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P3DM for Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) in Sri Lanka

 

Mahaweli watershed, Sri Lanka1:20,000-scale model the Upper Mahaweli Watershed, Sri Lanka. (Yr 1987)

Note: The models were produced in the framework of the Upper Mahaweli Watershed Management Project and were shared with another GTZ-funded regional rural development project operating in the same area (RRDP Regional rural Development Project Kandy District).

Method: P3DM

Details:

Recommended reading: Albrecht et al. 1996. Experiences of Land Use Planning in Asian Projects: Selected Insights. The Working Group on Land Use Planning for the Asian-Pacific Region, GTZ. [1MB | 102 pages]


Information and images courtesy of:
Robert Riethmueller and Bernhard Mohns

The Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL) implemented the UMWP with financial aid from GTZ for soil conservation and watershed management of the Upper Mahaweli watershed in coordination with other implementing agencies. Activities included promotion of SALT technology, sericulture, drafting conservation plans and promoting mixed farming of crops and livestock. The objectives of the project was to "take necessary action to ensure ecologically acceptable management of the natural resources in the catchment areas of the Mahaweli River”.

 

 

More Case studies on P3DM used in the context of Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP)

Ovalau Island (Fiji) Njoro Watershed (KEN) Ukhrul District (India) Rupununi (Guyana) Upper Mustang (Nepal) Mozonte (Honduras) West Garo Hills (India) SANREM (Ecuador) TG-HDP (Thailand) UNWMP (Thailand) Mahaweli (Sri Lanka) SFDP (Vietnam)

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