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The Financial Express: Harvesting solar riches
Growing agrarian stress, climate change, farmer suicides and an unpopular land bill are all colluding to turn the farm sector into prime minister Narendra...
New weather stations could help Sri Lanka predict and prepare for weather extremes
Extreme and sudden weather variations in Sri Lanka make it difficult to accurately predict natural hazards like floods and landslides. But a low-cost and...
IWMI and partners train Sri Lanka’s flood managers to meet future disasters
(Colombo, 17 November 2014) - Disaster management agencies in Sri Lanka can now assess the likelihood of future floods with up-to-the-minute data from space....
Water demand projections off, need more local insight
New report says Pre-1990 global water demand projections dramatically over-estimated demand, while more recent models are underestimating water use.
IWMI provides the Disaster Management Centre with flood information for relief efforts
by Renuka Jeya Raj
The onset of the Southwest monsoon brought incessant rains that lashed the Southwest part of Sri Lanka during the first two...
Flood mapping assists relief management in Uttarakhand
Update on flood situation in Uttara Pradesh (India) using Landsat 30m resolution.
(26 June 2013)
Image clearly shows flood receded areas in pink color and standing...
Wise about Water: New research program for Sri Lanka seeks to better understand water use, agriculture and the environment
On World Environment Day, Dharshani Weerasekera , reflects on how Sri Lanka’s water resources will need careful husbandry to ensure high quality supplies are...
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