A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Green Revolution Through Barren Lands – Transforming India

Feb, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Land and Water Management, Sustainable Development

Imagine a barren patch of land, lifeless, without hope, dismissed as worthless. Now imagine transforming not one, not two, but 90 such spaces into green, thriving hubs of life, prosperity, and sustainability. This is not a distant dream; it’s a mission. A mission to fuse the power of nature, technology, and human will

Advancing Climate Resilient Development for Semiarid Farming Systems in India

Feb, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, W-CReS

The complexity of the challenges faced by semi-arid farming systems in India necessitates a holistic understanding of climate resilience, one that integrates both climate and development concerns.

The Fertile Ground: Restoring the Land, Reviving a Community

Feb, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

Kusava Goswami, her mother-in-law Dhapubai, and Ambalal Gameti – a Wasundhara Sewak recognised the urgency to transition their community towards organic agriculture.

Guardians of the Land: Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation

Feb, 2025
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development

India is also home to a multitude of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), each with unique ethical, cultural, and traditional practices. For centuries, these communities have harnessed their Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to sustain their livelihoods and preserve their cultural identities.

These half-moon shaped bunds are contributing to increased cashew yields in Odisha

Feb, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Management

The crescent bund is one of the most effective in-situ soil and water moisture conservation methods used in cashew plantations

How a School in Maharashtra’s Jalna District is Leading the Way in Multilayer Farming

Feb, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation

This blog post is based on a unique multilayer farming initiative implemented as part of the “Integrated Water Resources Development and Promotion of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Maharashtra and Telangana—A Practice and Knowledge Embedded Approach” project, which is supported by the Honeywell Hometown Solutions India Foundation (HHSIF).

Invest in Resilience: Partner with WOTR to Transform Lives in Rural Chhattisgarh

Feb, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Resilient Agriculture, Land and Water Management

As climate change tightens its grip, the resilient communities in Chhattisgarh need your support more than ever

30 Years of Transforming Rural Landscapes

Jan, 2025
News & Events, Sustainable Development

WOTR recently celebrated 30 years of transformative rural development at its “Ripples of Change” event. It spotlighted WOTR’s impact in rejuvenating rural landscapes and empowering communities.

Building Resilient Livelihoods in a Climate Change Scenario

Jan, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation

As Axis Bank Foundation strives to improve the livelihoods of two million households by 2026-27, one of the intensifying and worrying hurdles our communities face is the disproportionate impact of climate change. Climate adaptation is, hence, an urgency!

From Fatalism to a Redeemed Future

Jan, 2025
People Stories, Rural Development

Through WOTR’s watershed project, Beni Prasad Jhariya found his calling. He took on the role of a Wasundhara Sevak, inspiring his community to adopt sustainable farming and water conservation practices.

Green Revolution Through Barren Lands – Transforming India

Feb, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Land and Water Management, Sustainable Development

Advancing Climate Resilient Development for Semiarid Farming Systems in India

Feb, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, W-CReS

The complexity of the challenges faced by semi-arid farming systems in India necessitates a holistic understanding of climate resilience, one that integrates both climate and development concerns.

The Fertile Ground: Restoring the Land, Reviving a Community

Feb, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

Kusava Goswami, her mother-in-law Dhapubai, and Ambalal Gameti – a Wasundhara Sewak recognised the urgency to transition their community towards organic agriculture.

Guardians of the Land: Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation

Feb, 2025
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development

These half-moon shaped bunds are contributing to increased cashew yields in Odisha

Feb, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Management

The crescent bund is one of the most effective in-situ soil and water moisture conservation methods used in cashew plantations

How a School in Maharashtra’s Jalna District is Leading the Way in Multilayer Farming

Feb, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation

Invest in Resilience: Partner with WOTR to Transform Lives in Rural Chhattisgarh

Feb, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Resilient Agriculture, Land and Water Management

As climate change tightens its grip, the resilient communities in Chhattisgarh need your support more than ever

30 Years of Transforming Rural Landscapes

Jan, 2025
News & Events, Sustainable Development

WOTR recently celebrated 30 years of transformative rural development at its “Ripples of Change” event. It spotlighted WOTR’s impact in rejuvenating rural landscapes and empowering communities.

