[HTML][HTML] Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping.

N Eriyagama, V Smakhtin, L Chandrapala, K Fernando - 2010 - books.google.com
There is ample evidence to suggest that Sri Lanka's climate has already changed. However,
the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka's climate will look like in 50 or …

Crop prediction based on characteristics of the agricultural environment using various feature selection techniques and classifiers

SP Raja, B Sawicka, Z Stamenkovic… - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Agriculture is a growing field of research. In particular, crop prediction in agriculture is critical
and is chiefly contingent upon soil and environment conditions, including rainfall, humidity …

Climate change and food security: a Sri Lankan perspective

M Esham, B Jacobs, HSR Rosairo… - Environment, Development …, 2018 - Springer
There is growing concern in Sri Lanka over the impact of climate change, variability and
extreme weather events on food production, food security and livelihoods. The link between …

Agricultural adaptation to climate change: insights from a farming community in Sri Lanka

M Esham, C Garforth - Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global …, 2013 - Springer
The vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate change and variability is increasingly
rising. As agriculture is the only source of income for most of them, agricultural adaptation …

[PDF][PDF] Climate, climate risk, and food security in Sri Lanka: the need for strengthening adaptation strategies

B Marambe, R Punyawardena, P Silva… - Handbook of climate …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Climate is one of the main determinants of agricultural productivity in Sri Lanka. Of the major
climatic parameters, temperature, rainfall, and humidity are of special significance, as these …

Climate change and agricultural adaptation in Sri Lanka: a review

M Esham, C Garforth - Climate and Development, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change is inevitable and will continue into the next century. Since the agricultural
sector in Sri Lanka is one of the most vulnerable to climate change, a thorough …

Model‐based prediction of the potential geographical distribution of the invasive coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) based on MaxEnt

OF Aidoo, RS da Silva… - Agricultural and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The coconut mite Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae), is a destructive mite pest of
coconut, causing significant economic losses. However, an effective pest management …

Impact of extreme weather events on coconut productivity in three climatic zones of Sri Lanka

C Pathmeswaran, E Lokupitiya… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Coconut is a major plantation crop in Sri Lanka, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean. The
highest coconut production is found in Gampaha, Kurunegala and Puttalam districts which …

Spatial assessment of climate change effects on crop suitability for major plantation crops in Sri Lanka

PMS Jayathilaka, P Soni, SR Perret… - Regional environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Climate change is the main global challenge of this century; it is therefore imperative to
identify its effects on agriculture in developing countries. This research makes spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts and adaptation options for Sri Lanka: a review

N Eriyagama, V Smakhtin - … of the National Conference on Water …, 2010 - books.google.com
Climate is changing world-wide, and the science community in Sri Lanka has come up with
ample evidence to suggest that the country's climate has already changed. During 1961 …