Luna Bharati

Luna Bharati is a Principal Researcher of Hydrology and Water Resources at the International Water Management Institute in Nepal. Luna focuses on hydrological modeling, hydrological processes, river basin management, assessment of environmental flows, climate change and adaptation strategies, biology (ecology), economics, water resources.

Prior to joining IWMI, she worked for the Center for Development Research (ZEF) on the Global Change and the Hydrological Cycle (GLOWA) project in the Volta Basin, Africa.

Content authored by Luna Bharati

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Blog Post
December 10, 2020
Is it crunch time for the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus? 3 recommendations to move the needle
Researchers point out that it's time for the conversation on the WEF nexus to be channeled into effective researcher-practitioner partnerships, for actual implementation and real benefits.
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Blog Post
March 26, 2020
Moving from water problems to water solutions in a climate-challenged world
A holistic and integrated approach is essential to enable sustainable, efficient and affordable management of scarce groundwater resources.
- Luna Bharati
- Stefan Uhlenbrook
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Blog Post
March 24, 2020
A risky water future for Nepal
State-of-the-art climate modeling is more accurately predicting climate change impacts in Western Nepal, and the results are more worrying than ever.
- Luna Bharati
- Dani Freund
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Blog Post
March 21, 2018
Water Crises Are Hitting Our Economies. Time to Hit Back with Natural Infrastructure
We need natural infrastructure - like forests, swamps, aquifers and grasslands - to overcome droughts and floods that have a high economic cost.
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Blog Post
Blog Post
March 20, 2018
It’s time to understand where our water really comes from
It’s time to take a scientific approach to understanding the origin of water resources.