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Catalysing Women’s Participation in Rural Development Programmes
Rural women’s contributions to agriculture and development have gained visibility. Yet, this does not necessarily translate into meaningful participation in the public sphere. Bridging this gap calls for a deliberate and context-sensitive approach.
When the City Floods and Then Goes Dry: The Case for Integrated Water and Land Planning in Bengaluru
With the new master plan and the Zonal Drainage Master Plan being drafted, Bengaluru has a rare opportunity to make water systems a key input for land-use planning and development.
How WELL Labs is Changing Water Systems through Collaboration
Water challenges are multi-faceted and involve zero-sum games. Addressing them requires a structural shift in how interconnected economic, social, and ecological systems function
Expanding Access to Better Markets and Water Systems | Insights from the Rural Futures programme
The Rural Futures team shares insights regarding how water access and equity can be improved in canal command regions and why agricultural entrepreneurship must be supported by risk-reducing mechanisms, among other topics.
Designing Water-Secure, Flood-Resilient Cities | Insights from the Urban Water Programme
The Urban Water team shares their insights regarding treating wastewater as a valuable resource and overcoming barriers to rainwater harvesting adoption, among other topics.
Building Climate Resilience Through Community Science | Insights from the Transformation Research Programme
The Transformation Research team shares insights regarding how better irrigation does not always result in higher productivity or profitability, and how migration can be a strategy that allows farmers to continue farming, among other topics.
Developing Frameworks to Improve Water Security | Insights from the Technical Consulting programme
The Technical Consulting team shares their insights regarding the need to reimagine groundwater governance institutions and approaches, and why precise water budgeting is an essential exercise, among other topics.
Building Collaborative Platfroms for a Deeper Impact | Insights from the Digital Futures Programme
The Digital Futures team shares insights regarding balancing diverse organisational priorities, the difficulty of replicating solutions and matchmaking across contexts, and the value of convenings, even if it doesn’t lead to scaling.
Beyond Participation: Building Women’s Agency in Rural Raichur
Learnings from the CLARITY Gender Equality and Social Inclusion training, Raichur, 2026
Why Bengaluru Should Stop Treating its Wastewater as Waste
Scaling the reuse of treated water may be the answer to the city’s worsening water crises.
Digital Futures: Building Products and Tools to Scale Impact Across the Sector
Our new programme, Digital Futures, aims to build scientific and evidence-backed data products and digital tools to strengthen the water and its allied sectors.
The Future of Bengaluru’s Lakes: How to Ensure Effective Community-led Restoration
Published in Citizen Matters
Water-guzzling Data Centres Need Treated Used Water
Published in Hindustan Times
Bengaluru’s Real Estate Boom is Redesigning its Wastewater Future
Published in Deccan Herald
How Funding for Community Groups Can Transform Water Management
In Karnataka’s canal-irrigated regions, providing funds directly to farmer collectives improved irrigation infrastructure, water access, and the collaborative management of shared water resources
North Karnataka’s Twin Dams Face their Toughest Test in Years
Published in Deccan Herald
How Can Farmers Solve Water-Sharing Challenges and Disputes? The Community Hydrologist Model Shows a Way
Managing shared water resources requires translating technical data into farmer-friendly insights and farmers’ experiences into structured inputs for decision-making
The Solution to a Decades-Old Challenge in Canal-Irrigated Regions
Drone surveys, geographic information systems, and artificial intelligence can enable precise canal irrigation and improve water access and equity for farmers
India Can Lead the World on Water, Here’s How
Published in Hindustan Times
Every Practitioner Has a Playbook in Them
A playbook turns expert knowledge into something anyone can act on. The real challenge isn’t simplifying it; it’s making it travel.