A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation

Sri Lanka has no water scarcity within the country, and per capita, water availability is adequate to cater for the country's estimated peak population. Nevertheless, the frequent variability of spatial and temporal water availability and extreme events have built up a water scarcity in Sri Lan...

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Autores principales:	S. S. K. Chandrasekara, S. K. Chandrasekara, P. H. Sarath Gamini, J. Obeysekera, H. Manthrithilake, Hyun-Han Kwon, Meththika Vithanage
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	coordinating mechanisms institutional arrangements sri lanka water governance water policies River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:42ad11e529a24e8c82509220879b735c2021-11-05T20:14:52ZA review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation1366-70171996-975910.2166/wp.2021.152https://doaj.org/article/42ad11e529a24e8c82509220879b735c2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wp.iwaponline.com/content/23/2/255https://doaj.org/toc/1366-7017https://doaj.org/toc/1996-9759Sri Lanka has no water scarcity within the country, and per capita, water availability is adequate to cater for the country's estimated peak population. Nevertheless, the frequent variability of spatial and temporal water availability and extreme events have built up a water scarcity in Sri Lanka, which has been observed during the last two to three decades. Therefore, effective and efficient water governance is most important in today's context, and regular review and amendment of policies, laws, and regulations are crucial to mitigate water scarcity. Although a few attempts were initiated, none of them succeeded. In this study, historical and present water governance mechanisms, including coordinating mechanisms and implementing water management agencies in Sri Lanka, were comprehensively reviewed. Further, the previously proposed water policies, their status and reasons for the failures of policies were discussed. Finally, the formulation of a novel institutional arrangement or altering the existing institutional arrangement with shared data and allocating non-shared responsibilities to each institution is suggested for better water governance in Sri Lanka. Highlights Monarchs guided by the Buddhist monasteries governed ancient WRM in Sri Lanka.; Water Management Panel under the jurisdiction of Mahaweli Authority coordinates WRM.; Donor organizations proposed economic value to irrigation water.; Concept of privatizing the irrigation water hindered the acceptance of the water policy.;S. S. K. ChandrasekaraS. K. ChandrasekaraP. H. Sarath GaminiJ. ObeysekeraH. ManthrithilakeHyun-Han KwonMeththika VithanageIWA Publishingarticlecoordinating mechanismsinstitutional arrangementssri lankawater governancewater policiesRiver, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Policy, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 255-273 (2021)
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topic	coordinating mechanisms institutional arrangements sri lanka water governance water policies River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
spellingShingle	coordinating mechanisms institutional arrangements sri lanka water governance water policies River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 S. S. K. Chandrasekara S. K. Chandrasekara P. H. Sarath Gamini J. Obeysekera H. Manthrithilake Hyun-Han Kwon Meththika Vithanage A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation
description	Sri Lanka has no water scarcity within the country, and per capita, water availability is adequate to cater for the country's estimated peak population. Nevertheless, the frequent variability of spatial and temporal water availability and extreme events have built up a water scarcity in Sri Lanka, which has been observed during the last two to three decades. Therefore, effective and efficient water governance is most important in today's context, and regular review and amendment of policies, laws, and regulations are crucial to mitigate water scarcity. Although a few attempts were initiated, none of them succeeded. In this study, historical and present water governance mechanisms, including coordinating mechanisms and implementing water management agencies in Sri Lanka, were comprehensively reviewed. Further, the previously proposed water policies, their status and reasons for the failures of policies were discussed. Finally, the formulation of a novel institutional arrangement or altering the existing institutional arrangement with shared data and allocating non-shared responsibilities to each institution is suggested for better water governance in Sri Lanka. Highlights Monarchs guided by the Buddhist monasteries governed ancient WRM in Sri Lanka.; Water Management Panel under the jurisdiction of Mahaweli Authority coordinates WRM.; Donor organizations proposed economic value to irrigation water.; Concept of privatizing the irrigation water hindered the acceptance of the water policy.;
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author	S. S. K. Chandrasekara S. K. Chandrasekara P. H. Sarath Gamini J. Obeysekera H. Manthrithilake Hyun-Han Kwon Meththika Vithanage
author_facet	S. S. K. Chandrasekara S. K. Chandrasekara P. H. Sarath Gamini J. Obeysekera H. Manthrithilake Hyun-Han Kwon Meththika Vithanage
author_sort	S. S. K. Chandrasekara
title	A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation
title_short	A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation
title_full	A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation
title_fullStr	A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation
title_full_unstemmed	A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation
title_sort	review on water governance in sri lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
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A review on water governance in Sri Lanka: the lessons learnt for future water policy formulation

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