1. CRIWMP Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
Climate Resilient Integrated
Water Management Project
resilience of smallholder farmers to climate variability and
Extreme events through an integrated approach to water management
Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment

2. Observed Climatic Changes
Temperature: Warming trends
Rainfall: No significant change in Mean Annual Rainfall Amount
MAHA
North-East
Monsoon
(Dec – Feb)
reduced and
Variability
increased
Source: Zubair et. al. 2005
Anuradhapura
0.024 – 0.026
Source: Eriyagama 2009
Badulla
0.022 – 0.024
YALA
South-West
Monsoon
(May – Sept)
stable

3. Vulnerability Sri Lanka Mapping by District: UNDP / DOA 2013
(The rankings of Districts are based on exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity to climate change)
District
Rank
Mullaitivu 25
Vavuniya
Ratnapura 23
Puttlam 22
Mannar 21
Killinochchi 20
Kurunegala 19
Anuradhapura 18
District
Rank
Monaragala 17
Polonnaruwa 16
Batticaloa 15
Hambantota 14
Badulla 13
Ampara 12
N’Eliya 11
Kandy 10
District
Rank
Tincomallee 9
Matale 8
Kalutara 6
Matara 5
Galle 4
Gampaha 3
Colombo 2
Kegalle 1

4. Project Objective
To strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers, particularly women, in the Dry Zone through improved water management to enhance lives and livelihoods
Build the resilience of the poor like Ganga (36, mother of 4 children in Kurunegala in the Dry Zone) and her family and those in vulnerable situations to climate related extreme events and disasters.

5. Output 1
Upgrading village irrigation systems and promoting climate resilient farming practices in three river basins of the Dry Zone

6. Project Areas: Village Irrigation Systems
Selections and plans;
Feasibility showed VIS to be more vulnerable
Three river basins; Mi, Malwathu and Yan Oya.
Selection criteria included the Vulnerable districts to climate change, CKDu, and high incidence of Village Irrigation Systems
Includes restoration of watersheds, rehabilitation of irrigation facilities, climate-smart and ecological agriculture, marketing improvements etc. etc.
About 325 Village Tanks will be improved

7. Output 2
Enhancing decentralized water supply and management solutions to provide access to safe drinking water to vulnerable communities

8. Project Areas: Drinking Water
Drinking water solutions include;
35 small scale community managed water supply schemes with simple treatment
4000 Rain Water Harvesting Schemes
Advanced filtering systems/RO: Large (10 m3/day)-70, small (m3/d) 55

9. Output 3
Strengthening climate/weather and hydrological observing, forecasting and water management systems to enhance adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers to droughts and floods

10. Project Areas: Weather / Climate Forecasting
Infrastructure;
05 Agro-meteorological stations
10 Automatic rainfall stations
50 water level sensors at sub-watershed level
330 manual water level and rainfall stations at Village Tank level
08 stream gauges+ rainfall recorders at identified flood-vulnerable locations in the basin
Flood inundation mapping and data transmission/ information sharing
Support for 02 operation centers at DAD an ID

11. Project Financing COMPONENT OUTPUTS GCF Grant (USD, Million)
GoSL Grant
Budget 1
Upgrading village irrigation systems (including 325 small-scale rainwater storage reservoirs and related watersheds) and promoting climate-resilient farming practices in three river basins of the Dry Zone
21.04
7.14
28.18 2
Enhancing climate resilient, decentralized water supply and management solutions
9.90
6.11
16.01 3
Strengthening climate and hydrological observing and forecasting system to enhance water management and adaptive capacity
3.65
0.75
4.40 4
Project Management
3.48 -
TOTAL
38.08
14.00
52.07

12. Sri Lanka’s Access to Climate Finance
Financing for Adaptation:
Adaptation Fund (2012) USD 8.5 million
Global Environmental Facility, Special Climate Change Fund (2013) USD 3.2 million
Green Climate Fund (2016) USD 38.1 million
Financing for Mitigation:
Global Environmental Facility: Mitigation Funds for Renewable Energy
UNREDD Programme
Community-Based Adaptation (AusAID )

13. Experience in Accessing Green Climate Fund
A very short project development and approval process was supported by;
High level of government interest and participation in coordination and technical committees
A practical and targeted project aimed at addressing urgent development issues and most vulnerable people
High quality of technical support and advice from UNDP CO and Regional Bureau
High level of country ownership (government and non-government)
Quick review and approval/validation by government agencies
Co-finance commitments by all government responsible parties

14. Importance of Climate Finance
Why climate finance remains important to a
medium income country;
So far government and other donor investments have been sectorally designed and delivered through line ministries aimed at irrigation, agriculture & drinking water
This financing allows government at national and local level to see local water resources management holistically. Resolving user conflicts while increasing availability. A new approach is being tested out in the field
Government is dealing with a number of urgent development issues in post-conflict years, as such international finance meets the long term adaptation needs.
Because of other urgent issues needing immediate attention, it is difficult for the government to assign due priority for climate change, however it is agreed that increasing rainfall variability requires an urgent intervention.

15. Thank You…!!