Productivity and Efficiency

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.

Productivity and Efficiency Resources

Project Assistance Close-Out Report of Irrigation Systems Management Project, Sri Lanka, Project No. 383-0080

Published: 
September 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (8/86-6/92) to improve the management of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. The project was implemented by the Ministry of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development (MLIMD), Irrigation Management Division (IMD), the Irrigation Department (ID), Sheladia Associates, Inc. (SAI), and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Project Assistance Close-Out Report of Irrigation Systems Management Project, Sri Lanka

Published: 
September 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (8/86-12/92) to improve the management of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. The project was implemented by the Ministry of Lands, Irrigation, and Mahaweli Development (MLIMD). The project's central and most successful element was its development of Farmer Organizations (FOs)...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Coastal Fisheries and Brackish Water Aquaculture in Sri Lanka

Published: 
January 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document explores several aspects of Sri Lanka's Coastal Fisheries and Brackishwater Aquaculture. Topics within this publication include: Fishing Population, Fish Production and Resources, Fishing Fleet, Imports, Exports and Supply Situation, Brackishwater Aquaculture, as well as Non-...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Introduction to Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA)

Published: 
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
IMPSA is a two year policy formulation project which started in June 1990 and ends in June 1992. It is a project initiated by the Ministry of Lands, Irrigation & Mahaweli Development in association with the Ministry of Agricultural Development & Research. It is an activity to formulate...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Systems Management Project: End of Tour Report

Published: 
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Assist the Irrigation Department in survey, mapping, design and construction of the rehabilitation of the four irrigation systems in the Polonnaruwa District and the Gal Oya Right Bank Systems.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Special Report on Irrigation Systems Management Project (ISMP) Preventative Maintenance Program

Published: 
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Under the Irrigation Systems Management Project (ISMP) the procedure for developing the Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP) was outlined in the Project paper. This procedure is schematically shown and provides the guidelines for development of the PMP over the life of project. The project paper...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Trends and Policy Directions for Irrigation Investment and Management in Sri Lanka

Published: 
February 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Massive investments in irrigation coupled with the introduction of seed-fertilizer technology brought Sri Lanka to near self-sufficiency in rice by the mid-1980's. Of late, however, policymakers in the government and in donor agencies appear to be shifting emphasis from new irrigation...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Sustainable and Productive Resource Management: Macro Policies for Land and Water Resources

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is the seventh in a series of ten Policy Papers being prepared under the IMPSA Program. All of the previous papers address issues directly related to improving the performance of irrigated agriculture, with special reference to institutional issues. This paper and the eighth one on...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Promoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Macro-Irrigation Investment Policy

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the ninth in the series of ten policy papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on three staff working papers on the issues related to the topic and two studies conducted on future irrigation investment trends, needs and options, one conducted by IIMI and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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