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2010: Water user associations in northern Ghana: from institutional panacea to reality check

Ernest Nti Acheampong and Jean-Philippe Venot

2010: Current status and scope for improvement of agricultural water productivity in the Indo-Gangetic River Basin

Xueliang Cai, Bharat R. Sharma and Mir Abdul Matin

2010: Economic assessment of water storage in Sub-Saharan Africa

Stefanos Xenarios, Matthew McCartney and B. Adenew

2010: Small-scale irrigation: is this the future?

T. Facon and Aditi Mukherji

2010: Application of a combined hydrochemical and stable isotope approach to the study of the interaction between irrigation canal water and groundwater in southern Sri Lanka. [Abstract only]

M. C. C. M. Prado, K. M. Hiscock, L. Rajasooriyar and Eline Boelee

2010: Modeling the managed aquifer recharge for groundwater salinity management in the Sokh River Basin

Akmal Karimov, I. Gracheva and F. Miryusupov

2010: Growing more food with less water: how can revitalizing Asia\u2019s irrigation help?

Aditi Mukherji, T. Facon, David Molden and Colin Chartres

2010: Surface runoff estimation over heterogeneous canal commands applying medium resolution remote sensing data with the SCS-CN method

Priyantha Jayakody and Nilantha Gamage

2010: A holistic approach to ensure food security through cascade system development in the dry zone of Sri Lanka: a practice from Plan Sri Lanka

K. H. J. K. Harischandra

2010: Integrating agroforestry characteristics into agro-well-based agriculture

M. Perera

2010: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and food security among the poor: opportunities and constraints

W. G. Somaratne

2010: The importance of seasonal planning for irrigation water productivity: Inginimitiya experience

W. G. Gnanadasa

2010: Potential for zero-tillage technique in rice and other field crop cultivation in rice-based cropping systems in the dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka

S. N. Jayawardena, S. W. Abeysekera, N. Gunathilaka and H. M. J. K. Herath

2010: Impact of water saving irrigation systems on water use, growth and yield of irrigated lowland rice

W. M. W. Weerakoon, T. N. N. Priyadarshani, C. H. Piyasiri and L. S. Silva

2010: Agriculture, environment and food security in the context of rice

P. B. Dharmasena

2010: Instability of paddy production and regional food insecurity in Sri Lanka

A. P. S. Fernando, A. M. S. Perera and K. Karunagoda

2010: Utilization of aquatic plants: a method to enhance the productivity of water in seasonal tanks in the Anuradhapura District

J. U. Munasinghe, M. A. A. B. Dilhan and T. V. Sundarabarathy

2010: Water shortage in the Lower Deduru Oya Basin

K. N. J. Katupotha

2010: Overview: the volume on irrigation for food security

K. Jinapala

2010: FMIS research: a reflection on IWMI's 25 years in Nepal

Dhruba Pant

2010: Resource management at local level: \platform\ approach for integration

Dhruba Pant and K. R. Sharma

2010: Potential to increase the area under paddy cultivation with domestic and municipal wastewater irrigation in Kurunegala District

U. S. C. Udagedara and M. M. M. Najim

2010: Climate change, local institutions and adaptation experience: the village tank farming community in the dry zone of Sri Lanka

A. Senaratne and K. Wickramasinghe

2010: Climate change and rain-fed agriculture in the dry zone of Sri Lanka

C. R. Panabokke and B. V. R. Punyawardena

2010: Rainfall fluctuation and changing patterns of agriculture practices

S. Senalankadhikara and L. Manawadu

2010: Identifying the impact of tidal level variation on river basin flooding

M. D. E. K. Gunathilaka, W. A. L. Wikramanayake and D. N. D. Perera

2010: Observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts and adaptation options for Sri Lanka: a review

Nishadi Eriyagama and Vladimir Smakhtin

2010: Household water security through stored rainwater and consumer acceptability: a case study of the Anuradhapura District

M. A. C. S. Bandara, R. P. De Silva and N. D. K. Dayawansa

2010: Preliminary groundwater assessment and water quality study in the shallow aquifer system in the Attanagalu Oya Basin

R. S. Wijesekara and .C. Kudahetty

2010: Assessment of risks to water bodies due to residues of agricultural fungicide in intensive farming areas in the up-country of Sri Lanka using an indicator model

R. C. Watawala, J. .a Liyanage and A. Mallawatantri

2010: Availability and spatial variability of plant nutrients in paddy fields of Wilgoda Irrigation Scheme in Kurunegala

D. N. Sirisena, W. M. U. K. Rathnayake and W. M. J. Bandara

2010: The impact of inappropriate soil management on river water quality: a case study in the Kurundu Oya Sub-catchment of the Upper Mahaweli Catchment, Sri Lanka

M. G. T. S. Amarasekara, R. M. K. Kumarihamy, N. D. K. Dayawansa and R. P. De Silva

2010: Non-user benefits emanating from enhanced water flow to the Yala Protected Area Complex

