INTEGRATING FOOD, WATER AND ECOLOGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE BENGALURU
Bengaluru’s rapid urbanisation has intensified pressures on its food, water, and ecological systems, creating growing imbalances that threaten sustainability and equity. This policy brief underscores the urgency of re-integrating these interdependent systems to enable a resilient, inclusive, and climate-responsive city. It highlights how the disconnections between food production and consumption, fragmented water governance, and the […]
Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions for a Sustainable Bengaluru
his policy brief advocates for the mainstreaming of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) as an integrated approach to address Bengaluru’s interconnected challenges of rapid urbanisation, ecological degradation, and climate vulnerability. Grounded in collaborative research in the city, it highlights the potential of NbS to simultaneously enhance urban resilience, restore ecosystems, and improve the quality of life for […]
Supporting urban pollinators for food and environment
Pollinators are a key component of natural and agricultural systems, helping pollinate many important foods such as fruits and vegetables. Indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture seriously threatens populations of pollinators. Additionally, expansion of urban development encroaches not only on surrounding agriculture, but also farm and natural habitats of pollinators. Nevertheless, urban farms and gardens, […]
