Heat stress in Maharashtra, India
This policy brief examines the vulnerability of communities living in semi-arid Maharashtra to be negatively affected by heat-related stress and the increasing health implications thereof.
Heat Stress, Vulnerability and health impacts
This working paper from ASSAR examines vulnerability of rural communities to heat stress in the semi-arid villages in Maharashtra state in India.
Energy, Development and Climate Change: Striking a Balance
Climate change is already happening and its effects, especially on rural communities in India, are particularly adverse. The need is to highlight the key issues and understand the...
Agriculture in a Rain Scarcity Zone in a Drought Year
Tomato plots in Kumbharwadi
Weather variations are being experienced more frequently and severely today, affecting the farming community the most. On the...
Parabolic Community Solar Cookers
A field demonstration and training
IntroductionWOTR is a not-for-profit NGO founded in 1993 operating currently in five 5 Indian states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh...
Weathering Climate Change
Agriculture is weather dependent at the local level. Yet, currently, farmers do not have access to reliable locally relevant meteorological and agricultural information by which to plan and manage...
Watershed Organisation Trust
WOTR is a not-for-profit NGO founded in 1993 operating currently in five 5 Indian states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.
