Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka

Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka

The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors.

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Main Authors: Molle, Francois, Renwick, M.
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
Published: International Water Management Institute 2005
Subjects:water resources development, irrigation programs, history, river basins, rehabilitation, costs, crop production, domestic water, water use, reservoirs, fisheries, decision making, cost benefit analysis, cost recovery, water requirements, water demand,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39874
https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/pub087/Report87.pdf
https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.087
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spelling dig-cgspace-10568-398742023-09-23T17:57:17Z Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka Molle, Francois Renwick, M. water resources development irrigation programs history river basins rehabilitation costs crop production domestic water water use reservoirs fisheries decision making cost benefit analysis cost recovery water requirements water demand The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors. 2005 2014-06-13T14:29:35Z 2014-06-13T14:29:35Z Report Molle, Francois; Renwick, M. 2005. Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 68p. (IWMI Research Report 087) doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.087 92-9090-584-0 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39874 https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/pub087/Report87.pdf https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.087 en IWMI Research Report Copyrighted; all rights reserved Open Access International Water Management Institute
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irrigation programs
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river basins
rehabilitation
costs
crop production
domestic water
water use
reservoirs
fisheries
decision making
cost benefit analysis
cost recovery
water requirements
water demand
water resources development
irrigation programs
history
river basins
rehabilitation
costs
crop production
domestic water
water use
reservoirs
fisheries
decision making
cost benefit analysis
cost recovery
water requirements
water demand
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cost recovery
water requirements
water demand
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history
river basins
rehabilitation
costs
crop production
domestic water
water use
reservoirs
fisheries
decision making
cost benefit analysis
cost recovery
water requirements
water demand
Molle, Francois
Renwick, M.
Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
description The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors.
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river basins
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costs
crop production
domestic water
water use
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fisheries
decision making
cost benefit analysis
cost recovery
water requirements
water demand
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