Indigenous food systems sustain generations through women’s forest knowledge, biodiversity, and seasonal wisdom—now threatened by climate change. Discover their resilience.
A Better Tomorrow
Stories, Practices, and Solutions
From tailoring entrepreneur to VDC Chairman, Manbasiya Singh is leading her village in Chhattisgarh towards a better future.
A tribute to World Nature Conservation Day, where we are reminded that conservation must extend beyond conventional models.
How one irrigation structure gave Ramgarh its first Rabi harvest and local farmer Fulsai Pandu his land back
रामगढ़ में एक सिंचाई संरचना ने कैसे पहली बार रबी की फसल दी और किसान फुलसाई पांडू को उसकी ज़मीन वापस लौटाई
Climate adaptation needs collective action. ECOBARI unites ecosystems, livelihoods, and communities to build nature-based resilience across rural India.
India’s growing water crisis, driven by rising demand, pollution and inefficient technologies, poses a serious threat to its development goals. Addressing this challenge requires a shift toward sustainable and circular water management practices. With the right mix of policy, technology, and community action.
Read a collection blogs which brings together five stories from WOTR’s blog, shaped by the everyday lives, struggles, and choices of people in rural India. Told from the ground up, these pieces reflect moments of resilience, learning, and collective effort around water, livelihoods, and social change.
Mahavir’s farm has moved from producing what felt safe to what the local market needs.
A family in Odisha rebuilds their lives after a tragic accident, using community support to start a small shop that restores their livelihood, dignity, and hope.
Indigenous food systems sustain generations through women’s forest knowledge, biodiversity, and seasonal wisdom—now threatened by climate change. Discover their resilience.
From tailoring entrepreneur to VDC Chairman, Manbasiya Singh is leading her village in Chhattisgarh towards a better future.
A tribute to World Nature Conservation Day, where we are reminded that conservation must extend beyond conventional models.
How one irrigation structure gave Ramgarh its first Rabi harvest and local farmer Fulsai Pandu his land back
रामगढ़ में एक सिंचाई संरचना ने कैसे पहली बार रबी की फसल दी और किसान फुलसाई पांडू को उसकी ज़मीन वापस लौटाई
Climate adaptation needs collective action. ECOBARI unites ecosystems, livelihoods, and communities to build nature-based resilience across rural India.
India’s growing water crisis, driven by rising demand, pollution and inefficient technologies, poses a serious threat to its development goals. Addressing this challenge requires a shift toward sustainable and circular water management practices. With the right mix of policy, technology, and community action.
Read a collection blogs which brings together five stories from WOTR’s blog, shaped by the everyday lives, struggles, and choices of people in rural India. Told from the ground up, these pieces reflect moments of resilience, learning, and collective effort around water, livelihoods, and social change.
Mahavir’s farm has moved from producing what felt safe to what the local market needs.
A family in Odisha rebuilds their lives after a tragic accident, using community support to start a small shop that restores their livelihood, dignity, and hope.
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Indigenous food systems sustain generations through women’s forest knowledge, biodiversity, and seasonal wisdom—now threatened by climate change. Discover their resilience.
Pastoralism has shaped India’s rangelands for centuries. Here’s why pastoralists are key to protecting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
Water security remains elusive in Shahapur despite heavy rains. Discover why hard rock terrain stops groundwater recharge in this Konkan story.
An analogy for climate adaptation, showing that scientific expertise alone is not enough. It reminds us that the knowledge on the ground is equally important in making informed decisions
Maharashtra village, Gosasi, transforms chronic water scarcity into year-round security through watershed structures, women-led savings groups, and sustainable farming practices.
सिलाई उद्यमी से VDC अध्यक्ष तक, मनबसिया सिंह अपने छत्तीसगढ़ के गाँव को बेहतर भविष्य की ओर अग्रसर कर रही हैं।
From tailoring entrepreneur to VDC Chairman, Manbasiya Singh is leading her village in Chhattisgarh towards a better future.
A tribute to World Nature Conservation Day, where we are reminded that conservation must extend beyond conventional models.