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1 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.
2 Gunawardena, J.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Fernando, M. J. J.; Rathnayake, S.; Rodrigo, T. M. A. S. K.; Gunawardena, A. (Eds.) 2015. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Central Environmental Authority (CEA). 55p.
Environmental management ; Forest plantations ; Drug plants ; Tea ; Rubber industry ; Agroforestry ; Biodiversity ; Wildlife ; Freshwater ; Water quality ; Groundwater pollution ; Water deficit ; Land use ; Paddy fields ; Constructed wetlands ; Carbon ; Meteorology ; Models ; Satellite surveys ; GIS ; Remote sensing ; Maps ; Soil salinity ; Erosion ; Sand ; Solar radiation ; Watersheds ; Aquifers ; River basins ; Tanks ; Energy generation ; Bioremediation ; Waste management ; Performance evaluation ; Toxic substances ; Pollutant load ; Noise pollution ; Denitrification ; Leachates ; Biofertilizers ; Aquatic insects ; Food production ; Fishing ; Farmers ; Vegetable growing ; Vermicomposting ; Health hazards ; Malaria ; Case studies ; Arid zones ; Coastal area ; Coral reefs / Sri Lanka / India / Tangalle / Vavuniya / Jaffna / Killinochchi / Mullaitivu / Mannar / Kalpitiya / Colombo / Kalutara / Matara / Weligama / Badulla / Upper Mahaweli Catchment / Paraviwella Reef / Vairavapuliyankulam Tank / Kelani River / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046899)
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3 Fernando, S. (Ed.); Nadaraja, L. (Photographer). 2016. Sri Lanka: a heritage of water. [s.l.]: Author. 227p.
Water resources ; Watersheds ; Water quality ; Water use ; Hydraulic structures ; Cultural development ; Heritability ; History ; Ancestral technology ; Building construction ; Social groups ; Religion ; Women's participation ; Administrative areas ; Government policy ; Climate change ; River basins ; Seas ; Islands ; Nature reserves ; Forest cover ; Land use ; Lagoons ; Aquatic mammals ; Otters ; Crocodiles ; Waterfowl ; Habitats ; Biodiversity ; Aquatic plants / Jaffna / Kanneliya / Dediyagala / Nakiadeniya / Mahaweli River / Upper Mahaweli Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G744 FER Record No: H047921)
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