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Category : Coconut palm
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Coconut Extent, 2002: Eastern Province : Batticaloa District, Ampara District, Trincomalee District
Author: Coconut Extent, 2002
Author: Statistical Compendium
Author: Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping.
Author: Eriyagama, N.Publisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290907274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
There is ample evidence to suggest that Sri Lanka’s climate has already changed. However, the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka’s climate will look like in 50 or 100 years and how prepared the country is to face such changes. This report reviews the status of climate change (CC) research/activities in Sri Lanka in terms of observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts on water resources and agriculture, CC mitigation and adaptation, and research needs. The study also developed a pilot level CC Vulnerability Index, which was subsequently mapped at district level. The maps indicate that typical farming districts such as Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Moneragala, Ratnapura and Anuradhapura are the most vulnerable to CC due to their heavy reliance on primary agriculture.
Shadows of Conflict in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka
Author: Anna O'DonnellPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464813442
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
This volume summarizes a series of studies undertaken to better understand the current socioeconomic context of the Northern and Eastern provinces in Sri Lanka. Nearly a decade after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, the Northern and Eastern provinces lag in key social and economic measures. The study was made up of six background studies focused on (i) the provincial economies and economic structures of the North and East; (ii) labor force dynamics; (iii) demographic changes and impacts on vulnerability; (iv) the psychosocial needs of the local population; (v) community and social institutions; and (vi) livelihood trends and impacts of the war on productive assets. These studies were informed by both primary data collection, as well as secondary data sources and literature. The key findings from the assessment show that significant public investments in the Northern and Eastern provinces have resulted in growth and convergence between these provinces and the rest of the country. However, pockets of poverty and deprivation remain across these provinces, and the economic base of the region has yet to fully recover from the impacts of the civil war. Social vulnerabilities were persistent across the Northern and Eastern provinces, and were closely linked with poverty rates. With the demographic impacts of the war, vulnerabilities for women are growing in the region. There was a high rate of psychosocial needs recorded, and evidence that the social fabric has not been fully restored since the war. Citizen engagement, trust, and accountability remain important priorities, alongside economic revival, job creation, and restoring the social fabric and local institutions.
The Irrigation Sector
Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821344644
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
India's irrigated agriculture sector has been basic to India's economic development and poverty alleviation. One of India's major achievements is its rapid expansion of irrigation and drainage infrastructure. However, the major emphasis on development has been achieved at a cost. The importance put on new construction has diverted attention away from the need to ensure the quality, productivity, and sustainability of the services. Further, a governmental subsidy based approach has been used and this has resulted in irrigation and drainage services which, while enabling significantly higher productivity than from non-irrigated lands, are well below their potential. 'The Irrigation Sector' discusses directions for future growth, the framework for reform, and the reform agenda.
National Wetland Directory of Sri Lanka
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ISBN: 9789558177549
Category : Wetlands
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Household Income and Expenditure Survey, 2009/10
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Category : Consumption (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
With reference to Sri Lanka.
Dealing with Diversity
Author: Georg FrerksPublisher:
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Category : Cultural pluralism
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Contributed articles.
A Directory of Asian Wetlands
Author: World Wide Fund for NaturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
Book Description