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IWMI Research Report - 135

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources and Agriculture in Sri Lanka: A Review and Preliminary Vulnerability Mapping

Citation:

Eriyagama, N.; Smakhtin, V.; Chandrapala, L.; Fernando, K. 2010. Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute. 51p. (IWMI Research Report 135). [doi:10.5337/2010.211]

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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.

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The original figures from Research Report 135 may be downloaded in JPG and EPS formats using the hyperlinks below on the condition that:

The source is duly acknowledged in any such subsequent reproduction/modification of the maps. The source should be cited as:

Eriyagama, N.; Smakhtin, V.; Chandrapala, L.; Fernando, K. 2010. Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute. 51p. (IWMI Research Report 135). doi:10.3910/2010.
The information on where/how the map(s) will be reproduced/modified is sent to: n.eriyagama@cgiar.org.

Figure 7: Exposure indices for droughts, floods, cyclones and multi-hazards for each district in Sri Lanka
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Figure 8: Components of sensitivity index and the composite sensitivity index for each district in Sri Lanka
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Figure 9: Components of adaptive capacity index and the composite adaptive capacity index for each district in Sri Lanka
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Figure 10: Composite vulnerability indices for drought, flood, cyclone and multi-hazard exposure for each district in Sri Lanka
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