Browsing by Author "Somaratne, P. G."

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Developing Effective Institutions for Water Resources Management: A Case Study in the Deduru Oya Basin, Sri Lanka
(2003) Somaratne, P. G.; Jinapala, K.; Perera, L. R.; Ariyaratne, B. Ranjith; Bandaragoda, D. J.; Makin, Ian
"The overall objective of the case study conducted in Sri Lanka was to help the government of Sri Lanka to improve the institutions managing scarce water resources within the frame work of integrated water resources management. This case study included a comprehensive assessment of the existing physical, socio-economic and institutional environment in the river basin and also the long term changes that are likely to take place."
Institutional Changes to Reduce Land Preparation Delay in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka
(2003) Loeve, Ronald; Somaratne, P. G.; Ariyaratne, B. Ranjith; Anputhas, Markandu; Jinapala, K.
"Although many irrigation systems in the dry zone of Sri Lanka have water shortage problems, water consumption is very high during land preparation. This paper analyzes the impact of institutional interventions on efficient water management, especially during the land preparation period. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the factors behind prolonged periods of land preparation so that system managers and farmers communities can develop appropriate interventions to reduce water consumption."
Multi-Level Participatory Consultive Approach for Institutional Change in River Basins: Lessons from the Deduru Oya Case Study
(2003) Jinapala, K.; Somaratne, P. G.; Perera, L. R.; Makin, Ian; Bandaragoda, D. J.
"This paper discusses methodologies applied in the Deduru Oya river basin, the basin selected from Sri Lanka for the regional study on the development of effective water management institutions. The study was funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist the five countries, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal, China and Sri Lanka to work out methodologies and develop effective water management institutions (ADB-RETA 5812). The Deduru Oya basin in which the empirical studies were carried out is located in the northwestern province of Sri Lanka."
Small Tank Cascade Systems in the Walawe River Basin
(2004) Somaratne, P. G.; Jayakody, Priyantha; Molle, François; Jinapala, K.
"This report on small tank cascade systems is based on a study conducted on seven tank cascades of the Walawe river basin, one of the three main river basins in the Ruhuna benchmark basins selected by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for its benchmark basin study."