Community Involvement in Promoting Groundwater Recharge Through Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Approach A Pilot Experience in Jaffna, Sri Lanka Patabendi, N., Sivakumaran, R., Abdulloeva, S. (2021)
In December 2017, the European Union Catalytic Support to Peace Building (EU-CSPB) Programme supported the rollout of a peacebuilding plan led by the Government of Sri Lanka and other partners. This programme supported a managed aquifer recharge (MAR) strategy in Jaffna to encourage the resettlement of communities after years of internal conflict.
To pilot a MAR feasibility study in Jaffna, UNICEF partnered with the local Government in Jaffna, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB), the Irrigation Department, and the NGO OfERR-Ceylon. This rainwater harvesting approach was carried out by local communities, encouraging water conservation, water efficiency and local level efforts to promote ground water recharge. Local stakeholders and community members were trained in MAR and UNICEF supported the construction of 120 water recharge pits benefitting 12 Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions (the smallest administrative unit of the country).
The MAR initiative was well-received by both local communities and government. The next phase will include MAR rollout and improving the MAR systems available.
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Patabendi, N., Sivakumaran, R., Abdulloeva, S. (2021). Community Involvement in Promoting Groundwater Recharge Through Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Approach A Pilot Experience in Jaffna, Sri Lanka UNICEF
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