A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Rejuvenated Water Bodies for Drought Resilience: A Look Five Years Later

Jul, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Land and Water Management, Water Governance

Maharashtra, leads in implementing water harvesting initiatives, with over 99% of its 97,062 water bodies being artificial. W-CReS collaborated with ATE Chandra Foundation to assess the impact of rejuvenation of water bodies five years after implementation.

Transforming Communities Through Water Conservation

Jul, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Rural Development, Water Governance, Water Management

Borgaon Budruk’s Village Development Committee (VDC) and Village Water Management Teams (VWMT) have successfully addressed water scarcity through community-driven water conservation efforts, significantly improving local conditions.

This Farmer Is Reaping Rich Harvests With Less Water

Jul, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Resilient Agriculture, Water Management

Shyam Motiram Jadhav and his wife, Vaishali Jadhav, have successfully increased their farm’s productivity and earnings by using a sprinkler system to grow brinjals, which require less water and yield higher profits compared to maize.

Growing More With Less: The Communities That Became Stewards Of Their Own Water In Rural Maharashtra

Jul, 2024
Case Stories, Climate Change Adaptation, Rural Development, Water Governance, Water Management

In rural Maharashtra, communities have become water stewards with support from WOTR. Villages like Borgaon Math and Bori Khurd have adopted rainwater harvesting, micro-irrigation, and organic farming, boosting water availability and crop yields.

India Burnt This Summer – The Perfect Storm Behind India’s Heatwaves

Jun, 2024
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation

India faced severe heatwaves in 2024, with record-breaking temperatures and prolonged heat spells from April to May. Contributing factors included El Niño conditions, lack of pre-monsoon rains, and persistent anticyclones. Rising greenhouse gas emissions and climate change further intensified the heatwave’s severity, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable solutions.

Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

May, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Rural Development

As scorching heatwaves become increasingly common in India, rural communities face heightened risks from heat stress. This blog post explores the nature of heatwaves, the impact of moist and dry heat stress, and the specific challenges rural India confronts. With limited infrastructure, reliance on outdoor labor, and water scarcity exacerbating the situation, the health and economic consequences are severe.

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.

Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Nature-based Solution for Climate Change

Jan, 2024
Biodiversity, Climate Change Adaptation

This blog will cover blue carbon, highlighting its role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. It will help us understand its significance in combatting climate change and protecting the planet.

Hope Distilled: How Villages in Telangana and Jharkhand transitioned from Liquor to Sustainable Livelihoods

Dec, 2023
Case Stories, Climate Change Adaptation, People Stories, Sustainable Livelihoods

Rural communities in Jharkhand and Telangana, struggling to sustain their livelihoods, find hope through the Sustainable Livelihoods Programme, supported by Axis Bank Foundation. With diversified income streams, these communities now thrive, rewriting their stories of resilience and progress.

Empowering Resilience: Navigating Through India’s Diverse Disaster Landscape

Oct, 2023
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Rural Development

Every October 13th marks a pivotal moment of unity across the globe: The United Nations International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. WOTR remains committed to transforming rural lives through sustainable water and climate-resilient practices, using EbA

Rejuvenated Water Bodies for Drought Resilience: A Look Five Years Later

Jul, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Land and Water Management, Water Governance

Transforming Communities Through Water Conservation

Jul, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Rural Development, Water Governance, Water Management

This Farmer Is Reaping Rich Harvests With Less Water

Jul, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Resilient Agriculture, Water Management

Growing More With Less: The Communities That Became Stewards Of Their Own Water In Rural Maharashtra

Jul, 2024
Case Stories, Climate Change Adaptation, Rural Development, Water Governance, Water Management

India Burnt This Summer – The Perfect Storm Behind India’s Heatwaves

Jun, 2024
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation

Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

May, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Rural Development

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

Feb, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Demystified By WOTR

Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Nature-based Solution for Climate Change

Jan, 2024
Biodiversity, Climate Change Adaptation

Hope Distilled: How Villages in Telangana and Jharkhand transitioned from Liquor to Sustainable Livelihoods

