A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: The lessons learnt for future water policy formulation

SSK Chandrasekara, SK Chandrasekara… - Water Policy, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Sri Lanka has no water scarcity within the country, and per capita, water availability is
adequate to cater for the country's estimated peak population. Nevertheless, the frequent …

Challenges in biodiversity conservation in a highly modified tropical river basin in Sri Lanka

T Surasinghe, R Kariyawasam, H Sudasinghe… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Kelani River is the fourth longest river in the South-Asian island, Sri Lanka. It originates from
the central hills and flows through a diverse array of landscapes, including some of the most …

Water Scarcity–A Concealed Phenomenon in Sri Lanka: A Mini Review

SSK Chandrasekara, S Pathmarajah… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sri Lanka is renowned as a nation that witnesses no or less water scarcity compared to other
countries; nevertheless, it has the threat to be water-scarce in the future due to the changes …

Constructing the 'legalities' of encroachments in dam, canal, and stream reservations in the north-central province of Sri Lanka

K Paranage - Development Studies Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Encroachers on dam, canal and stream reservations in Sri Lanka have a long history,
although largely neglected and sparsely investigated by academics and policy makers alike …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding the river basin classification of Sri Lanka

J Katupotha, S Gamage - Wildlanka, 2020 - researchgate.net
Since ancient times, the population of Sri Lanka has depended on the island's vast network
of river basins. It was crucial to their survival and the human civilization was built around …

[PDF][PDF] The social consequences of legal principles: investigating the origins of squatting in Sri Lanka's land settlement schemes

K Paranage - Eur. Sci. J. ESJ, 2017 - core.ac.uk
This research tries to understand the reasons for the continuing presence of squatters in Sri
Lanka's state-sponsored land settlement schemes. A preliminary review of the literature …