Resultados de búsqueda - "Sri Lanka"

Linkages between changes in land cover (use) patterns, local perceptions and livelihoods in a coastal wetland system in Sri Lanka por Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Finlayson, C. Max, Nagabhatla, N., Diphoorn, Luuk

“…The Muthurajawela-Negombo wetland system in Sri Lanka provides critical ecosystem services for local people. …”
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Changes in frigate tuna populations on the south coast of Sri Lanka: evidence of the shifting baseline syndrome from analysis of fisher observations por Venkatachalam, A.J., Price, A.R.G., Chandrasekara, S., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Kaler, J.

“…This study examines changes in frigate tuna populations in southern Sri Lanka, based on reports from fishers in three age classes. …”
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Kandyan home gardens: a time-tested good practice from Sri Lanka for conserving tropical fruit tree diversity por Pushpakumara, D.K.N.G., Heenkenda, H.M.S., Marambe, B., Ranil, R.H.G., Punyawardena, B.V.R., Weerahewa, J., Silva, Gamamada Liyanage Lalanie Pradeepa, Hunter, D., Rizvi, J.

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Comparison of SPI [Standardized Precipitation Index] and IDSI [Integrated Drought Severity Index] applicability for agriculture drought monitoring in Sri Lanka por Pani, Peejush, Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarnath, Giriraj, Bharani, Gurminder, Mondal, S., Jeganathan, C.

“…This study focuses on evaluating a newly created index for agricultural drought referred as Integrated Drought Severity Index (IDSI) in comparison with the traditional Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) primarily representing precipitation condition to delineate drought using custom created ArcGIS toolbox for a period of fourteen years (2001-2014) in Sri Lanka. SPI created using remotely sensed PERSIANN precipitation dataset was compared with the IDSI created using hybrid datasets. …”
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South Asia Network on plant genetic resources (SANPGR): Proceedings of the sixth meeting, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 9-11 December 2002 por Mal, B., Mathur, P.N., Ramanatha Rao, V., Jayasuriya, A.H.M.

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Possible links between groundwater geochemistry and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): an investigation from the Ginnoruwa Region in Sri Lanka por Balasooriya, S., Munasinghe, H., Herath, A. T., Diyabalanage, S., Ileperuma, O. A.

“…Since at least two decades, Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) has become an increasingly discussed health issue in Sri Lanka and as well as in other tropical regions. …”
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Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka por Horbulyk, Theodore, Kafle, Kashi, Balasubramanya, Soumya

“…Until recently, households in the most chronic kidney disease-affected rural areas of Sri Lanka used untreated groundwater for drinking and cooking, but, by 2018, that share was only 35%. …”
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Assessing potential environmental impacts of pesticide usage in paddy ecosystems: A case study in the Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka por Jayasiri, Maveekumbure M. J. G. C. N., Yadav, Sudhir, Propper, Catherine R., Kumar, Virender, Dayawansa, Nandani D. K., Singleton, Grant R.

“…With food demand rising, agricultural intensification through agrochemical application is a common practice used to boost food production in developing countries, including Sri Lanka. The aim of the present study was to assess the concentration of pesticide residues in water in rice ecosystems and discover their potential impacts on both environmental health and the most common fauna groups across a cropping year in Sri Lanka. …”
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Guide to on-site wastewater management for industrial and commercial establishments and other institutions: guide for hotel and restaurant owners and managers in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka por Dissanayake, Priyanka, Tennakoon, M.

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A participatory approach to building policy consensus: the relevance of the Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity of Sri Lanka for India and other countries por Merrey, Douglas J., Silva, N.G.R. de, Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy

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A participatory approach to building policy consensus: the relevance of the Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity of Sri Lanka for India and other countries por Merrey, Douglas J., Silva, N.G.R. de, Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy

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Ruhuna benchmark basin activities: proceedings of the inaugural meeting held at Peacock Beach Hotel, Hambantota, Sri Lanka, 15 June 2001 por Hemakumara, M., Barker, Randolph, Droogers, Peter

“…This paper presents a Benchmark Basin initiative which was proposed in IWMI's Strategic Plan 2001-2005 as an approach to understand and beneficially influence water resources development in selected basins in a variety of agro-ecological zones.The initial task represented by this workshop is to conduct a dialogue among partners and stakeholders in the Ruhuna Basin,Sri Lanka. A major objective is to identify these issues and research and also development activities considered to be of highest priority to partners and stakeholders.…”
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Multi-level participatory consultative approach for institutional change in river basins: Lessons from the Deduru Oya Case Study in Sri Lanka por Jinapala, K., Somaratne, Pallewatte G., Perera, L.R., Makin, Ian W., Bandaragoda, Don Jayatissa

“…This paper discusses methodologies applied in the Deduru Oya river basin, the basin selected from Sri Lanka for the regional study on the development of effective water management institutions. …”
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Summarized report on DSE/IIMI Workshop on New Trends and Policies in Irrigation Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15-18 November 1990 por Franca, Z.P.

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Challenging the conventional development approach: challenging conventional gender ideas?: gender and participation in natural resource management - a case in Sri Lanka por Winther, S., Ahlers, R.

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Impact assessment of irrigation infrastructure development on poverty alleviation: case studies from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Interim report - Phase 2 por Hussain, I., Jehangir, Waqar A., Nazir, A., Hanjra, Munir A., Thrikawala, Sunil

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Final report submitted to International Irrigation Management Institute in connection with institution-building process of five major irrigation schemes in Sri Lanka por Consultants in Technology Management and Development Studies

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Use of historical data as a decision support tool in watershed management: a case study of the Upper Nilwala Basin in Sri Lanka por Elkaduwa, W.K.B., Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy

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Water resources management in a river basin: Institutional gaps and implications - Case study of Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka por Jinapala, K., Somaratne, Pallewatte G., Samad, M.

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Inundations in the Sri Lanka: monitoring and analysis from MODIS [Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer] and ALOS [Advanced Land Observing Satellite] instrument por Amarnath, Giriraj, Alahacoon, Niranga, Inada, Yoshiaki

“…Sri Lanka is facing severe flood events during monsoon rainfall in each year all over the country. …”
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