Newspapers remain as an effective medium for circulating information among the public in the North of Sri Lanka and have the potential to influence public opinion and people’s behavior regarding sustainable use of groundwater. ...
Background and Objective: One of the main bottlenecks in estimating polluter-pays values is revealing the total private cost of environmental deterioration for every affected individual. Consequently, this study aims to ...
Climate change is a global phenomenon affecting the entire planet, including Sri Lanka. The Northern Province of Sri Lanka is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, especially regarding water resources. ...
Student engagement is one of the key means to enhance water security in developing countries where water crisis is a prominent issue for the
development of the regions. In terms of water security, educational and policy ...
For ecosystems and human societies, water is essential and crucial. Human activity today has a significant and wide-ranging impact on both land and water.These facts reflect the environment's physical changes. Urbanization, ...
Water security is a problem for many developing countries, and this is a life-threatening issue in Jaffna district, which is found in the catchment basin positioned in the areas that created water-related challenges. These ...
This study covered Vavuniya Urban Council area, which includes eight (08) Gramasevager divisions and eleven wards. About 75,000 residents live in this UC area. The current water treatment facilities were built when there ...
This study attempts to discuss the methodological review on the applications of participatory approach in the project on water security in Northern Province. The thought on water security appeared as a new perspective to ...
The low public acceptance is one of the major challenges in implementing and succeeding
surface water intake projects for potable purpose. The water treated from Per-Aru reservoir
is the source of water supplied by the ...
An escalation in the population, pollution and contamination of fresh water bodies in the island nation exerts a strain on adequate supply of fresh water. When it comes to fresh water supply the condition in the dry zone ...
Consumption of clean water is keeping our lives free of diseases and makes us live longer. Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka depends on ground water for domestic consumption and irrigation purpose. Supply of clean drinking ...
Introduction: Water pollution is a one of the public health burdens and the consumption of contaminated water has adverse health effects and even affects fetal development. The objective was to describe the household water ...
The global is not on track to achieve sustainable development goal (SDG) 6 while access to safely managed
/improved drinking water services are a basic human right for wellbeing and public health of people.
Customer ...
In the rural water supply projects, community participation is one of the important factors in terms of achieving goals of development activities. Participation of people is known as the most effective way in promoting and ...