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Watershed Organisation Trust Navigation Home About Vision, Mission and Values Board of Trustees & Advisory Council Donors, Partners & FCRA Information Personnel Engine for ASD Awards & Recognition WOTRian of the month Photogallery News and Events Monthly Highlights Thematics Watershed Development CCA Agro-Meteorology Water Budgeting Biodiversity Disaster Risk Reduction Sustainable Livelihoods Alternate Energy Sanitation Health & Nutrition Women Empowerment Policy Advocacy Overview Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh Telangana Jharkhand Odisha W-CReS Publications Articles Books Ecologic Policy Briefs Research Output Position Papers Manuals Games The Common Bucket Tools CoDriVE-PD PNP: A Practitioners Handbook PBR CoDriVE-VI M & E Systems in WSD SHG Trainers Manuals Water Budgeting Workshop Proceedings Scaling up Good Practices in CCA, Oct 2014 Consultation on Climate Adaptation Apr 2017 Consultation on 'Adapting Agriculture to a Rise of 1.5 °C' Oct 2018 Audio Visuals Films in English Films in Marathi Films in Hindi Annual Reports Year 2018-19 Year 2017-18 Year 2016-17 Year 2015-16 Year 2014-15 Year 2013-14 Year 2012-13 Year 2011-12 PPCP Newsletter Watershed Voices Services Offered Capacity Building Action Research & Studies Applied IT GIS & Remote Sensing Trainings Events Training List Donate Indian Donors International Donors Careers Contact Us Who we are Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is a globally recognized organization dedicated to transforming the lives of millions across India in participatory watershed development and eco-systems restoration, adaptive sustainable agriculture, integrated and efficient water management, and climate change adaptation, with a special emphasis on vulnerable communities, farmers, and women. What we do WOTR works across thirteen different areas, using applied research to help rural communities reduce their vulnerabilities to climatic and non-climatic risks. It organizes them in a socially and gender inclusive manner to help themselves out of poverty. Our impact As of December 2019, WOTR has worked in 3,540 villages impacting over 3.6 million people cumulatively since 1993. These figures cover projects in all its areas of implementation, training and capacity-building activities. Areas of operation Latest Activity Water Budgeting: A tool for improving water governance at local level See it here WOTR's Participation at UNCCD COP 14 See it here CLP Wind Farms Pvt. Ltd Project See it here Forbes India Magazine feature 'Paani ka Passbook' See it here Practitioner’s Perspective on the JSA See it here Check out our latest Ecologic July 2019 issue! See it here Kali Aai Nirogi Tar Ahe Na See it here Pre-budget memorandum submitted to Union Finance Minister. See it here The India Water Portal feature 'From water to agriculture, well-being and beyond' See it here Publication on Water Stewardship Initiative See it here Ferrocement Check Dams See it here Annual Report 2017-18 See it here Water Stewardship in Rainfed Agrarian Maharashtra See it here Success story of Sundarwadi from Marathwada region published in book - Sahaj Jalbodh Tantra See it here WOTR invited to present its Water Stewardship Initiative in COP23 See it here 'The WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (W-CReS)' See it here 'Interview of Crispino Lobo at COP22, Marrakech, Morocco' See it here Trainings Hands-on Training: Applications of Geo-Spatial tools in Watershed Management Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 9:30am to Friday, January 10, 2020 - 5:30pm Training on Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) Practices in Semi-Arid regions Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 9:30am to Saturday, December 21, 2019 - 5:30pm Training on ‘Hydrogeological tools and methods to decipher Aquifer characteristics’ Monday, November 25, 2019 - 9:30am to Friday, November 29, 2019 - 5:30pm International Consultation: Adapting Agriculture in Semi-Arid India to a Global Temperature Rise of 1.5 °C Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 9:00am to Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 6:45pm Understanding Climate Change Adaptation: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - 11:30am to Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 11:30am News & Events News Digest - September 2019 In our Memories Always.... Priyank Joshi News Digest - October 2019 22nd International River Symposium News Digest - August 2019 Highlights of the month WOTR felicitated at Satyamev Jayate Water Cup 2019 WOTR Participation at UNCCD COP 14 WOTR_Side_Event_Flyer_Sep_11.pdf News Digest - July 2019 Highlights of the month Ecologic Newsletter WOTR Media Coverage Paani ka passbook: How drought-hit Marathwada villages are budgeting every drop Nine dead, 564 hospitalised in this year’s heatwave in Maharashtra, says DHS data These drought-proof villages of Maharashtra have lessons to offer Economics of land degradation: India’s new environment targets Nearly a third of India’s land needs restoration: Degraded soils cannot support lives Marathwada farmers change crop pattern to conserve water Maharashtra to be drought-free in 5 years: Aamir Khan In India’s Richest State, Drought, Farm Crisis Arrive Early This year’s summer to be warmer than average This startup looks to cut water wastage and bills, one house at a time New course on climate change for teachers Drought but why: What happened to the promise of a drought-free Maharashtra? 400 treated in animal check up camp, Rajasthan Patrika WOTR Sansthechya Vardhapan Dinanimitta Melawa Farming needs to become climate resilient Climate change may lead to agrarian crisis Even in times of drought, Sarole Pathar has water for its people Farm loss due to climate change a reality: Study Villagers get lesson on sharing groundwater Cape Town-like water crisis looms Hot winds to blow across more rural parts of state Adapting agriculture to climate change Aid must for farmers due to climate change Krushi Sanskrutit Rujtey Plastic Sanskruti Government to pump in Rs 5,000 crore in next two years… Plasticulture: Should We Continue with It? Latest Publications World Water Day 2020 Every year March 22 is observed as World Water Day as a means of focusing attention on the importance of water and advocating for the sustainable management of water resources. This year the theme for the day is " Water and Climate Change" and we all know how these two are inextricably linked. Read more about World Water Day 2020 WOTR Article featured in Govt. of Maharashtra Publication We are happy to inform you that an article by our Senior Researchers, Arjuna Srinidhi and Divya Nazareth, titled 'Krushi Sanskritit Rujtey Plastic Sanskriti' was included in a special compendium titled 'Plastic Bandiche Shivdhanushya’ (Banning plastic: A herculean task). Read more about WOTR Article featured in Govt. of Maharashtra Publication Practitioner’s Perspective on the JSA 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 the following link. In 2015, the Government of Maharashtra launched the JSA, with the aim of making 25,000 villages in Maharashtra drought-free. Read more about Practitioner’s Perspective on the JSA Publication on Water Stewardship Initiative See it here Featured Publication World Water Day 2020 View... WOTR Article featured in Govt. of Maharashtra Publication View... Practitioner’s Perspective on the JSA View... PRIVACY POLICY / TERMS & CONDITIONS REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY DISCLAIMER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Copyright © 2020, WOTR...