The Volta River is one of the major rivers in Africa. A transboundary basin, which is the principal water source for approximately 24 million people in six riparian states, it is likely to experience increasing stress in the near future as a consequence of both greater water demand and clima...
McCartney, Matthew P.
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Forkuor, Gerald
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Sood, A.
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Amisigo, B.
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Hattermann, F.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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[The water resource implications of changing climate in the Volta River Basin]
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The water resource implications of changing climate in the Volta River Basin
Selected rainfall characteristics derived by analyzing observed rainfall data in two Sri Lankan river basins (Malwathu Oya and Kalu Ganga) were compared with the perceptions of farmers. The rainfall characteristics used for this analysis are trends, onset and cessation dates, length of the growin...
Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Perera, H.P.T.W.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Surangika, Upamali K.B.N.
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Premachandra, W.W.
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[Trend and variability of rainfall in two river basins in Sri Lanka: an analysis of meteorological data and farmers’ perceptions]
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Trend and variability of rainfall in two river basins in Sri Lanka: an analysis of meteorological data and farmers’ perceptions
Changes in future rainfall distribution for the agro-ecological regions of Sri Lanka were analyzed. The baseline period to compare future predictions was taken as 1970 to 2000. Downscaled climate change prediction grids were extracted from the UK Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research ...
Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Liyanage, Panni Kankanamlage Nirosha Chandani
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[Impact of rainfall change on the agro-ecological regions of Sri Lanka]
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Impact of rainfall change on the agro-ecological regions of Sri Lanka
Flood water harvesting and underground storage is a concept that has received significant attention in many regions of the world. Its intention is to capture floodwater from currently flooded areas and to store it for later use, in order to both, reduce damage caused by floods, as well as to sati...
Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Thilakarathne, Madusanka
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[Minimizing flood damage and augmenting dry season water availability: prospects for floodwater harvesting and underground storage in Sri Lanka]
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Minimizing flood damage and augmenting dry season water availability: prospects for floodwater harvesting and underground storage in Sri Lanka