EbA Info-Brief Series #3: Managing Land and Forests – the value of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
The third info brief in the series touches upon the importance of Managing Land and Forests for Upscaling Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to Climate Change in the Rainfed Regions of Maharashtra, India.…
Tag: Adaptation Climate Change Ecosystems Land degradation
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EbA Info-Brief Series #2: Strengthening Biodiversity to Enhance Ecosystem-based Adaptation
This is the second info brief, part of five others in the series, which refers to strengthening biodiversity conservation to enhance EbA in Maharashtra. These info briefs are a part…
Tag: Adaptation Biodiversity Climate Change Ecosystems
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EbA Info-Brief Series #1: Adapting to climate change in India – the value of an ecosystem-based response
This info-brief is the first in a series of info-briefs from the project on Upscaling Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to Climate Change in the Rainfed Regions of Maharashtra, India. Ecosystem-based Adaptation…
Tag: Adaptation Biodiversity Climate Change Ecosystems
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) for building resilience to COVID-19 in rural Maharashtra
Author: WOTR
On May 1, 2020, WOTR brought together a diverse range of stakeholders including policy makers, government officials, researchers, corporate donor representatives, and development practitioners for a half-day virtual workshop in…
Tag: Adaptation Climate Change Ecosystems
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From Watershed Development towards Climate Resilience
Author: Suchita Awasthi
Maharashtra suffers recurrent spells of drought. A drought during the rabi season in 2011-2012 extended to rabi 2012-13 making it one of the worst droughts in Maharashtra affecting domestic needs, agriculture, livestock, and livelihoods of millions
Tag: Agriculture Climate Change Watershed Development
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Ecologic – July 2019
Author: Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
In this issue of Ecologic, we bring you incredible stories of change and success amidst very challenging conditions. Whether such initiatives were encouraged and supported by organisations like WOTR, or…
Tag: Climate Change Climate resilient agriculture Sustainable Agriculture
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Islands of survival-or more?
The article is a transcript of a discussion between our Senior Researcher Arjuna Srinidhi and President Andheri Hilfe Bonn Elvira Greiner.
Tag: Climate Change Sustainbility
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Enabling cross-regional exchanges to advance knowledge on impacts of global warming
The article is published in June 2019 issue of ProSus Magazine. The magazine showcases the voices of researchers, thinkers and storytellers, and perspectives that build bridges between science and society,…
Tag: Climate Change Global Warming India
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Scaling Success Lessons from Adaptation Pilots in the Rainfed Regions of India
Author: Arivudai Nambi Appadurai, Ayesha Dinshaw, Heather Mcgray, Lubaina Rangwala, Moushumi Chaudhury, Namrata Ginoya, Shreyas Srivatsa
Nations around the world have recognized that the adverse effects of climate variations a change have a significant bearing on the food, water and livelihood security of millions of people.…
Tag: Climate Change Community ownership Rainfed Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment
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ECOLOGIC – March 2012
Author: Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
This issue of Ecologic focuses on the Biodiversity aspect of our work. Download Article
Tag: Biodiversity Climate Change Ecosystems
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