Sri Lanka’s well-recognized village tank cascade systems, ancient irrigation structures that interconnect small tanks for rainwater-reliant cultivation, are a remarkable adaptation and ...

Centuries before the world debated net-zero targets or climate resilience, Sri Lanka was living the principles of ...

A 2,000-year-old Sri Lankan hydraulic system uses natural features to help harvest and store rainwater. In a rapidly warming world, it is providing a lifeline for rural communities.

Ancient irrigation engineers used canals to divert water to cascading reservoir systems, retaining the water for irrigation purposes. Image courtesy of IUCN Sri Lanka.

‘Ancient Irrigation in Sri Lanka: Some Issues Pertaining to Cascade Systems, their Origins and Functional Linkages’ – the 138th in the monthly lecture series of the National Trust of Sri Lanka will be ...

Ancient irrigation reservoirs have played an important role in Sri Lanka’s agriculture and could be even more vital now due to changing weather patterns, new research has found. Thomson Reuters ...

Sri Lanka ranks No. 55 overall in the U.S. News Best Countries ... Ancient irrigation systems in the sacred city of Anuradhapura and beyond provide the framework for a strong national ...

Water power in Sri Lanka 02/14/2012 February 14, 2012. Home to ancient irrigation systems, Sri Lanka turns to small hydropower plants for energy.