References

The WOTR Group consists of the Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR), Sampada Trust (ST) and the Sanjeevani Institute for Empowerment & Development (SIED). All three organizations are referred to as “WOTR” in this note.

• WOTR was prominently featured in the National Geographic Magazine 2009 - The WOTR Group’s mandate is to reduce poverty through community mobilization for sustainable watershed development and integrated rural development.

• Prominently featured in World Resource Institute (WRI, Washington) Report for the year 2008 titled "World Resources 2008 – Roots of Resilience-Growing the Wealth of the Poor” as a leading example of a successful Intermediary Organisation, which is a key anchor in rapid up scaling of participatory natural resources management initiatives.

• Especially referred to the World Resource Institute (WRI, Washington) Report titled, “Weathering the Storm: Options for Framing Adaptation and Development” (2007) where outstanding references to the Darewadi experience of WOTR have been made as a successful example of community based adaptation experience.

• It was prominently featured in World Resource Institute (WRI, Washington) Report for the year 2005 titled "World Resources 2005 - The Wealth of the Poor - Managing Ecosystems to Fight Poverty.

• Prominently mentioned and frequently referred to in a prestigious national report of the Govt. of India, "From Hariyali to Neeranchal Report of the Technical Committee on Watershed Programmes in India" also popularly called the Parthasarthy Commission Report.