Parakrama Weligamage, W. R. Butcher, K. A. Blatner, C. Shumway and Mark Giordano

2010: Environmental flow assessment: recent examples from Sri Lanka

Priyanka Dissanayake, Neelanga Weragala and Vladimir Smakhtin

2010: Wetlands and agriculture: a case for integrated water resource management in Sri Lanka

Sithara S. Atapattu, Sanjiv De Silva and Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu

2010: How to minimize the negative impacts on Bundala National Park due to irrigation development of the Kirindi Oya River Basin

W. D. S. Abeywickrama

2010: An overview: water quality, environment and climate change

Alexandra Evans

2010: Sri Lanka’s water policy: themes and issues

V. K. Nanayakkara

2010: Development of a water resources assessment and audit framework for Sri Lanka

Mir Abdul Matin, Vladimir Smakhtin, Mahendra N. Palliyaguruge, Sadir Mohideen, Nishath Yapa, Ranjith Alankara, Sarath Gunasinghe and Priyantha Jayakody

2010: Economic valuation of irrigation water under a major irrigation scheme (Gal Oya) in eastern Sri Lanka

P. Sivarajah and A. N. Ahamad

2010: Policy alternatives for the management of minor and medium irrigation schemes to develop groundwater systems in restricted catchments for the improvement in food productivity in the dry zone of Sri Lanka

S. S. Sivakumar

2010: Irrigation infrastructure management by public funds: how It can be made justifiable

N. Madawalagama and B. Kamaladasa

2010: Managing irrigation jointly with farmers: history, present status and future: review of participatory irrigation management in Sri Lanka

K. Jinapala, L. Premadasa, P. G. Somaratne and Madar Samad

2010: Spatial variation of water supply and demand in Sri Lanka

Upali A. Amarasinghe

2010: Enhancement of capacity of farmer organizations for sustainable irrigation systems in Anuradhapura and Kurunegala districts

S. Thiruchelvam

2010: Interventions necessary in capacity building in existing water organizations to improve productivity and access to water

B. Kamaladasa

2010: Overview: institutions and policies for water resources management

K. Jinapala and Sanjiv De Silva

2009: Managing irrigation jointly with farmers history, present status and future: review of participatory irrigation management in Sri Lanka

K. Jinapala, L. Premadasa, P. G. Somaratne and Madar Samad

2009: Nutrient recovery from human excreta for urban and peri-urban agriculture

Olufunke Cofie and Noah Adamtey

2009: Impact of watershed development programs in Tamil Nadu

Kuppannan Palanisami and D. Suresh Kumar

2009: Water resources management with special reference to tank irrigation with groundwater use

Palanisami Kuppannan and A. Nanthakumaran

2009: State of irrigation in Tamil Nadu: trends and turning points

Upali A. Amarasinghe, O. P. Singh, R. Sakthivadivel and Palanisami Kuppannan

2009: Assessing net economic gains from domestic and industrial water supply: cases from NRLP schemes

Nirmalya Choudhury, Ankit Patel and S. Phansalkar

2009: Addressing India’s water challenge 2050: the virtual water trade option

Shilp Verma, D. A. Kampman, P. van der Zaag and A. K. Hoekstra

2009: Is it possible to revive dug wells in hard-rock India through recharge?: discussion from studies in ten districts of the country

S. Krishnan, R. Indu, Tushaar Shah, C. Hittalamani, B. Patwari, D. Sharma, L. Chauhan, V. Kher, H. Raj, U. Mahida, M. Shankar and K. Sharma

2009: Climatic Change and Groundwater: India\u2019s Opportunities for Mitigation and Adaptation

Tushaar Shah

2009: Water productivity improvements in Indian Agriculture: potentials, constraints and prospects

M. Dinesh Kumar, Upali A. Amarasinghe, Bharat R. Sharma, Kairav Trivedi, O. P. Singh, Alok K. Sikka and Jos C. van Dam

2009: Promoting demand management in irrigation in India: policy options and institutional requirements

R. M. Saleth, Upali A. Amarasinghe, V. Ratna Reddy, Kuppannan Palanisami, R. P. S. Malik, A. Narayanamoorthy, V. Narain and M. V. Reddy

2009: Managing rehabilitation and resettlement of the involuntarily displaced population: lessons from selected hydro projects in India

Madar Samad, Zhankana Shah, S. Acharyulu and Shreedhar Acharya

2009: Groundwater externalities of large surface irrigation transfers: lessons from Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, Rajasthan, India

Bharat R. Sharma, K. V. G. K. Rao and G. Sharma

2009: Institutional Vacuum in Sardar-Sarovar Project: Framing ‘Rules-of-the-Game&rsquo

