Economic growth has surged globally, but it continues to overlook the true value of biodiversity, placing disproportionate risks on the Global South.
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In Chhattisgarh, solar solutions bring water, irrigation, and light to villages, boosting livelihoods and building resilient, self-reliant communities.
In Rayagada district, crescent bunds help cashew trees retain water on hilly slopes, improving yields. A simple solution strengthening tribal livelihoods and climate resilience.
In Karauli district, revived pokhars and pagaras are conserving rainwater and restoring agriculture. These community-led efforts are reducing dependence on hazardous mining while improving livelihoods and health.
Reimagining FPCs as drivers of climate resilience through ecosystem-based approaches to farming. Highlighting how water conservation, soil health and women’s leadership are strengthening livelihoods.
The Community-Driven Visual Integrator (CDVI) 3D model enables communities in Telangana to visualize groundwater systems and understand them as shared resources. By simplifying complex hydrogeological data into participatory tools.
Grasslands are vital yet often overlooked ecosystems that support biodiversity, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Their decline due to policy and land-use changes, and emphasises the urgent need for conservation, and restoration.
A reflection on how science and technology can enable meaningful change in rural communities when adapted to local contexts and realities.
Agriculture is moving beyond just producing more food to ensuring it nourishes people. As hidden hunger rises, the focus is shifting from yield to nutrition.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is transforming how scientists monitor biodiversity and ecosystem health by detecting genetic traces left by organisms in their environment. It offers a non-invasive, efficient way to track species, study climate impacts, and support conservation efforts.
Economic growth has surged globally, but it continues to overlook the true value of biodiversity, placing disproportionate risks on the Global South.
In Chhattisgarh, solar solutions bring water, irrigation, and light to villages, boosting livelihoods and building resilient, self-reliant communities.
In Rayagada district, crescent bunds help cashew trees retain water on hilly slopes, improving yields. A simple solution strengthening tribal livelihoods and climate resilience.
In Karauli district, revived pokhars and pagaras are conserving rainwater and restoring agriculture. These community-led efforts are reducing dependence on hazardous mining while improving livelihoods and health.
Reimagining FPCs as drivers of climate resilience through ecosystem-based approaches to farming. Highlighting how water conservation, soil health and women’s leadership are strengthening livelihoods.
The Community-Driven Visual Integrator (CDVI) 3D model enables communities in Telangana to visualize groundwater systems and understand them as shared resources. By simplifying complex hydrogeological data into participatory tools.
Grasslands are vital yet often overlooked ecosystems that support biodiversity, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Their decline due to policy and land-use changes, and emphasises the urgent need for conservation, and restoration.
A reflection on how science and technology can enable meaningful change in rural communities when adapted to local contexts and realities.
Agriculture is moving beyond just producing more food to ensuring it nourishes people. As hidden hunger rises, the focus is shifting from yield to nutrition.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is transforming how scientists monitor biodiversity and ecosystem health by detecting genetic traces left by organisms in their environment. It offers a non-invasive, efficient way to track species, study climate impacts, and support conservation efforts.
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Two mothers in drought-hit Marathwada built a papad enterprise with WOTR and Standard Chartered Bank, paying school fees for their children.
COP17 put a simple question to the world’s drought experts: can lost land be restored? WOTR’s watersheds may hold the answer.
Mango orchards are improving rural livelihoods in Chhattisgarh, creating resilient farms, diverse incomes, and long-term opportunities for farming communities.
Drawing on WOTR’s grassroots experience, this piece explores the powerful connection between water security, ecosystem restoration, agriculture and nutrition security in rural India.
Exploring World Water Week through our interventions in implementing ecohydrology-based Nature-based Solutions in Maharashtra and Telangana
This World Water Week, explore how water access shapes pastoral livelihoods, migration routes and resilience across India’s changing landscapes.
India’s mosquito fight is evolving as climate change, urbanisation and insecticide resistance reshape malaria, dengue and other disease threats.
An animated film series follows 11 Farmer Producer Companies and 11,800+ farmers building resilient livelihoods through markets, farming and EbA.