Developing Effective Institutions for Water Resources Management: A Case Study in the Deduru Oya Basin, Sri Lanka

Abstract

"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."