Researchers with IWMI have joined a major effort to rehabilitate “tank” (or small reservoir) cascade systems in the Dry Zone.
In 2017, Sri Lanka experienced one of its worst droughts in over four decades. This was the culmination of five consecutive years of dry weather during the country’s main crop production season. Drought hit the northern Dry Zone especially hard, causing significant reductions in the production of rice, a central pillar of national food security.