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1 Konradsen, F.; Wasantha Kumara, W. A. U. 1994. A macro analysis of the relationship between Malaria incidences and irrigated agriculture in the Moneragala District. Paper prepared for the International Workshop on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Health and the Environment, 5-10 September 1994. 7p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.5 G744 KON Record No: H016644)
The paper provides a brief introduction to a proposed study to be implemented under the newly established Health and Irrigation Program of IIMI. The proposed study will make use of a Geographical Information System to examine the relationship between irrigated agriculture and Malaria in selected areas of the Moneragala District, Sri Lanka. The study will also be used as a case study of the usefulness of GIS as a support tool to be used when planning future water resources development projects in regard to potential health impacts.
2 Sri Lanka. Irrigation Department; IIMI. SLNP. 1996. National Irrigation Rehabilitation Project ALA/91/07: Establishment of Irrigation Research Management Unit - Contract no.669/91/73000/102/141-01 - Final report. Draft report. vii, 83p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G744 SRI Record No: H023104)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5621 Record No: H027442)
4 Klinkenberg, E. (Ed.) 2001. Malaria risk mapping in Sri Lanka: Implications for its use in control - Proceedings of a workshop held at the International Water Management Institute, Colombo, 25 May 2001. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) iv, 51p. (IWMI Working Paper 029) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.160]
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 616.9362 G744 KLI Record No: H029047)
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This working paper contains the proceedings of the workshop on “Malaria risk mapping in Sri Lanka—implications for its use in control” that was held on May 25, 2001 at IWMI Headquarters in Colombo, which was a follow up to the workshop conducted on March 29, 2001 in Embilipitiya (Klinkenberg 2001). The workshop in Embilipitiya was organized at the local level to discuss the results of the malaria risk mapping work carried out by IWMI in the Uda Walawe region of Sri Lanka. Participants at this workshop were local health staff involved in malaria control work in the area and officials from the Land Use Planning Offices and Divisional Secretariats.
5 Gunawardena, D. M. 2001. Development of an epidemic forecasting system for malaria in Sri Lanka by monitoring remotely sensed soil moisture data. In Klinkenberg, E. (Ed.), Malaria risk mapping in Sri Lanka: Implications for its use in control - Proceedings of a workshop held at the International Water Management Institute, Colombo, 25 May 2001. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. pp.35-40. (IWMI Working Paper 29)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 616.9362 G744 KLI Record No: H029055)
6 de S.Ariyabandu, R. 2001. Sri Lanka: Varieties of water harvesting – Rainwater harvesting in Sri Lanka offers yet another example of how the poor use available resources to meet their needs. In Agarwal, A.; Narain, S.; Khurana, I. (Eds.), Making water everybody’s business: Practice and policy of water harvesting. New Delhi, India: Centre for Science and Environment. pp.58-63.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 AGA Record No: H030604)
7 Marzano, M. 2002. Rural livelihoods in Sri Lanka: An indication of poverty? Journal of International Development, 14:817-828.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6187 Record No: H031211)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6233 Record No: H031384)
9 Dale, R.; Goonasekera, K. 1994. Review of Kotaveheramankada – Hambegamuwa Area Development Projects. Unpublished report of the Moneragala District Integrated Rural Development Programme. 71p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6267 Record No: H031419)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: CD Col Record No: H037335)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 304.6 G744 SRI Record No: H037353)
12 Wijesekara, R. S.; Mohrouf, A. R. M.; Mowjood, M. I. M. 2005. Assessment of flood irrigation and sprinkler irrigation practices by farmers for red onion (Allium cepa L) in Moneragala District. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture, 7:327-335.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7637 Record No: H039356)
13 Galagedara, L. W. (Ed.) 2005. Water resources research in Sri Lanka: symposium proceedings of the Water Professional’s Day 2005. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: University of Peradeniya, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture. 215p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 GAL Record No: H040700)
14 Gunawardana, I. P. P.; de Silva, R. P.; Dayawansa, N. D. K. 2005. Identification of appropriate technology for rainwater harvesting in Moneragala District. In Galagedara, L. W. (Ed.). Water resources research in Sri Lanka: Symposium Proceedings of the Water Professional’s Day 2005. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: PGIA. pp.63-67.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 DAY Record No: H040706)
15 Wijerathna, Deeptha; Jayakody, Priyantha. 2007. High tank dual canal system: an innovative approach of water allocation for a water scarce region. Paper presented at the South Asia Water Conference on Water Access and Conflicts: implications for governance in South Asia, Chennai, India, 21-23 March 2007. 24p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G744 WIJ Record No: H040864)
This paper discusses the importance of equitable water allocation for all farmers of an irrigation system. It addresses the potential and relevance of high tank dual canal systems for equitable allocation of scarce land and water resources to alleviate poverty. Recent irrigation settlement projects in Sri Lanka have significantly contributed to poverty alleviation. Yet, a considerable number of farm households in these settings face transient or chronic poverty while some others are well off. Inequities of resource allocation and inefficiencies in resource use are two main reasons for this. In a given agricultural settlement potential for crop production is not unique to all parts of the land. It varies with soil conditions, terrain, elevation and ease of obtaining irrigation water. Availability of water for tail-enders depends on total stock of water available in the system as well as usage of head-enders. Although all farmers would prefer land at the head end, with the increasing pressure on land more and more people have had to be settled at the tail end. Further, lands that were once abandoned due to low productivity, difficulties in irrigation etc have also had to be used by utilizing alternative technologies. Another problem that features in the Sri Lankan contest is almost all farmers have a tendency to cultivate staple food of rice in their fields. Rice needs huge amounts of water compared to other crops and when unsuitable lands are used, it results in huge losses. Uda Walawe Irrigation project in Sri Lanka is a water-short irrigation system which has hardly enough water to irrigate its total command area. This has forced downstream developers to come up with innovative ways of water allocation to ensure equitable amounts of water for all farmers in the command area. The high-tank dual canal system introduced under the extension and rehabilitation project of the Walawe left bank is one novel approach which attempts to maximize resource use with equitable distribution. It helps to solve two basic resource based conflicts; demand for water and fertile land. Tanks with this system consists of four main canals; two each from left and right banks, instead of only two main canals in conventional system. Two canals; one from each bank is allocated to provide water for paddy lands while the other two canals provide water for non paddy crops. The quantity of water release and the interval of water release are low for the non paddy crops. Firstly, this new system reduces conflicts among farmers within the command area for water and land allocation. Secondly, planned and careful water use of these farmer groups release some water for some other water uses of the tail end of the main irrigation system. This paper analyzes the potential of new approach in saving water and providing equitable allocation of land and water resources. It estimates level of poverty with and without new technique to analyze the relevance of the approach in reducing poverty with equitable income distribution.
16 De Silva, R. P. (Ed.) 2004. Geo-informatics research and applications: proceedings of the First Symposium on Geo-informatics, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 30 July 2004. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL). 202p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 621.3678 G000 DES Record No: H045953)
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