IGWDP Booklet
Author: Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
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Read MoreFrom 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…
Read MoreDushkal 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
Read MoreFrom 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
Read MorePractitioner’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…
Read MoreTwo 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.
Read MoreParticipatory 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…
Read MoreProject 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…
Read MorePPCP 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,…
Read MorePPCP 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
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