Sri Lanka: Reviving cascade systems in Rajarata

In the Anuradhapura district, two major cascade systems and 2,400 small tanks affiliated to them are being renovated under the Wew Gam Pubuduwa programme (Climate-Resilient Integrated Water Management Project, or CRIWMP) and another Presidential Secretariat sponsored-programme. Supported by the Green Climate Fund and UN Development Programme, CRIWMP aims to develop 325 village tanks in 20 cascades in the Mee Oya, Malwathu Oya and Yan Oya river basins.