Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka
Eriyagama, Nishadi, Thilakarathne, Madusanka, Tharuka, Praveen, Munaweera, Tharindu, Muthuwatta, Lal, Smakhtin, Vladimir, Premachandra, Wickrama W., Pindeniya, Dhammi, Wijayarathne, N.S. and Udamulla, Lakshika, (2017). Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka. Water International, 42(7), 874-892
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Sub-type Journal article Author Eriyagama, Nishadi
Thilakarathne, Madusanka
Tharuka, Praveen
Munaweera, Tharindu
Muthuwatta, Lal
Smakhtin, Vladimir
Premachandra, Wickrama W.
Pindeniya, Dhammi
Wijayarathne, N.S.
Udamulla, LakshikaTitle Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka Appearing in Water International Volume 42 Issue No. 7 Publication Date 2017-09-22 Place of Publication Abingdon Publisher Taylor & Francis Start page 874 End page 892 Language eng Abstract The Kalu Ganga Basin in Sri Lanka is generally flooded once a year. A network of low-lying lands acts as natural retention and storage that captures floodwater, minimizing damage. An increase in the flood frequency has been observed in recent years. It is commonly perceived that this increase is caused by a rise in the frequency and severity of ‘very wet’ precipitation events. We conclude that land-use changes may have played a larger role in generating floods. Copyright Holder Taylor & Francis Copyright Year 2017 Copyright type Creative commons DOI 10.1080/02508060.2017.1373321 -
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