2011 | Petersson Anders, Nanayakkara Laksiri, Kumarasiri R. H. W. A.,Liyanapathirana Rupasena,
This report presents the results of an in-depth study of food security in Sri Lanka, a country emerging from decades of violent conflict and still recovering from the worst flooding in recent history...
This publication discusses the most appropriate and beneficial methodologies to cushion the food crisis in the country and to achieve self dependence in terms of food availability. It highlights the..
Poverty is defined as multi dimensional; it is also a human tragedy. Even though South Asian countries have programs and schemes to eliminate poverty, little is achieved in practice. Governments no lo..
2002 | Ed.By. Imbulana, K. A. U. S.; Droogers, P.; Makin, I. W.
The aim of this paper is to present an objective analysis of surface water resources in the Ruhunu Basins mainly within the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) Case Study Methodology and Indicat..
2007 | Saleth, Rathinasamy Maria; Dinar, A.; Neubert, S.; Kamaiah, B.; Manoharan, S.; Abayawardana, Sarath; Ariyaratne, B. Ranjith; de Silva, S.
The success of development programs depends on the role of underlying institutions and the impact synergies from closely related programs. Existing literature has limitations in accounting for these..
Enduring low agricultural productivity is one of the major causes of rural poverty in South Asia. Based on a review of recent empirical studies, this paper focuses on three key questions: (1) why is a..
The case studies reported here highlight important concepts and information on the linkages between water and poverty that may not be available elsewhere. The overall objective of the studies is to dr..
2010 | Ed.By.Jinapala, K.; De Silva, Sanjiv; Aheeyar, M. M. M.
This is the third volume of the proceedings of the national conference on ‘Water for Food and Environment’, which was held from June 9 –11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial Internat..
2010 | Ed.By. P. Weligamage, G. G. A. Godaliyadda and K. Jinapala
This is the first volume on the proceedings of the national conference on ‘Water for Food and Environment’, which was held from June 9–11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial Internati..
This is the second volume of the proceedings of the National Conference on ‘Water for Food and Environment’, which was held from June 9 –11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial Interna..
