Sociohydrology

Newspaper coverage of water security issues in the water-stressed Northern Province of Sri Lanka: An explorative study of three Tamil dailies

Rubini, S.; Kumarendran, B.; Raguram, S.; Sriskandarajah, N. (2023)

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. ...

Enabling polluter-pays principle: Integrating valuation for groundwater pollution in Chunnakam-Jaffna

Jayamini Champika, P. A. (2024-01-02)

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 ...

The impact of climate change on water resources in Northern Sri Lanka: Stakeholder perspectives

Nagamuthu, P (2024-01-01)

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. ...

Engaging school students for enabling water security: Systemic challenges and search for opportunities

Coonghe, P. A.D.; Srikanthan, S.; Shivany, S.; Karthiga, I.; Dishalini, V. (2022)

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 ...

Envisioning the future of the water of Northern Province: An imaginative exercise on water security of Northern Province

Jeevasuthan, S.; Gajapathy, K.; Dishalini, V.; Kumarendran, B.; Sriskandarajah, N. (2022)

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, ...

Business stakeholders’ role in sustainable water resource management in Jaffna District

Shivany, S.; Kumarendran, B.; Dishalini, V. (2022)

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 ...

Willingness to pay for drinking water supply in Vavuniya UC area

Gnanachandran, G.; Uthayakumar, S.S. (2015)

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 ...

Participatory approach for water security: A methodological inquest based on stakeholders' perspectives, Nallur DS division

Srikanthan, S; Jeevasuthan, S (2021)

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 ...

Public acceptability of treated surface water for portable purpose: Case study in Vavuniya.

Mathara Arachchi, M.A.O.D.; Devaisy, S. (2020)

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 ...

Factors affecting consumers’ willingness to join (WTJ) and willingness to pay (WTP) for rain water harvesting system (RWHS) for household needs: a case study in the northern part of Sri Lanka

Jeyakrishnan, V.; Umashankar, K. (2016)

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 ...

Consumer's willingness to pay for quality attributes of drinking water from common Tap in Jaffna divisional secretariat area

Sumangkali, P.; Sivashankar, S.; Sooriyakumar, K. (2018)

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 ...

The household water usage Community awareness regarding water pollution and factors associated with it among adult residents in MOH area, Uduvil

Rajeev, G.; Murali, V. (2020)

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 ...

Estimating the Willingness to Pay for Existing Domestic Drinking Water Service: Residential Customer Satisfaction Index Model

Thusyanthini, R.; Peramunagama, S. S. M. (2021)

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 ...

Experiences of Using and Drinking Harvested Rain Water in Vavuniya District.

Vasantha Kumari (2014)

Women's participation and project success in rural water supply & sanitation projects in Jaffna & Kilinochchi.

Balakumary, I.; Barathithasan, T. (2014)

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 ...

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