Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka

The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture secto...

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Main Authors: Molle, Francois, Renwick, M.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39874
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description The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors.
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spelling CGSpace398742025-11-07T08:44:25Z Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka Molle, Francois Renwick, M. water resources development irrigation programs history river basins rehabilitation costs crop production domestic water water use reservoirs fisheries decision making cost benefit analysis cost recovery water requirements water demand The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors. 2005 2014-06-13T14:29:35Z 2014-06-13T14:29:35Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39874 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Molle, Francois; Renwick, M. 2005. Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 68p. (IWMI Research Report 087)
spellingShingle water resources development
irrigation programs
history
river basins
rehabilitation
costs
crop production
domestic water
water use
reservoirs
fisheries
decision making
cost benefit analysis
cost recovery
water requirements
water demand
Molle, Francois
Renwick, M.
Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
title Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
title_full Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
title_short Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
title_sort economics and politics of water resources development uda walawe irrigation project sri lanka
topic water resources development
irrigation programs
history
river basins
rehabilitation
costs
crop production
domestic water
water use
reservoirs
fisheries
decision making
cost benefit analysis
cost recovery
water requirements
water demand
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