Project — www.nature.org/en-us
|
Location
Click Icon to Show on Map
|
City & Country |
|---|---|
,
|
()
|
| Countries: | India |
|---|---|
| Basins: | Bay of Bengal (254) (Krishna) |
|
Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
|
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Quality (SDG 6.3) Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5) Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) International Cooperation and Capacity Building (SDG 6.a) Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b) Water-Related Disaster Management (SDG 11.5) Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1) |
|
Project Tags:
Includes tags from the project and its
locations.
|
Stormwater Management and Flood Control
Groundwater Domestic Wastewater Sanitation Hygiene Replenishment |
| Progress to Date: | NA Improved water quality |
| Services Needed: | Other |
| Desired Partners: |
Academic Institution
Business City Government NGO / Civil Society |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Jun. 01, 2019 » Ongoing |
| Project Website: | www.nature.org/en-us |
| Contextual Condition(s): | PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation |
| Additional Benefits: | Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Long-term partnership(s) created |
| Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems |
| Primary Funding Source: | pool |
| Project Challenges: | Other |
| Project Source: | User |
| Profile Completion: | 82% |
•Project goal: To restore Chennai’s Sembakkam Lake to launch a restoration model to demonstrate how urban lakes and wetlands can provide ecosystem services including acting as carbon sinks, flood sinks, recharging groundwater, recycling nutrients, supporting flora and fauna, increasing resilience to severe weather events and natural disasters, and reducing pollution
Project Results
•Better water quality in the lake due to treatment of waste water before it enters the lake
•I…
Paul Fleming
Water Program Manager
Microsoft
| Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation |
|---|---|
| Project Benefits: | Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Long-term partnership(s) created |
| Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems |
| Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
| Challenges: | Other |
Microsoft (Organization)
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Learn More
The Nature Conservancy (Organization)
The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. We acheive this through the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff, including more than 550 scientists, located in all 50 U.S. states … Learn More
Loading Lessons
