Sri Lanka: Integrated Water Productivity Improvement Project
The project will focus on river basins that are mostly located within two provinces: North Western Province and Uva Province. These river basins straddle the dry and intermediate climatic zones and have large numbers of smallholder farmers cultivating under village irrigation systems and rainfed conditions. They are identified as areas (i) vulnerable to climate change;_(ii) requiring interventions in irrigation and water resources management to develop resilience to climate change;_and (iii) not currently covered by ongoing or planned interventions.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Ranawana, Sanath
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Sri Lanka -
Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
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| Project Name | Integrated Water Productivity Improvement Project | ||||
| Project Number | 52156-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Sri Lanka |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production - Irrigation - Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development - Water-based natural resources management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | The project will focus on river basins that are mostly located within two provinces: North Western Province and Uva Province. These river basins straddle the dry and intermediate climatic zones and have large numbers of smallholder farmers cultivating under village irrigation systems and rainfed conditions. They are identified as areas (i) vulnerable to climate change;_(ii) requiring interventions in irrigation and water resources management to develop resilience to climate change;_and (iii) not currently covered by ongoing or planned interventions. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Sri Lanka has a highly favorable environment for agriculture, with fertile soils and abundant water resources. The land area is 6.56 million hectares (ha), of which 28.2% (1.85 million ha) is under agriculture._Rainfall annually provides almost 13 billion cubic meters of runoff, of which the annual withdrawal is estimated at 8.7 billion cubic meters, indicating no overall water shortage. Water plays a critical role in agricultural production; more than 85% of withdrawals are used for agriculture and about 37% of agricultural land is irrigated. However, pronounced temporal and spatial aspects of water scarcity occur, largely owing to the bimodal pattern of rainfall._ Although agriculture's contribution to the country's total GDP has declined considerably as other sectors have expanded, the role of the agriculture sector remains important to poverty reduction. The direct contribution to GDP from agriculture, forestry and fisheries was 6.9% in 2017,_but about 80% of the population resides in rural areas, of which 70% still depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods._ |
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| Impact | Food security and water use efficiency enhanced recognizing the impact of climate change |
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| Outcome | Water productivity in irrigated lands of selected river basins increased |
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| Outputs | Resource management systems improved Irrigation infrastructure modernized Modern crop production and marketing promoted |
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| Geographical Location | North Western Province, Province of Uva | ||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Consulting Services | The executing agency to administer consulting activities. |
| Procurement | The executing agency to administer procurement activities. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Ranawana, Sanath |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 09 Nov 2018 |
| Fact Finding | 25 Oct 2022 to 16 Nov 2022 |
| MRM | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 19 Dec 2022 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Integrated Water ProductivityImprovement Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Oct 2018 |
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