Improving water resources management in rural river basins under competing demands: a case study from the Walawe River Basin, Sri Lanka

Irrigated agriculture plays an important role in achieving food security in developing countries. As competition for water increases, water transfers from agriculture to other water use sectors should be approached in a scientific manner. Improvements of water use efficiency in agriculture and the o...

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Main Authors:	Weragala, Neelanga, Kaluarachchi, Jagath J., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
Format:	Conference Paper
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2011
Subjects:	water management water resources water demand case studies irrigated farming river basins developing countries water use efficiency crop production bananas rice water power water avilability irrigation
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38732