Water Governance Challenges for Climate Change Adaptation in the Major and Medium Irrigation Sector
This chapter examines how improved management practices could be has been incorporated into various adaptation interventions in major and medium...
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Sri Lanka political economic and institutional setting
Sri Lanka has experienced impressive socioeconomic development in recent decades. It boasts one of the highest literacy rates and per capita gross...
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Role and need for climate information services in climate change adaptation
Climate Information Services, a key platform for reducing the impacts of climate vulnerability, is an important source of information access and...
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Climateinduced vulnerability and risk mapping in Sri Lanka using historical hazard events
This chapter traces the climate variability-induced vulnerabilities and risks of disasters in Sri Lanka in the past and assesses the implications of...
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Temporal and spatial patterns of water supply and consumption in Sri Lanka
This chapter examines spatial and temporal variations in water supply and consumption across 103 river basins in Sri Lanka. Water accounting of the...
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Water governance for climate change adaptation in Sri Lanka overview and synthesis
This chapter provides a concise overview of water-related climate risks and governance in Sri Lanka, along with a synthesis of the governance...
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Governance issues for sustainable management of village irrigation in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka
Over 70 percent of small tanks in the Dry Zone are hydrologically linked in cascades and are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Analyzing...
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Water governance for climate change adaptation in Sri Lanka policy options
The water governance gaps and challenges for climate adaptation are only emerging now, with the increased number of foreign and locally funded...