How can smallholders farm fish while safeguarding their local ecosystems? One promising answer lies in farm ponds.
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Read how a school, and ultimately an entire village in Maharashtra, was transformed with clean toilets
Phool’s journey from uncertain, monocropping to stable, climate-resilient agriculture shows how access to irrigation, diversification, and community support can transform livelihoods.
To deepen our collective understanding of the issues, the opportunities, and the inspiring models that are shaping resilient rural communities, we have curated a set of must-read case story booklets by WOTR.
Small, locally managed ponds are quietly transforming how rural communities store rainwater, recharge groundwater, and sustain agriculture in India
Every year on October 12, we commemorate the birth anniversary of Father Hermann Bacher and celebrate it as Shramdan Diwas. This year marks 101 years of his birth and legacy.
With support from Bread for the World, WOTR is helping the community in Odisha chart its own path to development.
10 low-cost climate-smart farming practices promoted by WOTR that are helping farmers build resilience and hope in the face of climate change.
This article explores villages where watershed management, conservation, and community participation have shaped a new model of sustainable development.
Through the India Climate Collaborative’s grant to WOTR, the two organisations set out with a shared ambition: to support the Government of Maharashtra in strengthening its climate adaptation planning and delivery.
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A glimpse into the cultural practices and land-based traditions of tribal communities in WOTR’s project regions.
Drawing from work with smallholder farmers—from Kumbharwadi in Maharashtra to Madaul in Odisha—WOTR has contributed key experiences, insights, and evidence to the Stories of Resilience 2025, a publication launched by the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil.
How can smallholders farm fish while safeguarding their local ecosystems? One promising answer lies in farm ponds.
Read how a school, and ultimately an entire village in Maharashtra, was transformed with clean toilets
Phool’s journey from uncertain, monocropping to stable, climate-resilient agriculture shows how access to irrigation, diversification, and community support can transform livelihoods.
Grasslands are often mistaken for empty lands needing trees, but they are rich, climate-resilient ecosystems. Understanding their unique biodiversity, carbon storage, and cultural value is essential to ensuring conservation efforts don’t unintentionally cause harm.
Making every drop count in Maharashtra’s rainshadow.
Recently, multiple large-scale awareness campaigns were conducted in 15 villages across diverse regions of Rangareddy and Jalna districts in Telangana and Maharashtra, respectively, where the Water Stewardship Initiative (WSI) is being implemented.