On the 12th of November 2022, at the COP27 climate change conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, an Indian Pune-based NGO ‘Swayam Shikshan Prayog’ received the Local Adaptation Champions Award organized by the Global Centre on Adaptation. The NGO will receive 15,000 euros as cash, certificate and memento as part of the award.
The NGO ‘Swayam Shikshan Prayog’ won the
award in the ‘capacity and knowledge’ category for its work in supporting women
farmers to adopt more resilient and sustainable agricultural practices in
Marathwada in Maharashtra, where a focus on water-intensive cash crops
currently leaves farmers exposed to climate shocks such as poor and uncertain
monsoon seasons.
The NGO has trained 3,00,000 rural women
from across India to adapt to climate change with this model which is being implemented
in eight districts in Maharashtra - Osmanabad, Solapur, Latur, Landed, Washim,
Aurangabad, Ahmednagar and Jalna.
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