In the dry zone of Sri Lanka, human‐made reservoirs (locally called tanks or wewas) have
served for the collection, storage and distribution of rainfall and runoff and provided irrigation …

Cascading Tank Village Systems (CTVSs) of Sri Lanka historically provided a resilient
community-based social-ecological water management system in the rural dry zone of Sri …

Sri Lanka contains a large number of natural and man-made water bodies, which play an
essential role in irrigation and domestic use. The island has recently been identified as a …

This contribution is a critical review of research on the global agri-food system directly or
indirectly identified as political ecology (PE). It shows how food, famine and agricultural …

Research on social–ecological systems is rapidly expanding globally in response to human-
induced climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation. Safeguarding these …

Purpose Sustaining the irrigated agriculture, while conserving the natural eco-system, are
the two main objectives of sustainable water management (SWM) in irrigation. Achieving …

We used social network analysis (SNA) to identify the types of water-related conflicts
between the users and members of the institutional arena of the Rio Mayo Irrigation District …

Abstract Irrigation Construction Projects (ICPs) in Sri Lanka usually face conflicts with
various external stakeholders, ie general public, government authorities. Such conflicts are …

Traditionally, the literature on water management has considered water from a techno-realist
point of view by focusing on finding the most effective technical solutions to distribute the …

Sri Lanka produces nearly 80% of its food requirement, and most produced in the country's
dry zone. The seasonality of rainfall and undulating geomorphology of the dry zone led to …