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What The Number Hides
My journey in water began with a night I still don't like remembering. In June 2013 I was in Dehradun when the Kedarnath floods hit. More than 5,000 people dead, over 110,000 evacuated. But what I remember isn't the number. It's one woman in the relief area, who came home when her husband and son did not. She is the reason I chose water. Because nobody there experienced "climate change." They experienced a river. This is the story of what the number hides, and why I choose to

Sumbul Mashhadi
Aug 213 min read


What Six Sessions of Water Communications Training Taught Me About Telling the Truth
Six sessions. Hundreds of water communicators from many countries. Here's what the SIWI Water in Communications 2026 training taught me about telling water stories that actually land.

Sumbul Mashhadi
Jun 223 min read
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