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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.

Maharashtra Embarks on Groundbreaking Climate Resilience Journey with WOTR

Feb, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

The Government of Maharashtra, through its Department of Environment and Climate Change (DoE-CC), has joined forces with the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), a renowned non-profit organisation and think tank, to forge a path toward sustainable and resilient development.

Maharashtra Government signs MoU with WOTR for Agricultural Resilience

Feb, 2024
Climate Resilient Agriculture, News & Events

The Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra, and the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Pune, have come together in a pioneering non-financial agreement to spearhead the “Building Resilience in Agriculture and Allied Sectors in Rural Maharashtra” project that is aided by the India Climate Collaborative (ICC).

Demystified by WOTR – Clean Water for All: SDG 6 and India

Feb, 2024
Demystified By WOTR, Sustainable Development, Water Management

This blog explores the challenges and solutions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation for All) in India, emphasizing the importance of collective action and innovative approaches.

WOTR and CRIDA sign Strategic MoU to Advance Dryland Agriculture

Feb, 2024
Climate Resilient Agriculture, CSR Partnerships

A new chapter opens for India’s drylands with a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) and the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA).

Interim Budget 2024 – 12 figures Relevant to Rural India

Feb, 2024
News & Events, Rural Development

Last week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha, outlining key initiatives and their impact on rural India. Here are the major highlights and figures.

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Not Every Storm and Flood Is Climate Change – and Why That Distinction Matters

Feb, 2026
Climate Change, Infrastructure

When we mix weather,climate and climate change terms together, it can lead to confusion about what actually caused an event, who is responsible, and what actions are most effective

WOTR’s Journey in Odisha

Feb, 2026
Livelihood, Rural Development

Explore WOTR’s 13-year journey across villages in Odisha, reaching over one lakh people through community-led watershed and livelihood interventions.

State of Finance for Nature 2026 report: The 30:1 Finance Gap That Is Breaking the Global South

Feb, 2026
Climate Change, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

The Global South is being asked to shoulder the world’s nature and climate ambitions while global finance continues to move decisively in the opposite direction.

WOTR Must Read

Feb, 2026
Ecosystem, Rural Development, Sustainable Livelihoods

Read a collection blogs which brings together five stories from WOTR’s blog, shaped by the everyday lives, struggles, and choices of people in rural India. Told from the ground up, these pieces reflect moments of resilience, learning, and collective effort around water, livelihoods, and social change.

Film | A Flow of Hope Through Rayagada’s Hills

Jan, 2026
Rural Development, Sustainable Development

A water storage capacity of 2.5 million litres was created, bringing 64.25 acres of barren land back under cultivation while reducing soil erosion and improving groundwater recharge.

From Seasonal Migration to Year-Round Prosperity: The Story of Maruti Rathore

Jan, 2026
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Water Management

Maruti implemented a series of watershed interventions, including a farm pond and Water Absorption Trenches (WATs) to prevent surface runoff and recharge the aquifers

When Communities See Their Springs: Role of 3D Surface Models in Spring Shed Management

Jan, 2026
Water Governance, Water Management

The Kadasi Revenue village in Odisha, which gets water from five springs, provided a closer look at the interplay between nature, community, and water resources to W-CReS researcher Navnath Ghodake during his field visit.

Harvest Diary from Kharif Season in Maharashtra

Jan, 2026
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Harvest

Farmers in rural Maharashtra are transforming their harvests and building climate resilience through innovative crop protection and sustainable agricultural growth.