Building Resilient Livelihoods in a Climate Change Scenario

Jan, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation

From Fatalism to a Redeemed Future

Jan, 2025
People Stories, Rural Development

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Chhattisgarh Rabi Harvest Diary

Jun, 2026
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Harvest

A glimpse of the Rabi harvest season from Chhattisgarh, featuring freshly harvest wheat and sunflowers from villages of Kolhuva, Temri etc.

Living with Uncertainty: Climate Change and Resilience of Pastoral Livelihood Systems

May, 2026
Climate Change, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

Pastoralists of Maharashtra navigating climate change through mobility, indigenous knowledge, community-led action and ecological resilience.

What a Dry Year Exposes About How We Manage Land and Water

May, 2026
El Niño, Watershed Development

Watershed management reveals how drought, groundwater depletion, soil stress, and unequal access reshape resilience long before visible crisis emerges.

Plant Blindness | International Day For Biological Diversity

May, 2026
Biodiversity, Plants & Trees

Plant blindness may be biodiversity’s most overlooked threat. Here’s why learning to see plants could change everything for our planet.

The Buzz Is Real. We Need Bees To Survive.

May, 2026
Bee Conservation, Biodiversity

Bees sustain our food, ecosystems, and economies. Discover why protecting pollinators is humanity’s most urgent environmental responsibility.

From Adaptation to Stewardship: Why Ecosystem-Based Approaches Matter in a Changing World

May, 2026
Biodiversity, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

EbA strengthens ecological processes – restoring soil moisture, improving vegetation cover, enhancing water retention, and supporting biodiversity.

Responsible AI for Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

May, 2026
Artificial Intelligence, Biodiversity

Discover how responsible AI innovations can protect ecosystems, empower vulnerable communities, tackle climate change, and support sustainable global development.

Ecohydrology and Its Role in Sustainable Development

May, 2026
Ecohydrology, Sustainable Development

Ecohydrology unites ecology and hydrology to transform water management. Discover how it drives sustainability, ecosystem health, and resilient communities.

A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Green Revolution Through Barren Lands – Transforming India

Advancing Climate Resilient Development for Semiarid Farming Systems in India

The Fertile Ground: Restoring the Land, Reviving a Community

Guardians of the Land: Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation

These half-moon shaped bunds are contributing to increased cashew yields in Odisha

How a School in Maharashtra’s Jalna District is Leading the Way in Multilayer Farming

Invest in Resilience: Partner with WOTR to Transform Lives in Rural Chhattisgarh

30 Years of Transforming Rural Landscapes

Building Resilient Livelihoods in a Climate Change Scenario

From Fatalism to a Redeemed Future

Green Revolution Through Barren Lands – Transforming India

Advancing Climate Resilient Development for Semiarid Farming Systems in India

The Fertile Ground: Restoring the Land, Reviving a Community

Guardians of the Land: Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation

These half-moon shaped bunds are contributing to increased cashew yields in Odisha

How a School in Maharashtra’s Jalna District is Leading the Way in Multilayer Farming

Invest in Resilience: Partner with WOTR to Transform Lives in Rural Chhattisgarh

30 Years of Transforming Rural Landscapes

Building Resilient Livelihoods in a Climate Change Scenario

From Fatalism to a Redeemed Future

By Categories

By Tags

Chhattisgarh Rabi Harvest Diary

Living with Uncertainty: Climate Change and Resilience of Pastoral Livelihood Systems

What a Dry Year Exposes About How We Manage Land and Water

Plant Blindness | International Day For Biological Diversity

The Buzz Is Real. We Need Bees To Survive.

From Adaptation to Stewardship: Why Ecosystem-Based Approaches Matter in a Changing World

Responsible AI for Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

Ecohydrology and Its Role in Sustainable Development

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