Dec, 2023
Case Stories, Climate Change Adaptation, People Stories, Sustainable Livelihoods

Empowering Resilience: Navigating Through India’s Diverse Disaster Landscape

Oct, 2023
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Rural Development

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Water Stewardship and the Rise of Rural Resource Leaders

Jul, 2026
Water Consevration, Water Governance

A story of how water stewardship empowered Bhagwat Gavande to become a trusted rural resource leader in his village

El Niño, Equity, and the Price of Undervaluing Nature

Jul, 2026
El Niño, Indian Monsoon

El Niño exposes hidden economic costs of degraded ecosystems, revealing why water stewardship and natural capital investment strengthen rural climate resilience.

Crop Simulation: Farming India’s Climate Future Beyond 2047

Jul, 2026
Agriculture, Technology

Crop simulation reveals a startling truth: without adaptation, South Asian farmers could lose up to half their harvest by 2047. How can simulation help with adaptation?

When Villagers Saw Their Land from Below: How a 3D model changed the way villages understand water, land, and each other

Jul, 2026
Capacity Building, Water Governance

Explore how 3D mapping of aquifers changed how Mhaswandi and Masai practice water stewardship.

Mangroves: Nature’s Multitaskers, Not Just Carbon Sinks

Jul, 2026
Biodiversity, Plants & Trees

Mangroves do far more than store carbon. They’re coastal shields, fish nurseries, biodiversity havens, and living systems tied to millions of lives.

Women Farmers and Climate Change in India: Challenges, Resilience and Emerging Opportunities

Jul, 2026
Climate Change, Women Empowerment

How climate change affects women farmers in India, and the solutions they are building for a more resilient future.

World Snake Day 2026: Understanding and Conserving Nature’s Silent Regulators

Jul, 2026
Biodiversity, Ecosystem

Observed every year on 16 July, World Snake Day aims to dispel myths and raise awareness about one of the most misunderstood creatures on Earth.

How Thousands Of Farmers Found Their Collective Voice

Jul, 2026
Farmer Producer Organisations, People Stories

This film tells the story of what changed when over 11,800 farmers came together to build their own Farmer Producer Companies

A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Rejuvenated Water Bodies for Drought Resilience: A Look Five Years Later

Transforming Communities Through Water Conservation

This Farmer Is Reaping Rich Harvests With Less Water

Growing More With Less: The Communities That Became Stewards Of Their Own Water In Rural Maharashtra

India Burnt This Summer – The Perfect Storm Behind India’s Heatwaves

Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

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

Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Nature-based Solution for Climate Change

Hope Distilled: How Villages in Telangana and Jharkhand transitioned from Liquor to Sustainable Livelihoods

Empowering Resilience: Navigating Through India’s Diverse Disaster Landscape

Rejuvenated Water Bodies for Drought Resilience: A Look Five Years Later

Transforming Communities Through Water Conservation

This Farmer Is Reaping Rich Harvests With Less Water

Growing More With Less: The Communities That Became Stewards Of Their Own Water In Rural Maharashtra

India Burnt This Summer – The Perfect Storm Behind India’s Heatwaves

Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

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

Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Nature-based Solution for Climate Change

Hope Distilled: How Villages in Telangana and Jharkhand transitioned from Liquor to Sustainable Livelihoods

Empowering Resilience: Navigating Through India’s Diverse Disaster Landscape

By Categories

By Tags

Water Stewardship and the Rise of Rural Resource Leaders

El Niño, Equity, and the Price of Undervaluing Nature

Crop Simulation: Farming India’s Climate Future Beyond 2047

When Villagers Saw Their Land from Below: How a 3D model changed the way villages understand water, land, and each other

Mangroves: Nature’s Multitaskers, Not Just Carbon Sinks

Women Farmers and Climate Change in India: Challenges, Resilience and Emerging Opportunities

World Snake Day 2026: Understanding and Conserving Nature’s Silent Regulators

How Thousands Of Farmers Found Their Collective Voice

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