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p. -1 of 74 BACK | NEXT Home Page of Dams and Development Foreword I. Why an e-paper on dams and development? II. Assessing options III. Participatory processes IV. Social impacts V. Environmental impacts VI. Benefit distribution VII. Dam safety and sustainability VIII. Existing projects IX. Improving governance X. What other organizations say XI. ADB, Dams, and Development XII. References Contact Us

Secondary benefits quantified in Sri Lankan irrigation

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has undertaken some research in Sri Lanka - IWMI Research Report No 51 Renwick, M. E. (2001) 'Valuing Water in Irrigated agriculture and Reservoir Fisheries: A Mulitple Use Irrigation System in Sri Lanka', Mary E Renwik 2001.

'Decision-makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water in irrigation and non-irrigation uses. This report addresses this problem. It examines the relative economic contributions of irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries in the Kirindi Oya irrigation system, located in southeastern Sri Lanka. The results of the analysis indicate the importance of both irrigated paddy production and reservoir fisheries to the local economy. They also demonstrate significant potential financial and economic gains to irrigated agriculture from improvements in water management practices. Since these water uses are interdependent, policymakers must consider how changes in water management practices may affect reservoir levels and water quality and the fisheries that depend on them'.

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