2021•Unpublished venueOpen access

Adaptation to climate variability in Sri Lanka: a case study of the Huruluwewa Irrigation System in the Dry Zone

Upali Ananda Amarasinghe, G. Amarnath, Niranga Alahacoon, M. M. M. Aheeyar, K. Chandrasekharan, Surajit Ghosh, T. Nakada

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This paper assesses how the Huruluwewa tank (HWT) irrigation system in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka adapts to climate variability. The lessons learned in the HWT will be helpful for many water-scarce irrigation systems in the country, which bear high climate risks. Recurrent droughts are the bane of agriculture in the Dry […]

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Key concepts: Sri lanka, Dry zone, Adaptation (eye), Irrigation, Geography, Dry season, Climatology, Environmental science