Sahana Goswami

Manager - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Bio

Sahana is a Manager for the Cities program in WRI India. She works on urban water issues with a focus on reuse and resource recovery from urban wastewater streams. At WRI India she has also worked on transit oriented development and provision of safe access to transit station areas across urban centres in India.

Her background in technical and academic writing includes developing fact-sheets related to water management strategies and water resources planning for the south east Wisconsin region and academic papers related to equity planning within economic development schemes of local governments in the US. She has also worked as an architect and urban planner in a private architecture and design firm.

Sahana holds a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, US and a Bachelor in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, JNTU, Hyderabad, India.

Sahana is an avid walker loves to discover the cities she visits on foot. Her other interests include writing about her travels and art journaling.

Blog Posts

Water concerns, India and COVID-19: the lesser-known battle
by Sahana Goswami and Samrat Basak - March 26, 2020
The global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) highlights the intensity of global interconnections, and social and economic interdependence between regions. The pandemic has reinforced the critical need for access to safe and assured water supply for all, as described in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, for preventing rapid transmission of the disease.

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Urban Blues and Prudence: 5 Things to Consider prior to Restoration and Conservation Efforts
by Sahana Goswami and Samrat Basak - March 19, 2020
Since time immemorial, Indian cities have come up either on riverbanks or near surface waterbodies or over groundwater reservoirs, making the presence of water a founding feature of settlements. Historically, waterbodies played a vital role in defining the cultural heritage of a city. They provided public spaces for recreation, gatherings and religious activities, as well as a range of livelihood options, like fishing and boating. This dependence, in turn, ensured that these waterbodies were cared for and used by local communities, and fostered a water focused identity of the place....

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