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1 Withanachchi, S. S.. 2010. Saadhaneeya ha paladayi jala kalamanakarana kriyavaliyak sandaha pradeshiya aandukarana kriyavaliya: Paaniya Jala Kalamanakarana Weda Satahana, Bandarawela Nagara Sabhawa. In Singhalese. [Local governance for effective and productive water management process: experience from Bandarawela Drinking Water Management Program]. In Jinapala, K.; De Silva, Sanjiv; Aheeyar, M. M. M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 3. Policies, institutions and data needs for water management. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.127-138.
Drinking water ; Water resource management ; Water supply ; Water rates ; Local government ; Stakeholders / Sri Lanka / Bandarawela
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 JIN Record No: H042940)
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2 Withanachchi, S. S.; Kopke, S.; Withanachchi, C. R.; Pathiranage, R.; Ploeger, A. 2014. Water resource management in dry zonal paddy cultivation in Mahaweli River Basin, Sri Lanka: an analysis of spatial and temporal climate change impacts and traditional knowledge. Climate, 2(4):329-354. (Special issue: Changes in Precipitation and Impacts on Regional Water Resources). [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli2040329]
Water resources ; Water management ; Seasonal cropping ; Rice ; Water availability ; Arid zones ; Irrigated land ; Spatial distribution ; Climate change ; Monsoon climate ; Precipitation ; Drought ; Flooding ; Weather forecasting ; Uncertainty ; Indigenous knowledge ; River basin management ; Development programmes ; Administration ; Political aspects ; Socioeconomic environment / Sri Lanka / Mahaweli River Basin / Mahaweli Project / Eppawala / Thambuththegama / Horowpothana / Kantale / Dambulla
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048098)
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Lack of attention to spatial and temporal cross-scale dynamics and effects could be understood as one of the lacunas in scholarship on river basin management. Within the water-climate-food-energy nexus, an integrated and inclusive approach that recognizes traditional knowledge about and experiences of climate change and water resource management can provide crucial assistance in confronting problems in megaprojects and multipurpose river basin management projects. The Mahaweli Development Program (MDP), a megaproject and multipurpose river basin management project, is demonstrating substantial failures with regards to the spatial and temporal impacts of climate change and socioeconomic demands for water allocation and distribution for paddy cultivation in the dry zone area, which was one of the driving goals of the project at the initial stage. This interdisciplinary study explores how spatial and temporal climatic changes and uncertainty in weather conditions impact paddy cultivation in dry zonal areas with competing stakeholders’ interest in the Mahaweli River Basin. In the framework of embedded design in the mixed methods research approach, qualitative data is the primary source while quantitative analyses are used as supportive data. The key findings from the research analysis are as follows: close and in-depth consideration of spatial and temporal changes in climate systems and paddy farmers’ socioeconomic demands altered by seasonal changes are important factors. These factors should be considered in the future modification of water allocation, application of distribution technologies, and decision-making with regards to water resource management in the dry zonal paddy cultivation of Sri Lanka.
3 Shunglu, R.; Kopke, S.; Kanoi, L.; Nissanka, T. S.; Withanachchi, C. R.; Gamage, D. U.; Dissanayake, H. R.; Kibaroglu, A.; Unver, O.; Withanachchi, S. S.. 2022. Barriers in participative water governance: a critical analysis of community development approaches. Water, 14(5):762. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050762]
Water governance ; Participatory approaches ; Community development ; Community involvement ; Climate change ; Water supply ; Arid zones ; Natural resources ; Irrigation management ; Political aspects ; Decision making ; Conflicts ; Development programmes ; Case studies / India / Turkey / Sri Lanka / Rajasthan / Anuradhapura / Kurunegala / Endagala / Maha Ambogama / Parawahagama
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050991)
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Participatory approaches within development programs involving common-pool resources are intended to revive a community’s role in managing these resources. Certainly, to ensure the successful and equitable use of such resources, community participation is essential. However, in many cases, attempts at applying a participatory approach often fail to genuinely engage all subgroups within a community due to assumptions of homogeneity and a lack of understanding of the deep socio-political divisions between people. As a result, development programs can be plagued by these pre-existing power relations, potentially resulting in tokenistic community participation and the continuation of elite capture of natural resources to the same extent or worse than before a development program has begun. This in turn can negatively impact good governance and the fair distribution of a common pool resource. This paper explores the use of participatory approaches in water projects, assessing to what degree power relationships impact water management programs. Using a qualitative approach, the paper identifies key challenges of participatory water governance through case studies from Turkey, India, and Sri Lanka, exploring: lack of social trust, elite capture of participatory processes, power heterogeneity and imbalances at the micro-level, and a lack of inclusive participation in decision-making. Based on the analysis of these case studies, this paper argues that it is essential for participatory development interventions to understand socio-political power relations within a community—an inherently complex and contested space. The so-called “exit strategy” of a community project play a key role to decide the project sustainability that grants the “community ownership” of the project. Such an understanding can bring about greater success in development interventions attempting to address water-related issues.
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