Earthwatch India has conducted research across three cities in India to address knowledge gaps in the management of urban lakes, wetlands and green spaces. The research informs how these ecosystems can increase the climate-resilience of urban areas, whilst delivering benefits to people and wildlife long into the future.

In Hyderabad, Earthwatch is working with the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad to explore the role of floating wetlands as a nature-based solution (NBS) to help restore urban water quality and improve local livelihoods. Floating wetlands use aquatic weeds as a floating base upon which vegetables can be grown and have had promising results in Bangladesh. Citizen scientists have been trained to monitor environmental indicators across the study locations allowing the research teams to gather more data than they ever could alone.