Climate Change & Entrepreneurship
Building resilient livelihoods through sustainable practices, green entrepreneurship, and climate-adaptive solutions that protect both incomes and the environment.
Climate Crisis Threatens Rural Livelihoods
One of the biggest issues is climate change, which is already negatively influencing the environment and becoming a bigger threat to humanity and sustainable development.
The impoverished are frequently reliant on weather-dependent economic activity. Changes in precipitation and temperature directly affect agriculture, forestry activities, and water resources, reducing livelihoods and food security.
Impact in Our Working Areas
40% Loss in Lac Production
In Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh last year
50% Reduction in Honey Production
In Chhattisgarh this season
Vulnerable Sectors
Agriculture
Due to the dependence of agriculture on the monsoon and the predominance of rainfed agriculture in several states, threats to food security and agriculture exist.
Forests & Natural Ecosystems
Changes in the area and boundaries of various forest kinds, as well as challenges to biodiversity, have detrimental effects on populations that depend on forests.
Climate Action Initiatives
Udyogini is implementing comprehensive practices to mitigate climate change risks and build resilient rural livelihoods.
Sustainable Resource Utilization
Promoting scientific lac cultivation practices in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, agroforestry with mango and semialata plants, and training for value-added products from natural resources.
Optimal Resource Utilization
Promoting barren land utilization with Semialata and intercropping, encouraging medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation to reduce topsoil erosion.
Green Agriculture Practices
Climate-smart and green agriculture practices without compromising food security and livelihoods of the population.
Natural Resource Conservation
Creating water reservoirs to enable farmers to plant crops during zaid and rabi seasons, reducing dependency on unpredictable monsoons.
Solving Water Crisis in Daulatpura
The villages of Daulatpura, Rajasthan, located in the Dang hills, faced severe isolation and water scarcity. Agriculture and cattle raising are the primary occupations, but their entirely rain-fed nature made farming beyond subsistence nearly impossible.
The Problem: Women and children had to walk 1-2 kilometers (sometimes more) for water, taking an average of 2 hours daily. Wells and ponds dried up during summer, livestock died from water scarcity, and residents could only farm 10-30% of their land.
Our Solution
Rebuilt Community Ponds
Desilted and raised boundaries to 14-12 feet
Community Participation
Villagers contributed 20% of total cost
Employment Generation
120-150 people earned INR 250-500 daily
750
Families Impacted
14-12 ft
Pond Raised Height
30-45 days
Employment Generated
INR 250-500
Daily Wages Earned
Results & Impact
Agricultural Benefits
- •Enabled cultivation during rabi and zaid seasons
- •Reduced dependency on unpredictable monsoons
- •Multiple income streams and reduced migration
Livestock & Health
- •Significant reduction in livestock deaths
- •Improved animal health and productivity
- •Better livestock management during dry seasons
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