Irrigation, health and the environment: A literature review with examples from Sri Lanka
This paper attempts to present the linkages between irrigated agriculture, human health, and the environment based on a review of data available from Sri Lanka. Section 2, presents the background by reviewing irrigation development in Sri Lanka. Section 3 presents an outline for selecting the key environmental impacts of irrigation development, and suggests physical and economic indicators to quantify these impacts. Section 4 presents the main data with a short explanation of the main irrigation, health, and environment relationships and a review of their current status in Sri Lanka. Section 5 presents the conclusions.
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| Format: | Book biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Irrigation Management Institute
1997
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| Subjects: | irrigation management, health, environment, water management, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/36308 https://publications.iwmi.org/pdf/H_4146.pdf |
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