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1 Karunatilaka, G. R. N.; Wijesekera, N. T. S. 2001. Key issues and recommendations related to field data collection in soil erosion assessment using GIS. Tropical Agricultural Research, 13:165-176.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7670 Record No: H039427)
2 Karunatilaka, G. R. N.; Wijesekera, N. T. C. 2006. Field validation of erosion hazard zones for small scale assessment using GIS. Engineer, 39(3):50-55.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H043244)
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3 Fernando, K.; Sanjeewani, K. I. H. 2009. Water pricing for the urban poor. Economic Review, 35(3-4):68-69.
Water supply ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Urban areas ; Households ; Poverty ; Living standards / Sri Lanka / Colombo / Moratuwa / Dehiwala / Mount Lavinia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8029 Record No: H043752)
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4 Sinnathamby, V.; Paul, Johannes G.; Dasanayaka, S. W. S. B.; Gunawardena, S. H. P.; Fernando, Sudarshana. 2016. Factors affecting sustainability of municipal solid waste composting projects in Sri Lanka. In University of Moratuwa. Department of Management of Technology. Conference Proceedings of International Conference in Technology Management. Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa. Department of Management of Technology. pp.98-103.
Waste management ; Waste treatment ; Urban wastes ; Solid wastes ; Organic wastes ; Composting ; Sustainability ; Value chain ; Developing countries ; Organic fertilizers ; Resource recovery ; Capacity building ; Stakeholders ; Private sector ; Public sector ; Partnerships ; Food production / Sri Lanka / Moratuwa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047940)
https://www.mrt.ac.lk/web/sites/default/files/web-page-uploads/iNCOTeM%202016%20Conference%20Proceeding_0.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047940.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047940.pdf
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During the past decades, many composting projects have been implemented with the assistance from various donor agencies to address the municipal solid waste (MSW) problem in developing countries, especially in urban areas. However, very few of these projects are sustainable and many were reported as failures, some even closed down and most ofexisting operations rely on heavy subsidies from the Government, foreign funding sources and Local Authorities (LAs). To enhance solid waste management (SWM) an initiative called "Pilisaru" project started in 2008 lead by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) to develop the infrastructures of LAs for a better S WM system mainly focllsing on composting as an efficient low cost option for treatment of the organic waste fraction. However, the initial assessment of this initiative encountered many issues. Therefore, this study was proposed to identifY main lactors that affect the sustainability of municipal compost plants. The methods used to obtain data for this research comprise, sample survey that involved five selected compost plants operating under LAs in Sri Lanka; a specific lield survey that observed waste segregation activities: and a cl ients perception survey conducted in a super market in Colombo that aimed to assess customers perspective 011 buying and use ofcompost based I"bod products. To supplement the findings ofthese investigations, a complementary literature revie\\ and selected expert interviews were carried out with representative stakeholders. The research findings indicate that most of LAs do not have the needed expertise to design, implement and manage an integrated S WM system that allows efticient operation of compost plants according to recognized standards. Furthermore, it appears that 1110st ofthe compost plants do not manage it full-cost recovery of their O&M cost with the main issues that users are not charged for the provided waste management services and .produced compost can not be marketed successfully, Besides, from the perspective of sustainable operation, need and provision offuture investment is unclear, especially for replacement to maintain an effective operation level. To overcome the emerging weaknesses of the Pilisaru project, it is recommended to provide a continuous capacity building programme for the LAs and involved stakeholders, supported by public awareness programs, especially lor enhanced waste segregation, marketing promotion for compost products as well as technical and financial assistance for relevant stakeholders that need support to perform their tasks in the SW value chain. Furthermore, it is envisioned to revisit the provided SWM policies and to add regulations that built on insights from best SWM practices in Sri Lanka but also from applicable international experiences from other developing countries. This should also include the production of quality compost that meets the fertilizer demands from an agriculture perspective. Lastly, the enhancement of waste segregation practices and involvement of the private sector should be addressed in order to strengthen operations and business performance through enhanced public participation and Private-Public-Partnerships (PPP).
5 Aheeyar, Mohamed; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Bandara, A.; Bucatariu, C.; Reitemeier, M.; Drechsel, Pay. 2021. Urban stakeholder analysis for food waste prevention and reduction in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 62p.
Food wastes ; Waste reduction ; Stakeholder analysis ; Waste management ; Urban areas ; Municipal authorities ; Local authorities ; Solid wastes ; Food production ; Policies ; Institutions / Sri Lanka / Colombo / Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte / Kaduwela / Moratuwa / Negombo / Kandy / Galle / Jaffna / Kurunegala / Batticaloa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050833)
https://waterdata.iwmi.org/applications/sanitaion/reports/Report%20Institutions_First%20draft.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050833.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050833.pdf
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6 Aheeyar, Mohamed; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Bucatariu, C.; Reitemeier, Maren; Drechsel, Pay. 2023. Urban stakeholder analysis for food waste prevention and reduction in Sri Lanka. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 73p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7950en]
Food waste ; Waste reduction ; Stakeholder analysis ; Food production ; Governance ; Waste management ; Municipal authorities ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 12 Responsible production and consumption / Sri Lanka / Colombo / Sri Jayewardenepura-Kotte / Negombo / Kaduwela / Moratuwa / Jaffna / Kandy / Batticoloa / Kurunegala / Galle
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052481)
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Mapping stakeholders and their potential roles for prevention and reduction of food waste (FW) supports a coherent, coordinated and complementary approach to quantification, causes identification and scaling up of feasible solutions for significant returns on investment. State and nonstate stakeholders were mapped in selected municipalities: Colombo metropolitan area (Colombo, Sri Jayewardenepura-Kotte, Negombo, Kaduwela and Moratuwa municipal council areas), Jaffna, Kandy, Batticoloa, Kurunegala and Galle. Stakeholders were grouped into four clusters: producers, enterprises/food business operators, private/public/civil society organizations and households. The stakeholders’ maps guided sensitization and capacity-building sessions whose conclusions fed into the preparation of the National Roadmap on Urban Food Waste Prevention and Reduction for Households, Food services, Retailers and Wholesalers launched on 17 August 2021. According to the analysis, the institutions working on food and/or (bio-)waste can be divided into governmental, semi-governmental, private, and non-governmental. Food safety, quality control and waste management in Sri Lanka is under the umbrella of the central government, provincial council (PC) and local authorities(LAs) that cover governance (e.g. policies and regulations), production, trade, input supply, services, welfare support and research. However, duties and responsibilities are, sometimes, crosscutting and interrelated with overlaps that can lead to poor coordination. An array of institutions at central and provincial levels are engaged to strengthen the food production sector in Sri Lanka. The existing inter-institutional coordination mechanism could be improved. The coordination for knowledge generation and dissemination between national and provincial systems should be strengthened. The report was produced for the project Innovative approaches to reduce, recycle and reuse FW in urban Sri Lanka that was implemented under the oversight of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) from June 2019 to August 2021.
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