Presentation by Mr. Ruchira Vithana, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment Technical Session 02: Climate Change Adaptation Experience Sharing Forum on Climate Smart Initiatives of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Next – A blue Green Era – Conference and Exhibition 2017 16 – 17 October 2017, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka

3. General Description
 The project targets rain-dependent farming families
in two hazard-prone divisional secretariat divisions
(DSDs) in the Mahaweli River Basin of Sri Lanka.
Walapane DS(Nuwara Eliya District)
(Highly prone to landslides in the upper elevations. Very high
erosivity in the mid elevations with seasonal dry periods
Medirigiriya and Lankapura(Polonnaruwa District)
(Highly prone to drought. High exposure to climate change
induced drinking water drought and irrigation drought).

4.  Overall objective of the project is to secure
community livelihoods and food security against
climate change-induced rainfall variability leading
to longer droughts and more intense rainfall.
To directly address these climate-induced
impacts,
 1. Develop household food security and build
resilient livelihoods for rain-fed farming
households
 2. Build institutional capacity in village, local,
regional service delivery to reduce risks
associated with climate-induced rainfall variability

5.  Outcomes and outputs are designed to
address specific vulnerabilities faced by rain-
dependent farmers;
 strategies to overcome dry season food and
income security;
 introduction of diversified income sources to
broad-base risk,
 improved water storage and irrigation to
overcome uncertainty of rainfall,
 improved soil quality and fertility for increased
production, and timely, quality agriculture advice
and extension.
 The interventions were derived through field
consultations held in three locations of the
Mahaweli Basin.

6. The project will deliver tangible impacts on
the ground that include increased local
availability of food, livelihoods that can withstand
current climate shocks, more information on
risks and adaptive strategies, better connectivity
to early warning and risk forecasting and,
importantly, an efficient and informed agriculture
extension service.

7. Divisional Secretariat
Medirigiriya – Lankapura

8. Medirigiiya
Lankapura

9. Before Now

10. Before Now

11. Before After

12. 
On Going After

13. 
Before
After

16. DIVISION Sprinkler
irrigation
systems (units)
Green gram
cultivation (acres)
Total estimated
Cost (Rs/mn)
1.Medirigiriya 16 100 1.3

17. Chilly cultivation- medirigiriya

21. 2016
DS Division NO:Of Tanks Progress %
Medirigiriya 100 100%
Lankapura 30 100%
2017
Medirigiriya 100 On going
Lankapura 100 On going
TOTAL 330

23. Thumba karavila

25.  Livelihood Development Activities
 Soil Conservation and Water Management
 Post Harvest Technology
 Micro Financing, Insurance
 Agriculture and Livestock Development
 Sustainable home garden Development.
 Strengthening the Women Groups
 Local Disaster Management
 Tanks and Anicuts Rehabilitation
 Agri Road Development
 Organic Farm Practices and Compost Production
 Production of organic pesticides .
 Distribution of agri Tools, seeds and plants .

26.  1.Institute of Post Harvest Technology.
 2.Livestock development and Health dept.
 3.Dept. of Minor Exports
No of institute
forwarded
proposals
Estimated
Amount
Rs/mn
Financial
progress
Rs/mn
Physical
progress
%
12 246.9 112 -

37. Livelihood Promotion - Cattle Farming

40. 

43. THANK YOU.