Sri Lanka: Issues and Opportunities for Investment

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dc.contributor.authorInternational Water Management Institute
dc.coverage.countrySri Lankaen_US
dc.coverage.regionMiddle East & South Asiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-08T16:20:59Z
dc.date.available2011-11-08T16:20:59Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstract"The country has an annual rainfall between 750 and 6,000 millimeters (mm), with large spatial and temporal variation. The availability of clean drinking water is a national imperative, but agriculture consumes the bulk of available water resources. Economic development, population pressure and rising demands from different sectors are placing increasing pressure on available water resources. Climate change could aggravate this situation in Sri Lanka. There is a danger that the demand for water will outstrip supply, particularly in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka where most irrigation schemes are located."en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10535/7663
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisher.workingpaperseriesInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIWMI Water Issue Brief, no. 7en_US
dc.subjectirrigationen_US
dc.subjectgroundwateren_US
dc.subjectwater managementen_US
dc.subject.sectorWater Resource & Irrigationen_US
dc.titleSri Lanka: Issues and Opportunities for Investmenten_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
dc.type.methodologyCase Studyen_US

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