Groundwater provides nearly 100 % of the water supplies in some districts of Sri Lanka and is a major source of domestic water in all other districts. However, the resource remains largely neglected and invisible to society and policymakers. Groundwater offers the advantage of being a more reliab...
Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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Pathmarajah, S.
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Makin, Ian W.
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[Groundwater development through sprinkler irrigation: consequences of a lack of a governance structure in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka]
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Groundwater development through sprinkler irrigation: consequences of a lack of a governance structure in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
Shah, Tushaar
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Makin, Ian W.
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Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy
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[Limits to leapfrogging: issues in transposing successful river basin management institutions in the developing world]
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Limits to leapfrogging: issues in transposing successful river basin management institutions in the developing world
Jinapala, K.
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Somaratne, Pallewatte G.
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Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith
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Perera, L. R.
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Makin, Ian W.
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[Contextual challenges of developing effective water management institutions: the Deduru Oya Basin, Sri Lanka]
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Contextual challenges of developing effective water management institutions: the Deduru Oya Basin, Sri Lanka
This paper explores the issues that face irrigation in the future, drawing on recent experiences in Asia and elsewhere to illustrate some cases where interventions have fallen short of sustainable development targets. The paper argues that sustainable development is often misinterpreted and that ...
Imbulana, U. S.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Makin, Ian W.
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[Sustainable management of water resources utilized for irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka]
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Sustainable management of water resources utilized for irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka
Makin, Ian W.
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Senaka Arachchi, R. B.
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Somaratne, Pallewatte G.
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Jayasinghe, G.
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[Adoption of soil and water conservation technologies by resource poor farmers: a case study in North Central Province. Paper 116 of Session 18]
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Adoption of soil and water conservation technologies by resource poor farmers: a case study in North Central Province. Paper 116 of Session 18
Shinogi, Y.
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Makin, Ian W.
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Witharana, D. D. P.
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[Simulation of the water balance in a dry zone tank cascade. Paper 68 of Session 2]
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Simulation of the water balance in a dry zone tank cascade. Paper 68 of Session 2
Jinapala, K.
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Senaka Arachchi, R. B.
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Somaratne, Pallewatte G.
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Jayasinghe, G.
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Makin, Ian W.
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[Planning watershed development projects using non-project focused participatory methods: lessons from Mee Oya. Paper 116a of Session 13]
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Planning watershed development projects using non-project focused participatory methods: lessons from Mee Oya. Paper 116a of Session 13
The initial work plan for the newly formed Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) identified the development of systematic methods to support the development of effective stakeholder driven river basin organizations as one of NARBO’s priority activities. The Asian Development Bank (AD...
Makin, Ian W.
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Parks, Y. P.
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Arriens, W. L.
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[Supporting the development of effective and efficient river basin arganizations in Asia: a discussion of the application of organizational benchmarking approaches. Draft]
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Supporting the development of effective and efficient river basin arganizations in Asia: a discussion of the application of organizational benchmarking approaches. Draft
Phonkarm, R.
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Chandrapatya, Suraphol
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Makin, Ian W.
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[The web-based extension channel: a decision support tool for sloping land conservation and management technology transfer for selective adoption by farmers]
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The web-based extension channel: a decision support tool for sloping land conservation and management technology transfer for selective adoption by farmers