From migration to livelihoods security and self-reliance through watershed development
This case study ‘From migration to livelihoods security and self-reliance through watershed development’ describes how the watershed development intervention has led to increased ownership and collective action among community members to…
Tag: Agriculture Agromet Livelihoods Maharashtra Migration Sangamner Satechiwadi Watershed Development
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Dushkal Nivaranasathi Shashwat Upayanchi Akhni (Planning sustainable measures to tackle drought)
Author: Crispino Lobo
This article written by Crispino Lobo, Managing Trustee, WOTR published in Vanrai Magazine talks about community driven intergrated watershed development and efficient water use management Download Article
Tag: Water Watershed Development
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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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Practitioner’s Perspective on the JSA
Author: Abhijeet Kavthekar, Eshwer Kale, Ganesh Rajapure, Janardhan Pawar
Please read our response to ‘an article on Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan (JSA)’ is published in the ‘Economic and Political Weekly/ issue (Vol. 54, Issue No. 29, 20 Jul, 2019) at…
Tag: Drought Maharashtra Watershed Development
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Two and a Half Drops: How Village Level Committees in Bhojdari Tackled the Issue of Drinking Water in Times of Drought
When the Indo-German Watershed Development Programme (IGWDP) was initiated in 1989 and operationalized in 1992, the overall goal of the programme was poverty reduction through people-managed environmental regeneration and resource mobilization along watershed lines.
Tag: Agriculture Maharashtra Water Watershed Development
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Participatory Watershed Development Impacting Undernutrition in Rural India
Author: Marcella D'Souza
This paper studies the impact of watershed development on the nutritional status (weight-for-age) of children of the 0-5 years age group and the factors at both household and village level…
Tag: Watershed Development
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Project Impact Assessment Report: Water Security through Community-Led Water Resource Development at Khandke Windfarm Catchment Villages in Ahmednagar and Beed districts of Maharashtra
Author: Arjuna Srinidhi, Ganesh Rajapure, Vikas Prakash Joshi
The impact assessment study was done to understand the impact of the project ‘Water security through community-led water resources development at Khandke catchment villages’ in 15 selected villages of the…
Tag: Capacity Building Sustainable agriculture practices Watershed Development
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PPCP Newsletter Vol. 7, Sept 2019
Author: Priyanka Shejale
The Public-Private-Civil-Partnership (PPCP) project that aims to increase water availability for poverty alleviation through empowering the village communities is in its fifth year. It brings together the Government, private sector,…
Tag: Capacity Building Public-Private-Civil Society Partnership Watershed Development Women Empowerment
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PPCP Newsletter Vol. 6, Oct 2018
Author: Harshal Khade, Pragati Khabiya
‘Securing water and livelihoods in the changing climate through Community-Led Watershed Development’ is being implemented in three blocks of Jalna district in Marathwada region in Maharashtra. Download Article
Tag: Capacity Building Public-Private-Civil Society Partnership Watershed Development Women Empowerment
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PPCP Newsletter Vol. 5, Jul 2017
Author: Harshal Khade, Pragati Khabiya
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Tag: Capacity Building Public-Private-Civil Society Partnership Watershed Development Women Empowerment
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