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1 Villholth, Karen G. 2007. Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka. Waterlines, 26(1):8-11. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3362/0262-8104.2007.033]
Tsunami ; Groundwater ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Salinity ; Wells ; Households ; Surveys / Sri Lanka / Eastern Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045929)
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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. Once the wells were cleaned, only time and the onset of monsoon rains could reduce the levels of salinity – but local people continued to need information and reassurance about the quality of their water supplies.
2 Kane-Potaka, Joanna. 2013. The story behind the success: ten case studies identifying what led to uptake of research for development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 100p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2013.208]
Research ; Uptake ; Stakeholders ; Marketing techniques ; Development policies ; Organizations ; Institutions ; Case studies ; Contamination ; Water use ; Electricity supplies ; Water management ; Technology ; International waters ; Water sharing ; Drinking water ; Tsunami ; Groundwater irrigation ; Wetlands ; Poverty ; Soils ; Yields ; Rice
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046204)
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