selected publications
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article
- Sustainable Surface Water Storage Development Pathways and Acceptable Limits for River Basins. Water. 13. 2021
- Whose river is it? An assessment of livelihood and cultural water flow requirements for the Karnali basin. Ecology and Society. 25. 2020
- Centralized versus distributed reservoirs: an investigation of their implications on environmental flows and sustainable water resources management 2018
- Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India. Sustainable Water Resources Management. 4:331-344. 2018
- Trend and variability of rainfall in two river basins in Sri Lanka: an analysis of meteorological data and farmers’ perceptions. Water International. 42:981-999. 2017
- Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka. Water International. 42:874-892. 2017
- The Sri Lanka environmental flow calculator: a science-based tool to support sustainable national water management. Water Policy. 18:480-492. 2016
- A methodology for quantifying global consumptive water use of coffee for sustainable production under conditions of climate change. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 5:128-150. 2014
- A methodology for quantifying global consumptive water use of coffee for sustainable production under conditions of climate change 2013
- Addressing uncertainty in adaptation planning for agriculture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110:8357-8362. 2013
- Water management for ecosystem health and food production 2013
- Water and bioenergy - a case study from the Thai ethanol sector 2012
- A global picture of drought occurrence, magnitude and preparedness 2010
- Growing biofuel demand in Thailand and Malaysia: water use and impacts. Project report submitted to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the project, "Comparative assessment of water usage and impacts arising from biofuel projects in SOUTHEAST ASIAn Countries? 2010
- Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping 2010
- Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: vulnerability hot spots and options for adaptation 2010
- Observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts and adaptation options for Sri Lanka: a review 2010
- Responding to climate change signals and impacts: the case of Sri Lanka 2010
- Environment flows: moving from concepts to application, a case study from India 2009
- Environmental journalists have important role to play in helping Sri Lanka?s water sector meet the coming challenges of climate change. Media release 2009
- Developing a software package for global desktop assessment of environmental flows. Environmental Modelling and Software. 23:1396-1406. 2008
- Decision Support Tool for Colombo Canal System Water Quality Monitoring. Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers. 41:24. 2008
- Environmental flows: moving from concepts to application. In Japanese 2008
- Environmental flows: moving from concepts to application. In Japanese 2008
- Looking ahead to 2050: scenarios of alternative investment approaches 2007
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document
- Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals 2017
- The Sri Lanka environmental flow calculator: a science-based tool to support sustainable national water management 2015
- Developing tools to link environmental flows science and its practice in Sri Lanka 2014
- Minimizing flood damage and augmenting dry season water availability: prospects for floodwater harvesting and underground storage in Sri Lanka 2014
- Novel conjunctive groundwater-surface water management for controlling floods and droughts (Abstract only) 2014
- Water use in agroecosystems 2013
- Climate change challenges to agriculture in the tropics and subtropics: the need for research and development solutions 2011
- Estimation of consumptive water use and vulnerability mapping of coffee: a global analysis. Project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project "Global Consumptive Water Use of Coffee? 2011
- Impacts of rising biofuel demand on local water resources: case studies in Thailand and Malaysia. (Report of the IWMI-FAO Bioenergy in Asia and the Pacific Project) 2011
- Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India 2010
- Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: vulnerability hot spots and options for adaptation 2010
- Water footprints of milk production: a case study in the Moga District of Punjab, India. Project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project "Measuring the water footprints of milk production: contributions to livelihood benefits and sustainable water use in the Moga District in Punjab, India? 2010
- How prepared are water and agricultural sectors in Sri Lanka for climate change?: a review 2009
- Mapping drought patterns and impacts: a global perspective 2009
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review
- How much artificial surface storage is acceptable in a river basin and where should it be located: A review. Earth-Science Reviews. 103294. 2020