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

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorMolle, Francois
dc.creatorJayakody, Priyantha
dc.creatorSilva, S. de
dc.date2003
dc.date2014-06-13T13:52:00Z
dc.date2014-06-13T13:52:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:30:02Z
dc.descriptionThis 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.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39310
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/157731
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMolle, 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)
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjecttanks
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjecthydrology
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.subjectwater shortage
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectdomestic water
dc.subjectfuelwood
dc.subjectcultivation
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.subjectland reform
dc.titleAnicut systems in Sri Lanka: the case of the upper Walawe River Basin [Sri Lanka].
dc.typeWorking Paper

Archivos

Colecciones

Instituto Internacional para el Manejo del Agua (IWMI)