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1 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 1999. Collaborative research on the improvement of irrigation operation and management: water quality investigations. Final report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 50p.
Water quality ; Wastewater ; Water reuse ; Irrigation water ; Drainage ; Crop production ; River basins ; Lagoons ; Fisheries ; Livestock ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation programs ; Water use ; Environmental effects ; Wetlands ; Ecosystems ; Sustainability ; Water supply ; Public health ; Tourism ; Agricultural research ; Data collection ; Case studies / Sri Lanka / Mexico / Pakistan / Bundala National Park / Guanajuato River Basin / Tula Irrigation District / Hakra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G000 INT Record No: H024792)
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Report submitted to the Council of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering Research Center, Taoyuan Irrigation Research and Development Foundation, Environment Greening Foundation and Tsao-Jiin Memorial Foundation for Research and Development for Agriculture and Irrigation of the Republic of China.
2 Matsuno, Y. 1999. Case study in Sri Lanka: irrigation and drainage water quality and impacts of human activities on the aquatic environment in a southeastern part of Sri Lanka. In International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Collaborative research on the improvement of irrigation operation and management: water quality investigations. Final report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.3-18.
Water quality ; Irrigation water ; Drainage ; Lagoons ; Water use ; Wetlands ; Ecosystems ; Fisheries ; Fuelwood ; Livestock ; Tourism ; Environmental effects ; Case studies / Sri Lanka / Bundala National Park
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G000 INT Record No: H024793)
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3 Maring, L.; Schuurmans, H. 2000. Wetland versus irrigation: Scenario analysis of water quantity and water quality aspects of the Kirindi Oya Irrigation and Settlement Project and Bundala National Park using simulation modeling. Study carried out at IIMI, during obligatory MSc training period of 24 weeks of the study "Soil water and atmosphere" of Wageningen University, the Netherlands. ix, 54p.
Wetlands ; Irrigation programs ; Land use ; Geomorphology ; Hydrology ; Climate ; Irrigation canals ; Paddy fields ; Evapotranspiration ; Water quality ; Lagoons ; Simulation models ; Soil properties ; Percolation ; Precipitation / Sri Lanka / Kirindi Oya / Bundala National Park / Bandagiriya / Malala Lagoon
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.1 G744 MAR Record No: H026327)
4 Bakker, M.; Matsuno, Y. 2001. A framework for valuing ecological services of irrigation water. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 15(2):99-115.
Irrigation water ; Ecology ; Ecosystems ; Drainage ; Economic evaluation ; Water use ; Wetlands ; Environmental effects ; Fisheries ; Tourism ; Lagoons ; Salinity ; Livestock ; Case studies / Sri Lanka / Bundala National Park
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER, IWMI 531.7.5 G744 BAK Record No: H029540)
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5 van Eijk, A. 2001. Integrated water resources management: a case study of the Kirindi Oya river basin, Sri Lanka. MSc thesis, Wageningen Agricultural University. 127p.
Water resource management ; Irrigation management ; River basin development ; Water rights ; Water allocation ; Legislation ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Rain ; Runoff ; Irrigation programs ; Fisheries ; Livestock ; Water use ; Water balance ; Water accounting ; Drainage ; Water quality ; Water policy ; Planning ; History ; Organizations ; Institutions / Sri Lanka / Kirindi Oya / Bundala National Park / Embilikala Oya River Basin / Lunugamwehera Reservoir
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 631.7.3 G744 VAN Record No: H029811)
6 Bellio, Maria Grazia. 2007. Waterbirds at risk? Water Matters: news of IWMI research in Sri Lanka, 3:5.
Waterfowl ; Habitats ; Lagoons ; Wetlands ; Environmental degradation ; Irrigation effects / Sri Lanka / Bundala National Park / Kirindi Oya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 577.68 G744 IWM Record No: H040541)
7 Evans, Alexandra; Jinapala, K. (Eds.) 2010. Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 2. Water quality, environment and climate change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 174p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2010.205]
Wetlands ; Environmental flows ; Assessment ; Water allocation ; Case studies ; Rivers ; Farming systems ; Models ; Groundwater ; Aquifers ; Domestic water ; Rainfed farming ; Climate change ; Wastewater irrigation ; Rice ; Food security / Sri Lanka / Bundala National Park / Yala National Park / Walawe Ganga / Menik Ganga / Upper Mahaweli Catchment / Kurundu Oya / Kurunegala District / Wilgoda Irrigation Scheme / Attanagalu Oya Basin / Anuradhapura District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 EVA Record No: H042852)
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This is the second volume of the proceedings of the National Conference on ‘Water for Food and Environment’, which was held from June 9 –11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The volumes 1 and 3 have been produced as separate documents of this report series. In response to a call for abstracts, 81 abstracts were received from government institutes dealing with water resources and agriculture development, universities, other freelance researchers and researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Forty seven of the eighty-one abstracts that were submitted were accepted for compiling full papers. In the past couple of years the sharp increase in food prices worldwide has raised serious concerns about food security, especially in developing countries. To effectively address these concerns a holistic approach is required that encompasses improved agricultural water productivity, adaptation to climate change, targeted and appropriate institutional and financial measures, and a consideration of environmental issues. The main purpose of the conference was to share experiences in these areas and to find opportunities to improve farmers’ incomes and food production, and to promote environmentally sustainable practices in Sri Lanka in the face of growing water scarcity and the challenges of climate change.
8 Abeywickrama, W. D. S. 2010. How to minimize the negative impacts on Bundala National Park due to irrigation development of the Kirindi Oya River Basin. In Evans, Alexandra; Jinapala, K. (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. 2. Water quality, environment and climate change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.1-6.
Wetlands ; Lagoons ; Habitats ; Irrigated farming ; Environmental degradation / Sri Lanka / Bundala National Park / Kirindi Oya River Basin / Malala Oya / Embilikala Oya / Kirindi Oya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 EVA Record No: H042854)
The environment is an important water user, and one that often finds itself at the bottom of the list of priorities when supplies become scare. This research studied how the needs of wetlands can coexist in parallel with irrigation demands and other human activities. Sri Lanka is a signatory to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance for Migratory Waterfowl, known as the Ramsar Convention and Bundala Lagoon was declared Sri Lanka’s first Ramsar site, a wetland of international importance for migratory waterfowl, in 1990, because of its high bird species richness. The delicate ecological balance of these lagoons will be severely affected by the on-going Weheragala Reservoir project, which is designed to divert excess water from Manike Ganga River basin to Kirindi Oya River basin and the Malala Oya River basin development project. The main negative impacts are eutrophication, accumulation of pesticides and insecticides in the lagoons and siltation, and that lagoons will be converted to fresh water bodies. This research studied how to minimize these negative impacts using social, economic and engineering tools. The research findings are useful for researches, policymakers and decision-makers, who must find opportunities to improve farmers’ incomes and national food production, while and at the same time ensuring sustainable management of wetland ecosystems in Sri Lanka.
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