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Guidelines for rapid assessment of minor irrigation systems in Sri Lanka by Groenfeldt, D.

“…A one-day workshop on rapid assessment methodologies suitable for minor (small-scale) irrigation systems in Sri Lanka was held at IIMI Headquarters in August 1988. …”
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Simulating impacts of irrigation on the hydrology of the Karagan Lagoon in Sri Lanka by Stanzel, P., Oze, A., Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Boelee, Eline, Droogers, Peter

“…The extension of the Uda Walawe irrigation scheme in southern Sri Lanka may have a significant ecological impact on the development area and its downstream wetlands. …”
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An assessment of female participation in minor irrigation systems of Sri Lanka by Molen, I. van der

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Development strategy for the irrigation sector of Sri Lanka 2006-2016 by Abayawardana, Sarath, Marikar, Fuard, Wijerathna, Deeptha, Gichuki, Francis N.

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Report on water quality survey and pollution in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka by Dissanayake, Priyanka, Clemett, Alexandra, Jayakody, Priyantha, Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.

“…It is undertaken by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka; COSI, Sri Lanka; the International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), the Netherlands; NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, Bangladesh; and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden. …”
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Impacts of irrigation on inland fisheries: appraisals in Laos and Sri Lanka by Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie, Smith, L., Lorenzen, K.

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Locating the poor: spatially disaggregated poverty maps for Sri Lanka by Amarasinghe, Upali A., Samad, Madar, Anputhas, Markandu

“…In particular, they estimate the poverty map across the DS division level in Sri Lanka. The poverty map depicts the proportion of households below the poverty line, which is based on household expenditure for food for obtaining the minimum calorie requirement.…”
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Key focus areas of the Sri Lanka "Water for Food Conference" by Evans, Alexandra E.V.

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Ancient small-tank irrigation in Sri Lanka: continuity and change by Shah, Tushaar, Samad, Madar, Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith, Jinapala, K.

“…This paper shows that winds of change are blowing in the dry zones of north-central Sri Lanka, the original hydraulic civilisation of the world. …”
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The effects of the 2004 tsunami on a coastal aquifer in Sri Lanka by Vithanage, Meththika, Engesgaard, P., Villholth, Karen G., Jensen, K.H.

“…Field investigations on the east coast of Sri Lanka were carried out along a transect located perpendicular to the coastline on a 2.4 km wide sand stretch bounded by the sea and a lagoon. …”
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Malaria seasonality and rainfall seasonality in Sri Lanka are correlated in space by Briet, Olivier J.T., Vounatsou, Penelope, Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.

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Irrigation versus hydropower: sectoral conflicts in southern Sri Lanka by Molle, Francois, Jayakody, Priyantha, Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith, Somatilake, H.S.

“…This article analyses a case from the Walawe river basin, Sri Lanka, where economic efficiency can be raised by reducing releases from the dam for irrigation for the benefit of hydropower generation. …”
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The practice and effects of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Sri Lanka by Namara, Regassa E., Bossio, Deborah A., Weligamage, Parakrama, Herath, Indika

“…In Sri Lanka rice is grown under conditions of sub-optimal water and land availability. …”
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Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka by Villholth, Karen G.

“…Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contaminated by debris, sludge and saltwater. …”
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Spatial clustering of rural poverty and food insecurity in Sri Lanka by Amarasinghe, Upali A., Samad, Madar, Anputhas, Markandu

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A malaria risk analysis in an irrigated area in Sri Lanka by Klinkenberg, Eveline, Hoek, Wim van der, Amerasinghe, Felix P.

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Application of the SWAT model for river flow forecasting in Sri Lanka by Hapuarachchi, H.A.P., Zhijia, L., Flügel, Wolfgang-Albert

“…In the present study, the SWAT model and the Xinanjiang model have been used for daily flow forecasting of the Kalu River upper catchment in Sri Lanka. Kalu River is the second largest river in Sri Lanka and due to heavy rainfalls over the catchment, steep river slopes with narrow valleys in the upper catchment and mild riverbed slopes with wide and flat plains in the middle and lower catchments, the floods in Kalu River basin have become regular. …”
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Strategies to improve manual operation of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka by Godaliyadda, G.G.A., Renault, D., Hemakumara, H.M., Makin, Ian W.

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Pesticide poisoning: A major health problem in Sri Lanka by Hoek, Wim van der, Konradsen, Flemming, Athukorale, K., Wanigadewa, T.

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Correlation between rainfall and malaria in the dry zone of Sri Lanka by Hoek, Wim van der, Konradsen, Flemming, Perera, D., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Amerasinghe, Felix P.

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