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Demystified by WOTR – Climate Change Adaptation: Building Resilience in a Changing World

Feb, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Demystified By WOTR

Adaptation to climate change is vital for resilience amidst rising sea levels and erratic weather patterns. Key strategies include protecting coastlines, ensuring food security, conserving water, investing in renewable energy, disaster preparedness, and protecting ecosystems.

Demystified by WOTR – The Secret Sauce to India’s Water Woes: Watershed Development

Feb, 2024
Demystified By WOTR, Rural Development, Water Management

In rural India, water scarcity is a harsh reality impacting communities’ lives profoundly. Through watershed development, communities are empowered to heal the land holistically, from ridge to valley, ensuring water security, improved health, and livelihoods.

Demystified by WOTR – Clean Water for All: SDG 6 and India

Feb, 2024
Demystified By WOTR, Sustainable Development, Water Management

This blog explores the challenges and solutions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation for All) in India, emphasizing the importance of collective action and innovative approaches.

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Mahila Sansadhan Kendra : A Village-Level Platform Connecting Women Farmers to FPCs

Mar, 2026
Farmer Producer Organisations, Women Empowerment

Mahila Sansadhan Kendra empowers women farmers in Maharashtra by strengthening participation, leadership, and decision-making within Farmer Producer Companies and agriculture.

Capacity Building as the Foundation of Participatory Watershed Development

Mar, 2026
Participatory Approach, Watershed Development

Watershed development empowers rural communities through participatory planning, capacity building, climate resilience, water conservation, and sustainable livelihood transformation.

Seeing the Unseen: How a 3D Tool Is Helping Villages Reclaim Their Groundwater Future

Mar, 2026
Water Conservation, Water Management

In the rain-fed villages of Maharashtra, people are finding new ways to understand their land and groundwater — not with satellites or dashboards, but with cardboard, shared knowledge, and a fresh look at the soil beneath their feet.

Twice the Produce, Half the Harvest Time : The Future of Agriculture with Climate-Resilient Crop Varieties in Telangana

Mar, 2026
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Food Security

Climate-resilient crop varieties are helping farmers in Telangana improve yields and adopt more sustainable farming practices. These innovations highlight how science and sustainable practices can strengthen agricultural resilience and food security.

Beyond the Visible : Recognising Cultural Ecosystem Services in Development Practice

Mar, 2026
Case Stories, Ecosystem

Nature sustains more than livelihoods, it nurtures identity, culture and well-being through Cultural Ecosystem Services. Acknowledging these connections is vital for development that respects communities and their landscapes.

Retreat and Responsibility in a Warming World

Feb, 2026
Climate Change Adaptation, conservation

In late January, the United States withdrew once again from the Paris Agreement, while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked its 2009 Endangerment Finding—moves that highlight how climate policy reversals in major economies can destabilise global efforts and pose serious risks for developing countries, particularly India.

From Soil to Sky: Innovations Changing the Face of Indian Agriculture

Feb, 2026
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Rural Development, Uncategorized

Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman of WOTR’s Advisory Board, reflects on the evolving landscape of Indian agriculture and shares an optimistic vision for its future.

From Watersheds to Women’s Leadership : Thirteen Years of Change in Odisha

Feb, 2026
Women Empowerment, WOTR History

Thirteen years of WOTR initiatives in Odisha centering women’s leadership, linking it with water security, health, livelihoods, and sustainable rural development transformation.