{"id":193,"date":"2020-09-03T23:37:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T23:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2020-09-04T08:33:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T08:33:46","slug":"future","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/index.php\/future\/","title":{"rendered":"CASCADE\u2019S FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"193\" class=\"elementor elementor-193\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30cfb170 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30cfb170\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>From Kings to Countrymen<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c63b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c63b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Hanging Cascades of Sri Lanka<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec74e5\" data-id=\"8ec74e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/37-768x333.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/37-1200x521.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da673e\" data-id=\"3da673e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db59958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db59958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To the rescue of a<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3817d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3817d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIME-OLD HERITAGE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6befa9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6befa9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Today, the ancient cascades face the threat of destruction, on one hand in the face of climate change and on the other by human activity. The United Nations Development Programme is on a crusade to give a new lease of life to Sri Lanka\u2019s ancient wonder.<\/p><p>UNDP in a far-reaching and exhaustive mission with the Green Climate Fund, along with the Government of Sri Lanka, launched an Integrated Water Management Project through investments in Irrigation, agriculture, drinking water, and disaster risk reduction. UNDP\u2019s approach sees it strengthening the resilience of small-holder farmers especially women facing untold risks blamed on rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and extreme events attributed to climate change and poverty.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0ccd20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0ccd20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d1c57d\" data-id=\"6d1c57d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780d902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"780d902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cascade<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0715306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0715306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CASCADE APPROACH\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b6718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1b6718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>An important feature in the hydrology of Dry Zone in Sri Lanka is small reservoirs or \u201cVillage Tanks\u201d. They serve multiple needs of the community including domestic water supply, livestock needs and irrigation requirements. Each small reservoir or \u201cTank\u201d has its own ecosystem comprising a tree belt to control evaporation, silt traps, and downstream vegetation serving as an \u201cinterceptor\u201d to control seepage of polluted water to the downstream. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dab55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9dab55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Revelution<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24ae6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d24ae6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOWNSTREAM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad1e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ad1e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>These reservoirs are arranged along the paths of small streams, some of which are ephemeral, and form &#8220;cascades&#8221;, which enable spill and drainage water from one reservoir to be utilized in the downstream reservoirs. Furthermore, spill waters from one Tank could flow to another downstream Tank in the cascade. A cascade could include diversions as well. A cluster of cascades forms a sub-basin or a sub-watershed of a river, and several sub-watersheds form a river basin.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da0f7aa\" data-id=\"da0f7aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0e075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f0e075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1318\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/45.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a72ee9\" data-id=\"2a72ee9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14230b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a14230b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Mission<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fb83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28fb83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIGHLIGHTS\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c345df6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c345df6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a4a6d9\" data-id=\"3a4a6d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc107f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc107f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-318 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/>The Green Climate Fund has provided USD 38.08 million through UNDP and the Government of Sri Lanka has invested an additional USD 14 million as co-financing to the Project.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5af84b\" data-id=\"a5af84b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8429e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8429e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\">The project which started in 2017 with the support of the Department of Agrarian Development identified over 22,000 tanks. About 32% of these were either abandoned or damaged and a large portion of the remaining Tanks need to be upgraded.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d67b874 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d67b874\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dfe571\" data-id=\"0dfe571\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f137f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f137f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-321 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/>The Project scope encompassed the rehabilitation of 325 village irrigation systems in about 20 cascade systems in six Dry Zone districts of Sri Lanka, namely; Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, Mannar, Puttalam, Kurunegala and Trincomalee.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0422cd7\" data-id=\"0422cd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc0347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc0347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/>The blue-print of intervention extensively considered the effects of climate change and included the restoration of the tank\u2019s primary eco system; by improving the physical structures of the tanks and diversions, improving the catchment areas through reforestation, improving soil and water conservation in the area and supporting environmental management.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b332796 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b332796\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bddd58\" data-id=\"5bddd58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0536efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0536efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-324 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ellangawa.the7thfrontier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/>It is expected that the upgraded village irrigation systems will enable the rural farming communities to withstand both floods and droughts. The upgraded systems will also improve the eco-system and increase the eco-system services to the vulnerable communities.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e108b77\" data-id=\"e108b77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352049a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"352049a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The cascade eco systems have survived for over 2000 years but are facing their gravest threat yet. The UNDP believes that any meaningful solution of sustenance must also include supporting communities in responsible livelihood development and management of cascades by the people.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384c3bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384c3bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d0d331\" data-id=\"5d0d331\" 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