Ecosystem‐Based Adaptation for the Impact of Climate Change and Variation in the Water Management Sector of Sri Lanka

B Khaniya, MB Gunathilake… - … problems in engineering, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The climate of Sri Lanka has been fluctuating at an alarming rate during the recent past.
These changes are reported to have pronounced impacts on the livelihoods of the people in …

Challenges in biodiversity conservation in a highly modified tropical river basin in Sri Lanka

T Surasinghe, R Kariyawasam, H Sudasinghe… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Kelani River is the fourth longest river in the South-Asian island, Sri Lanka. It originates from
the central hills and flows through a diverse array of landscapes, including some of the most …

Assessing the impact of long-term ENSO, SST, and IOD dynamics on Extreme Hydrological Events (EHEs) in the Kelani River Basin (KRB), Sri Lanka

VPIS Wijeratne, G Li, MS Mehmood, A Abbas - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrological extremes are common throughout the world and can be considered a globally
significant phenomenon with severe environmental and social consequences. In recent …

Spatiotemporal rainfall variability and trend analysis over Mahaweli Basin, Sri Lanka

U Pawar, U Rathnayake - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
The hydrometeorological characteristics of the Mahaweli Basin are influenced by rainfall
distribution. For that reason, it is significant to identify spatiotemporal rainfall fluctuations and …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of Multi-Variable Model Calibration in Hydrological Simulations within Data-Scarce River Basins: A Case Study in the Dry-Zone of Sri Lanka

K Pabasara, L Gunawardhana, J Bamunawala… - Hydrology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Traditional hydrological model calibration using limitedly available streamflow data often
becomes inadequate, particularly in dry climates, as the flow regimes may abruptly vary from …

Ecological Risk Identification and Ecological Security Pattern Construction of Productive Wetland Landscape

L Chen, Y Ma - Water Resources Management, 2023 - Springer
Wetland ecological risk assessment is critical for ecological safety, as wetland ecosystems
are among the most threatened due to land use changes. Therefore, risk assessment …

Spatiotemporal projections of precipitation and temperature over Afghanistan based on CMIP6 global climate models

F Farhat, MT Kashifi, A Jamal, I Saba - Modeling Earth Systems and …, 2022 - Springer
The present study evaluates the performance of Coupled Model Intercomparison Phase 6
(CMIP6) of three global climate models for spatiotemporal projections of temperature and …

Evaluating seasonal variation in macronutrient levels and their impact on water quality in urban coastal waters: A case study in nutrient management along the North …

H Siriwardana, SM Samarasekara… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Macronutrients are vital for sustaining marine food webs and primary production. However,
their overabundance through riverine inflows and untreated wastewater discharges causes …

Assessing Climate-Change-Driven Impacts on Water Scarcity: A Case Study of Low-Flow Dynamics in the Lower Kalu River Basin, Sri Lanka

R Fernando, H Ratnasooriya, J Bamunawala… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The adverse impacts of climate change are becoming more frequent and severe worldwide,
and Sri Lanka has been identified as one of the most severely affected countries. Hence, it is …

Water availability assessment in cultivation and non-cultivation seasons to identify water security in a tropical catchment: Gin catchment, Sri Lanka

TN Wickramaarachchi - Paddy and Water Environment, 2024 - Springer
Human activities and extreme hydrological events are posing continuing threats to
sustainable management of water resources in Gin catchment, Sri Lanka (972 km2), a rain …