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"#Flood mitigation is not just about protecting & reclaiming waterbodies, it is also about reviving social relationships that sustain them." In Question Of Cities, I write about Patrick Geddes & his vision of healing #urban #watersheds. questionofcities.org/water-in-the-c…

The Water Studies SAU is now open to welcoming new members interested in working in the water sector. We encourage you to join us if you're passionate about water-related issues and research. Please fill out the form by 13th April to express your interest.

With almost 2000 large & small dams, Maharashtra is the most heavily dammed state in India. Yet, it cannot even provide basic water access. Why, you ask? Because on top of a flawed model of water storage & supply, most of that water is subject to unequal distribution.

Today, Water Studies SAU welcomed new member at our monthly meetup! It was an absolute pleasure to introduce our collective's Aims, Objectives, Mission, Vision & the vital role of youth in transboundary water governance.

Happening Today! Join us for an enriching conversation between SHWETA SINGH and Elisabeth Prügl on "Re-thinking Feminist International Relations in an Age of Global Transitions" 📍South Asian University 30th April | 2:30 pm | LS 001

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., one of the foremost scholars of International Relations, passed away this week. In his honour, here is a compilation of his writings for our journal over the years and a lecture he delivered at Chatham House in 2010. 🧵👇

At South Asia Bioregionalism Working Group, we are hosting a session on Brahmaputra basin with author ruth gamble, moderated by sehjo singh. 📅: 23rd May 2025 🕝: 2:30 PM IST 💻: Zoom 🔗: surl.li/kedfgt Join to explore how rivers shape & sustain human communities through a bioregional lens.

Do join in if this interests you. It’s open to all and will held online mode. Scan the QR code to register.

The event is scheduled for today at 5:30 IST

In my column for Hindustan Times today, I highlight five features of post-Pahalgam regional geopolitics.

Rivers do not produce floods. Floods are produced by human land use decisions & practices that are shaped by greed rather than common sense. "River linking" is a false solution & altering rivers will only worsen the situation while fattening the purses of contractors.

Yes, our wild water buffaloes are not celebrated or cherished. We also had a milroy buffalo sanctuary, which was de-reserved. Recently, the govt has cleared it up - unfortunately there are no buffaloes there anymore - but over time animals will move in from Kaziranga!

New, open-access roundtable on Decolonizing Nature as Subject in Indonesia in BKI journal! Such a pleasure to bounce off ideas with Marieke Bloembergen, Farabi Fakih, Anto Mohsin, Teren Sevea and many others on this! Link here: brill.com/view/journals/…

“A river cannot be managed in fragments. It must be understood in flow. Through flood songs. Through migration patterns. Through rituals that mark its changes. And to do that, we must listen to those who have lived with the river.” Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman 👏 Do read itswildouthere.com/blog/rivers-in…

"Climate change is eroding safety nets, accelerating child marriage in South Asia." scroll.in/article/108281…

A very important book that places the historical experience of the Caribbean at the center of the current planetary crisis. Ferdinand rightly insists that the colonial history of the world cannot be separated from its environmental history because 'it is a way of inhabiting the

Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality. 🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with Gastón Nievas Offidani [1/9] 🔗 wid.world/news-article/u…

Inviting abstract submissions for case studies that will be commissioned on the topic of social movements around rivers in India. Read more details & submit your abstracts via this link: bit.ly/smrivers25 Help us spread the word by sharing this post! INTACH Wageningen U&R

Here's the introduction that binds the special issue (that Axel and I) edited with all published article now. Riverine rights: tracing the currents and consequences of legal innovations in the rights of rivers tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…