J. Talati and Tushaar Shah

2009: Policy interfacing and irrigation development in Tamil Nadu

Kuppannan Palanisami, Upali A. Amarasinghe and R. Sakthivadivel

2009: State of irrigation in Tamil Nadu: investments and returns

Upali A. Amarasinghe, Kuppannan Palanisami, O. P. Singh and R. Sakthivadivel

2009: Cost and benefits of the National River Linking Project: an analysis of peninsular links

Upali A. Amarasinghe and R. Srinivasulu

2009: Reform or morph?: unlocking value in Asian irrigation

Tushaar Shah

2009: Strategic Issues in Indian Irrigation: overview of the proceedings

Upali A. Amarasinghe and Stefanos Xenarios

2009: Non-user benefits emanating from enhanced water flow to Yala Protected Area Complex. Abstract only

Parakrama Weligamage, W. R. Butcher, K. A. Blatner, C. Shumway and Mark Giordano

2009: Environmental journalists have important role to play in helping Sri Lanka’s water sector meet the coming challenges of climate change. Media release

Nishadi Eriyagama and Terry Clayton

2009: Prospect of payments for environmental services in the Blue Nile Basin: examples from Koga and Gumera watersheds, Ethiopia

B. Alemayehu, Fitsum Hagos, A. Haileslassie, Everisto Mapedza, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew, D. Peden and T. Tafesse

2009: Transboundary water governance institutional architecture: reflections from Ethiopia and Sudan

Everisto Mapedza, A. Haileslassie, Fitsum Hagos, Matthew McCartney, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew and T. Tafesse

2009: Benefit-sharing framework in transboundary river basins: the case of the Eastern Nile Sub Basin

T. Tafesse

2009: Assessment of local land and water institutions in the Blue Nile and their impact on environmental management

Fitsum Hagos, A. Haileslassie and Seleshi Bekele Awulachew

2009: Lessons from upstream soil conservation measures to mitigate soil erosion and its impact on upstream and downstream users of the Nile River

Yelsh Gebreselassie, T. Amdemariam, M. Haile and C. Yamoah

2009: Assessment of hydrological and landscape controls on gully formation and upland erosion near Lake Tana

A. D. Zegeye, T. Y. Tebebu, A. Z. Abiy, H. E. Dahlke, E. D. White, A. S. Collick, S. Kidnau, F. Dadgari, Matthew McCartney and T. S. Steenhuis

2009: A water balance-based Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for improved performance in the Ethiopian highlands

E. D. White, Z. M. Easton, D. R. Fuka, A. S. Collick, Matthew McCartney, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew and T. S. Steenhuis

2009: Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates

T. S. Steenhuis, J. Taylor, Z. Easton, A. Collick, N. van de Giesen, J. Liebe, A. A. Ahmed and Marc Andreini

2009: Modeling of soil erosion and sediment transport in the Blue Nile Basin using the Open Model Interface approach

G. D. Betrie, Yasir Abbas Mohamed, A. van Griensven, I. Popescu and A. Mynett

2009: Development of rainfall-runoff-sediment discharge relationship in the Blue Nile Basin

F. Fetene, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew and N. Teklie

2009: Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)-based runoff and sediment yield modeling: a case of the Gumera Watershed in Lake Tana Sub Basin

M. Tenaw and Seleshi Bekele Awulachew

2009: Sediment accumulation in Roseires Reservoir

K. E. Basha and E. A. Khalifa

2009: Application of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) Model to simulate current and future water demand in the Blue Nile

Matthew McCartney, Y. A. Ibrahim, Y. Sileshi and Seleshi Bekele Awulachew

2009: Analysis of water use on a large river basin using MIKE BASIN Model: a case study of the Abbay River Basin, Ethiopia

F. D. Wubet, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew and A. Moges

2009: Improving water management practices in the Rahad Scheme

Y. A. Ibrahim, M. S. R. Elnil and A. A. Ahmed

2009: Water balance assessment of the Roseires Reservoir

K. E. Bashar and M. O. Mustafa

2009: Simulation of water resource development and environmental flows in the Lake Tana Sub basin

T. Alemayehu, Matthew McCartney and S. Kebede

2009: Impacts of improving water management of smallholder agriculture in the Upper Blue Nile Basin

Teklu Erkossa, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew, A. Haileslassie and Aster Denekew Yilma

2009: Characterization and atlas of the Blue Nile Basin and its sub basins

Aster Denekew Yilma and Seleshi Bekele Awulachew

2009: Production function for rice in Kirindi Oya major irrigation system in Sri Lanka. [Abstract only]

Parakrama Weligamage, C. Shumway, K. A. Blatner, W. R. Butcher and Mark Giordano

2009: How prepared are water and agricultural sectors in Sri Lanka for climate change?: a review

Nishadi Eriyagama and Vladimir Smakhtin

2009: Modelling to evaluate the water resource implications of planned infrastructure development in the Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia

Tadesse Alemayehu, Matthew McCartney and S. Kebede