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Anicut systems in Sri Lanka: the case of the upper Walawe River Basin [Sri Lanka].

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Title Anicut systems in Sri Lanka: the case of the upper Walawe River Basin [Sri Lanka].
 
Creator Molle, Francois
Jayakody, Priyantha
Silva, S. de
 
Subject water resources
tanks
water use
river basins
hydrology
irrigation systems
water shortage
crops
domestic water
fuelwood
cultivation
deforestation
water supply
economic development
water management
institutions
land reform
 
Description This exploratory study was designed to capture the main features of agrarian change in the upper part of the basin that depends mostly on anicuts. These anicuts amount to 59 percent of the total basin anicuts in terms of numbers, but to only 43 percent in terms of irrigated area. They are generally very old (the history of some of them goes back to 2000 years; see below) and obviously, many changes have occurred during this time. The study does not allow the reconstitution of all past transformations but offers some insight on recent changes: changes in population pressure over resources and changes in hydrology, crop choice, livelihoods and collective action. The analysis is based on exploratory surveys carried out by the authors and by students of the University of Sabaragamuwa and is not a detailed or in-depth investigation of agricultural systems in the Upper Walawe basin. However, it provides a useful outline of the situation in this part of the basin.
 
Date 2003
2014-06-13T13:52:00Z
2014-06-13T13:52:00Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Molle, F.; Jayakody, P.; de Silva, S. 2003. Anicut systems in Sri Lanka: the case of the upper Walawe River Basin [Sri Lanka]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). iii, 24p. (IWMI Working Paper 061) doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.188
92-9090-522-0
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39310
https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Working_Papers/working/WOR61.pdf
https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.188
 
Language en
 
Relation IWMI Working Paper 061
 
Rights Open Access
 
Publisher International Water Management Institute