One of the World’s Heritage Site, Sunderban is facing a threat to the changing climate and rising sea level. The world’s largest mangrove forest with a rich ecosystem is at risk of losing its identity and people. The majority of the people from Sunderban are dependent on Agriculture, fishery, fishing, and other forms of engagement. As salinity in the soil and water affects the livelihood of people in a big way, there is a need to understand the

“I knew that this was going to be very tough for me but I was all determined to do so happily for my children what I needed was only some financial support and I was ready to apply my whole strengthen,” recalls Jaimat Bai, (55), a widow from the Devargaon village in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. She lost her husband five years back while he was fixing electricity from the electricity pool to supply the electricity in his small hut. He was electrocuted

When he is not farming, he is busy discussing and sharing his learnings of climate adaptive agriculture practices with his fellow farmers. During Monsoon season, the farmers face depression of crops failure due to waterlogging. The annual rainfall of the Uttar Dinajpur District is 2041.9 mm whereas the highest can be recorded in June and July due to monsoon rains. After receiving training on Climate Adaptive Agriculture Practices (CAAP), he is well

Climate change could have negative consequences for farm produce which has generated a desire to build resilience into the entire agricultural systems. One of the cost-effective solutions could be the diversification of small farms to improve resilience in a way by creating a greater ability to address climate variabilities, extreme events, diseases, and pest attack. Small farm communities across South Asia are facing an acute hunger crisis. The

Every year when floodwater recedes, the whole agricultural land near the riverbank is filled with sand which makes it uncultivable for crops. Floods damage, but as we learnt it brings a lot of alluvial soil beneficial for the crops. The annual flooding of rivers that flow down from the Himalayas – especially the Koshi – has replenished the riverbanks of India. But over the last few years, river waters have started leaving behind more sand than

20 smallholder farmers and the team members of Navajeevan project were trained on various aspects of Laudato Si implementation plan of Caritas India. The state team members Abeesh, Larina and Nixon coordinated the training and it was facilitated by Dr. Haridas V.R, the Thematic Manager of Climate Justice. It was organized by the team members of Munnar Integrated Development Society (MIDS), the regional centre of Vijayapuram Social Service Society

The information of two Nepali youths crossing the Indo-Nepal border from Nepal with two young women reached partners staff of Caritas India. The tip was shared with the authorities and moments later, SSB Force personnel deputed at the border and the team members of the DEHAT  intercepted the Nepali girls at the border based on the information. While questioning the first girl Apsara Sai (name changed) age 19 years shared that she is from Banke  Nepal

Mithlesh was worried about the children study and their future. He was anxious as to how these children will continue their learning. COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on school education. It has affected many children across states, class, caste, gender and region. Mithlesh Manjhi used to take classes for 30 Musahar children from 1 – 5 class in the education centre. He works as a community educator under Caritas India’s Roshni Suposhan