Reclassify Managed Aquifer Recharge projects — spreading basins, injection wells, infiltration galleries — as sovereign infrastructure eligible for national bonds and multilateral development bank financing. Countries commit to recharging aquifers during surplus/flood seasons, building strategic groundwater reserves.

The global water infrastructure funding model has historically favored visible surface infrastructure (dams, canals, treatment plants) while ignoring underground storage, which is often cheaper per cubic meter stored and more resilient to evaporation and climate variability.

MAR infrastructure in India alone could store hundreds of billions of cubic meters annually if properly funded and scaled. This idea reframes the question from "can we afford MAR?" to "can we afford to not treat aquifer recharge as infrastructure?"