The climate crisis is a justice crisis.
Jharkhand's tribal communities have done the least to cause climate change — yet erratic rain, hotter summers, drying springs and shrinking forests are hitting them first. KSRA works alongside these villages to protect forests, secure water, switch to clean energy and defend their rights to land and life.
45,000+
Trees planted through community drives
120
Water harvesting structures built
30
Solar Sakhis trained in clean energy
Why it matters
The climate crisis is not a distant threat in Jharkhand; it is a current reality that disproportionately affects tribal and rural communities. Unpredictable monsoons and rising temperatures directly threaten the subsistence livelihoods of those who depend on the land.
Through systematic knowledge sharing and community-led initiatives, we bridge the gap between traditional wisdom and modern adaptive strategies. This collaborative approach ensures that the path to resilience is both culturally grounded and scientifically sound.
Climate justice means ensuring that these frontline communities have the resources, technology, and policy support to adapt and thrive. It is about reclaiming the right to a stable environment and self-reliant future.
Building a resilient foundation starts with shared intelligence. We facilitate local workshops where traditional wisdom meets modern technical adaptation, ensuring every community member becomes a stakeholder in their environment's restoration.
Springs are drying, monsoons are unpredictable, forests are shrinking and mining is closing in. Climate justice means the people bearing the cost must lead the response — and hold power to account.
The forest is our bank, our medicine, our future.
OUR CLIMATE WORK
Eight fronts,one shared future
Water Security
Renewable Energy
Empowering Solar Sakhis to bring clean, affordable energy to off-grid tribal hamlets.
Agro-Forestry
Planting diversities of trees that provide carbon sinks and sustainable incomes.
Soil Restoration
Applying organic practices to rejuvenate degraded soils and increase yields.
Building resilient water structures to manage runoff and ensure year-round irrigation.
Seed Security
Establishing community seed banks to preserve indigenous climate-resilient crops.
Forest Rights
Securing forest land rights to ensure communities can protect their ecosystems.
Biodiversity
Promoting local flora and fauna protection to maintain ecological balance.
Adaptive Policy
Amplifying for climate-responsive governance at the Panchayat and district levels.
45,000+
Trees planted
120
Water structures
30
Solar Sakhis trained
HOW WE WORK
We combine traditional ecological knowledge with modern climate science — and we insist that the villages living the impacts are the ones making the decisions.
01
Village climate audits
02
Nature based action
03
Clean energy access
04
Rights and Mobilization
Communities map their own springs, forests, crops and risks — building a shared picture of what is changing and why.
Tree planting, spring revival, check dams and organic soils — solutions that store carbon and rebuild local ecology at once.
Solar Sakhis, solar pumps and improved cookstoves cut emissions while lowering costs for the poorest households.
We back Gram Sabhas defending forest and land rights, and take community evidence to district and state platforms.
From the field
Stand with the frontline.
Climate justice is not a dream—it is a choice we make every day. By partnering with Karra Society, you support the families protecting Jharkhand's ancient forests while building a zero-carbon future for their children. Join us in this vital transformation.