to the natural topography and hydro-geomorphology all make urban floods a man-made disaster
India needs to conserve waterbodies and value them
By Mahreen Matto | Down To Earth02 August 2019
Let’s not destroy our waterbodies in the name of development and rather value their importance
No ambiguity on need for better urban planning
By Rajneesh Sareen | Down To Earth30 August 2017
We need to operationalise policy on the assumption that increased frequency of extreme weather events and deepening impacts are the new baseline
What Drains mean to Cities
By Sushmita Sengupta | Down To Earth15 April 2014
Reviving stormwater drains is the only way to protect cities from water-logging during monsoons
Green Infrastructure Through the Revival of Ancient Wisdom
By Kongjian Yu, FASLA | The Dirt Contributor22 Sep 2017
Gray infrastructures made of steel and concrete, which we built to connect our physical world, are shallow or even fake constructs that are destroying the real and deep connections between human beings...
Liability turns resource
By Mahreen Matto, Shivali Jainer | Down To Earth31 January 2018
Noida takes the help of Centre for Science and Environment; plans to harvest its stormwater to check flash floods while replenishing depleting groundwater
