Management of small irrigation tank cascade systems (STCS) in Sri Lanka: past, present and future
| Autor: | Bhathiya Kekulandala, R Cunningham, Brent Jacobs |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Global and Planetary Change
Irrigation 05 Environmental Sciences 16 Studies in Human Society 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Dry zone health care facilities manpower and services Geography Planning and Development social sciences 010501 environmental sciences Development 01 natural sciences parasitic diseases Environmental science Colonization Sri lanka Water resource management health care economics and organizations geographic locations 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Popis: | © 2020, © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Small water storages are recognized as a key invention that facilitated the colonization of the dry zone of Sri Lanka. These small reservoirs, referred to as ‘tanks’, were initially constructed to collect the local runoff and this practice gradually evolved into the construction of larger tanks. Originally tanks were primarily managed by local communities to suit their livelihoods, often as linked Small Tank Cascade Systems (STCS). During the British colonial period, community-led management structures were disregarded and largely disbanded as government converted the governance of larger water storages into centrally managed structures. Since independence, the management of STCS has passed through various government agencies. This paper describes the management of STCS through history and identifies major issues in the current governance model and the challenges and opportunities associated with renewed interest in STCS to support adaptation to climate change. We conclude that contemporary challenges in using STCS for climate adaptation result from past inadequacies in the governance of this water resource. |
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