Drinking water is largely from groundwater in Sri Lanka, so quality management is of great
concern. In order to achieve the 6th goal of United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development …

Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a severe and much-debated issue in Sri Lanka. An
average of two hundred animals are intentionally killed, and seventy to eighty human …

Usable water resource is limited, even though 71% of world is covered by water. Therefore,
enough conflicts to the usable water can be found throughout the world. Usable water for …

The tank-based irrigated agricultural system in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka is one of the oldest
historically evolved agricultural systems in the world. The main component of the system …

While the uneven consequences of mega water-development projects are well documented,
less is known about how their legacies continue to evolve over time. This paper offers new …

In the dry zone of Sri Lanka, human-made reservoirs have served for the collection, storage
and distribution of rainfall and runoff and provide irrigation water for the cultivation of paddy …

Food, energy, and water are three critical resources for humanity. As climate variability,
population growth, and lifestyle changes amplify the stress placed on each of the resources …

In the dry zone of Sri Lanka, human‐made reservoirs (locally called tanks or wewas) have
served for the collection, storage and distribution of rainfall and runoff and provided irrigation …

The drastic depletion of elephant habitats in the dry zone of Sri Lanka has led to intense
human-elephant conflict (HEC) in a region that is home to one of the celebrated agrarian …

Droughts affect more people than any other natural disaster. Drought severity is not merely a
function of precipitation; it emerges from a web of interrelations between human and natural …