The 1st Water Integrity Forum was a very interesting experience for me. I participated as a speaker on Day 1 and represented the Sri Lanka Water Partnership (SLWP)who have been doing some great work in curbing sand mining along two major rivers - Maha Oya and Deduru Oya. SLWP has been instrumental in building a robust platform for information exchange and interaction between hitherto isolated sectors. Thanks to SLWP and NetWwater (Network for Women Water Professionals), today there is an active exchange between the regulator GSMB, the STF - a paramilitary arm of the police, many universities, community organizations and other NGOs on the sand mining issue. Although it is in a nascent stage,There is much that other countries can learn from this science-policy-industry interface in Sri Lanka. More on that later.
Anyway, was invited to write a short article about my experience at the Forum for a regional UNDP Newsletter. I'm happy to see that it was not edited in any way before being published. Here is the link
http://www.regionalcentrelac-
Anyway, was invited to write a short article about my experience at the Forum for a regional UNDP Newsletter. I'm happy to see that it was not edited in any way before being published. Here is the link
http://www.regionalcentrelac-
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