Archive · 18 Jun 2025
India's Rivers: Workshop Focuses on Nature-Based Solutions
Imagine India's rivers are like veins for the country, providing water for many people.
But these rivers are facing problems.
Experts met to find solutions!
They discussed using nature to help clean up rivers and make them healthy again.
This includes ideas like planting trees and protecting wetlands.
They also talked about how to get different groups of people, like government and businesses, to work together and pay for these solutions.
The goal is to protect the rivers for the future.
A national workshop in India focused on nature-based solutions for river revitalization.
The workshop was organized by The Nature Conservancy in India with the goal of restoring India's river systems.
Over 70 stakeholders including environmental specialists and policymakers attended the event.
Discussions covered ecological restoration, policy pathways, and financing strategies.
The event emphasized cross-sectoral collaboration, innovative financing, and policy integration.
- Who
- Environmental specialists, policymakers, government representatives, and civil society leaders.
- What
- A national workshop focused on nature-based solutions for river revitalization.
- When
- June 18
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To address the urgent need for integrated strategies to restore India’s river systems, which are threatened by pollution, urban development, and climate change.
- Organizers
- The Nature Conservancy in India, Rural India Support Trust
- Focus
- Nature-based solutions for river restoration
- Participants
- Over 70 stakeholders
- Key Speakers
- Sh. Brijendra Swaroop, Sh. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Dr. Anjali Acharya
- Topics Discussed
- River rejuvenation, policy pathways, financing