LOCAL WATER SOLUTIONS IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL WARMING

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Six taps are available at the local level for building climate adaptive solutions: Rainwater, surface water, groundwater, recycled water, piped water and demand management. Approaching it from a scorpio-hydrological lens has potential to supplement various water requirements of communities but will need to be patiently negotiated with citizens, communities and institutions of various kinds.

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Vishwanath Srikantaiah is a Civil Engineer and Urban Planner with decades of experience in the sustainable water management sector. Currently he is looking at projects which integrate local waters into the sustainable water space in both urban and rural areas of India.