BIOME ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
A thoughtful ‘do’ tank - A practice-to-policy bridge
Listen to S Vishwanath talk about Biome Environmental Trust
OUR VISION
Climate-resilient, ecologically-caring and socially-just knowledge-based water systems for all biomes.
OUR MISSION
Facilitating livelihood-centred sustainable water and sanitation systems.
OUR WORK
Biome Trust works in association with Governments, diverse communities and organisations in varied aspects of water management
The broad areas of work include
- Engagement with the State and policy making
- Engagement with schools
- Engagement with urban and peri-urban communities
- Engagement with lake groups
- Creation and dissemination of communication and awareness material
- Research studies
- Internships and trainings
OUR CAMPAIGN
Campaign presentation
‘Million Wells for Bengaluru’ is Biome’s campaign to augment the groundwater table in Bengaluru and help enhance well diggers’ livelihoods
Shubha’s TEDxBangalore talk
Watch Shubha’s TEDxBangalore talk about the 'Million Wells for Bengaluru' campaign
Our work with schools and communities
Biome Environmental Trust works with government schools in and around Bengaluru to install rooftop rainwater harvesting systems and promote water literacy in the students and teachers
We work with urban and peri-urban communities to help them move towards long term sustainability in managing their water resources
Bengaluru’s water story
Srishti School of Design in collaboration with Biome Trust created a mural along one of the walls of the Cubbon Park metro station that tells the water story of Bengaluru along with the story of how well diggers dig wells
The TEDxBiomeEnvironmentalTrust event was held online on Oct 17, 2020 as part of the TED Global Countdown. The event ‘Bengaluru – A City and its Water’ had people from Samaaj (citizens, RWAs, NGOs), Sarkaar (experts, policy makers) and Bazaar (entrepreneurs, service providers) talking about the various aspects of Bengaluru’s water
ABOUT US
BIOME ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
A thoughtful ‘do’ tank - A practice-to-policy bridge
Listen to S Vishwanath talk about Biome Environmental Trust
OUR vision
Climate-resilient, ecologically-caring and socially-just knowledge-based water systems for all biomes.
OUR mission
Facilitating livelihood-centred sustainable water and sanitation systems.
OUR WORK
Biome Trust works in association with Governments, diverse communities and organisations in varied aspects of water management
The broad areas of work include
- Engagement with the State and policy making
- Engagement with schools
- Engagement with urban and peri-urban communities
- Engagement with lake groups
- Research studies
- Creation and dissemination of communication and awareness material
- Internships and trainings
OUR CAMPAIGN
‘Million Wells for Bengaluru’ is Biome’s campaign to augment the groundwater table in Bengaluru and help enhance well diggers’ livelihoods
Watch Shubha’s TEDxBangalore talk about the 'Million Wells for Bengaluru' campaign
Our work with schools and communities
We work with urban and peri-urban communities to help them move towards long term sustainability in managing their water resources
Bengaluru’s water story
Srishti School of Design in collaboration with Biome Trust created a mural along one of the walls of the Cubbon Park metro station that tells the water story of Bengaluru along with the story of how well diggers dig wells
The TEDxBiomeEnvironmental Trust event was held online on Oct 17, 2020 as part of the TED Global Countdown. The event ‘Bengaluru – A City and its Water’ had people from Samaaj (citizens, RWAs, NGOs), Sarkaar (experts, policy makers) and Bazaar (entrepreneurs, service providers) talking about the various aspects of Bengaluru’s water
ABOUT US
Biome Environmental Trust was formed in 2009 after the merger of Chitra K Vishwanath Architects and Rainwater Club into Biome Environmental Solutions.
The team is a diverse mix of people from different backgrounds driven by our interest in issues related to water.