Lal Muthuwatta

Senior Regional Researcher - Hydrological Modeling-Remote Sensing, Deputy Country Manager - Sri Lanka, CGIAR Country Convener - Sri Lanka

Research team:

Water, food and ecosystems > Sustainable water infrastructure and ecosystems

Areas of expertise:

spatial modelling hydrological modeling water resources assessment geographic information system (gis) remote sensing Climate change groundwater monitoring

Lal worked at the Open University of Sri Lanka and the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka as an Academic Staff Member from 1991 to 1993. He was involved with teaching mathematics and numerical modeling courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students. From 1993 to 1995, he worked as a GIS Expert at the Malaria Research Institute attached to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. From 1995 to 1996, Lal was a Visiting Academic at the University of Colombo and the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. During that period, he was involved with helping research students on spatial modeling.

Recent Publications

Hydrological modelling for reservoir operation: application of SWAT model for Kalu Ganga Catchment, Sri Lanka.

Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India.

Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya.

Understanding the impacts of climate change in the Tana River Basin, Kenya.

Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India.

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