Shilp Verma
Senior Researcher - Water-Energy-Food Policies, Deputy Country Representative - India
Areas of expertise
Livelihoods Integrated Water Resources Management Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus Institutions Governance2009-2019: Consulting Researcher (Water-Energy-Livelihoods)
Current projects
Latest news for Shilp Verma
Could an AI game accelerate decision-making on groundwater management?
IWMI researchers created a groundwater game that uses Generative AI to allow players to understand the complexities of decision-making for groundwater management ...
In Kumaon, water’s not under the bridge
IWMI's Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee and Garima Taneja discuss the impact of perennial springs drying up in the Kumaon region ...
Living with floods
Pragmatic approaches to flood-resilient lives and livelihoods in Assam ...
Delhi’s severe water crisis: Political stalemate continues
IWMI Deputy Country Representative in India Shilp Verma on the immediate course of action required to mitigate the crisis. ...
Delhi water emergency
IWMI's Shilp Verma is interviewed on India Today about the water crisis in India's metro cities ...
Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) Sizing Tool
The design of SIP is based on scientific protocols therefore has a key role in large-scale solarization of Indian agriculture ...
Africa’s ‘hidden water’: Lessons from India
The relevance of the Indian experience for groundwater development policies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ...
Latest publications by Shilp Verma
Report
Deploying solar pumps at scale in South Asia: opportunities for solarizing agriculture in South Asia
International Solar Alliance; International Water Management Institute | December 3rd, 2025
Report
Growth with resilience for Viksit Bharat 2047: conversations around water, energy and livelihood security
International Water Management Institute | December 2nd, 2025
Journal Article
Sustainable groundwater development for improved agrarian livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa: a decadal update
Taylor and Francis | November 18th, 2025
