A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Water Stewardship: A Key Step to Tackle Crisis & Climate

Mar, 2025
Rural Development, Water Governance, Water Management

Water stewardship is a step beyond good water governance that not only ensures quality management and distribution of water, but also builds climate resilient communities.

Water budgeting: Tool for improving water governance at local level

Mar, 2025
Water Governance, Water Management

Water budgeting is ‘an estimate of harvest of water resources and its utilization for a set period of time.’

A Day in the Life of a Jal Sewika

Mar, 2025
People Stories, Women Empowerment

With every shared pot of water, with every community meeting, with every onion harvested, Chaaya weaves a future for Mendhwan where water is a source of life, not a struggle for it.

Community Voices

Mar, 2025
People Stories, Rural Development

The community shares firsthand experiences of resilience, innovation, and growth with WOTR

Transforming Water Management: A Call for Holistic Stewardship

Nov, 2024
Water Governance, Water Management

The Watershed Organisation Trust finds significant alignment between the recommendations by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water’s report and our own Water Stewardship Initiative

Water-Literate Pandarinath Shinde Helps Farmers Tide Over Climate Change

Jul, 2024
Climate Change Adaptation, Land and Water Management, Water Governance

Pandarinath Shinde, a jal sevak with WOTR, helps farmers adapt to climate change by teaching efficient water management and farming practices. He has implemented techniques like micro-irrigation and soil testing on his farm, increasing his income and assisting other farmers in improving their crop yields.

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.

A Land Awakened

Jun, 2024
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Water Management

Through a watershed development project by Wells Fargo and WOTR, Lingi village, including farmer Bapurao Rajendra Patil’s land, transformed dramatically. Water structures like Water Absorption Trenches increased well water levels by 3 feet, enabling cultivation across all 15 acres year-round.

WOTR signs MoU with WSSD to foster Water Stewardship in rural Maharashtra

Feb, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Water Management

In a landmark move poised to transform water stewardship across Maharashtra’s vulnerable regions, the Water Supply & Sanitation Department (WSSD), under the Government of Maharashtra, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Pune.

The ‘Water Governance Standard’ – Towards Resolving India’s Water Crisis

Feb, 2023
CSR Partnerships, News & Events, Publications, Water Governance, Water Management

India is on the brink of a water crisis, with over 600 million people facing high to extreme water stress. The dwindling freshwater reserves are a wake-up call for us to act now and ensure sustainable use of our natural resources. To address this grave concern,

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Heat, crops and food security: Climate-resilient crops mark the way forward

May, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Resilient Agriculture

As the heat in India increases, the rising temperature is also affecting the food security of the country. India is focusing on climate-resilient agriculture by developing climate-resilient crop varieties, designed to cope with unpredictable weather and boost farm productivity.

Beyond the Icons: Lesser-Known Species on India’s Threatened List

May, 2025
Biodiversity, Ecology, Endangered Species, W-CReS

On the occasion of Endangered Species Day – this blog seeks to spotlight the lesser-known species from India on the IUCN Red List facing silent extinction.

A Moment of Pride: WOTR Wins CASCA 2025 for Water Conservation

May, 2025
News & Events

The Watershed Organisation Trust has received the Award of Excellence in Water Conservation at the CASCA 2025, organised by The CSR Universe.

Seeds Of Change: How Rayagada’s Tribal Communities Are Rebuilding Their Future

May, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Integrated Watershed Development

Since its initiation in 2021, this project has benefited 900 families in Bhimpur, predominantly from tribal communities.

The Fault Lines of Modern Development: Exploring how economies grow and what they leave behind

May, 2025
Climate Change, conservation, Sustainable Development

The idea that pollution increases early in development but later decreases as countries get richer and adopt cleaner technologies—as suggested by the Environmental Kuznets Curve—doesn’t hold in reality, where the damage is often lasting and hard to reverse.

Taking Research to the Roots: Addressing Land Surface Temperature Rise in Agriculture

Apr, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Research & Training

Land surface temperatures refer to the heat held by the ground, vegetation, and other surfaces of the Earth that absorb sunlight and exchange energy with the air above.

Earth Day 2025: Reflections on Development, Ecology, and the Way Forward

Apr, 2025
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development

As Earth Day 2025 prompts global reflection on sustainability, biodiversity, and climate action, it is an opportunity to examine the intersections between environmental conservation and development in India.

As Heat Waves Intensify, Are We Cooling Responsibly?

Apr, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, heat waves, W-CReS

Cooling demands are increasing with extreme heat, but are we meeting our cooling needs responsibly? Uncover the complete story.

A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Water Stewardship: A Key Step to Tackle Crisis & Climate

Water budgeting: Tool for improving water governance at local level

A Day in the Life of a Jal Sewika

Community Voices

Transforming Water Management: A Call for Holistic Stewardship

Water-Literate Pandarinath Shinde Helps Farmers Tide Over Climate Change

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

A Land Awakened

WOTR signs MoU with WSSD to foster Water Stewardship in rural Maharashtra

The ‘Water Governance Standard’ – Towards Resolving India’s Water Crisis

By Categories

By Tags

Heat, crops and food security: Climate-resilient crops mark the way forward

Beyond the Icons: Lesser-Known Species on India’s Threatened List

A Moment of Pride: WOTR Wins CASCA 2025 for Water Conservation

Seeds Of Change: How Rayagada’s Tribal Communities Are Rebuilding Their Future

The Fault Lines of Modern Development: Exploring how economies grow and what they leave behind

Taking Research to the Roots: Addressing Land Surface Temperature Rise in Agriculture

Earth Day 2025: Reflections on Development, Ecology, and the Way Forward

As Heat Waves Intensify, Are We Cooling Responsibly?

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