"Transformations to groundwater sustainability: from individuals and pumps to communities and aquifers" is written by Margreet Zwarteveen, Governance and Inclusive Development, University of Amsterdam, and Department of Water Governance, IHE Delft, Marcel Kuper, University of Montpellier, and UMR G-Eau/Cirad, Cristian Olmos-Herrera, Governance and Inclusive Development, University of Amsterdam, Muna Dajani, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Jeltsje Kemerink-Seyoum, Department of Water Governance, IHE Delft, and Governance and Inclusive Development, University of Amsterdam, Cleaver Frances, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Linnea Beckett, Colleges 9 & 10, Division of Social Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Flora Lu, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Seema Kulkarni, Society for Promoting Participative Eco-system Management, Himanshu Kulkarni, Advanced Centre for Water resources Development and Management, Uma Aslekar, Advanced Centre for Water resources Development and Management, Lowe Börjeson, Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Andres Verzijl, Governance and Inclusive Development, University of Amsterdam, and International Development Studies Group, Utrecht University, Carolina Dominguez Guzmán, Anthropology Department, University of Amsterdam, Maria Teresa Oré, Department of Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Perú, Irene Leonardelli, Institute for Water Education, IHE Delft, Lisa Bossenbroek, University Koblenz-Landau, Hind Ftouhi, University Hassan II, Tavengwa Chitata, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Tarik Hartani, Laboratory management and valorization of agricultural and aquatic ecosystems Morsli Abdellah Tipaza University Center, Amine Saidani, CREAD, Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences Institute, IAV Hassan II, and SupAgro, Michelaina Johnson, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Aysha Peterson, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Sneha Bhat, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Sachin Bhopal, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Zakaria Kadiri, University Hassan II, Rucha Deshmukh, Advanced Centre for Water resources Development and Management, Dhaval Joshi, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Hans Komakech, WISE – Futures, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Kerstin Joseph, WISE – Futures, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Ebrania Mlimbila, WISE – Futures, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, and Chris De Bont, Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University. The article is published in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.