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Symposium	Symposium Theme	Venue	Year	Details
7	Rain Water Harvesting for Urban Areas	Sri Lanka Institute of International Relations, Colombo	2004	Rainwater Harvesting Potential in Urban Areas (Prof. C.S. Weeraratna) RWH with Special Reference to Coastal Cities (Dr S. Raghavan, Chennai) Simulation and Modelling for Improving Water Availability Through RWH (Dr R. Wickramasinghe & Dr. Ranjith De Silva, University of Peradeniya) Utilizing for new Building Complex at New town Ratnapura (Eng. J. Gunathilaka & Eng. A. Panagoda) Feasibility study of Urban rain water Harvesting in Three districts in Sri Lanka (Ms T. Ariyananda, LRWHF) RWH Experience from Kohuwala (Mr T. de Silva, Peoples Policy Institute) RWH Experience from Bodirajapura, USIP project (Mr M. Dayananda & N. Ponnamperium, USIP) Water quality aspects and Public perception for RWH (Tissa Gunasena, Consultant engineer) Water Quality in RWH in Kandy District (J.P. Padmasiri, NWS&DB)
6	Domestic roof water harvesting, serious water supply option?	Savsiripaya, Colombo	2003	What is roof water harvesting & scenarios where it is useful? The state of roof water harvesting in Sri Lanka DRWH policy issues Case Studies of successful stories (globally) Experiences from the beneficiaries Issues in relation to Technical, Health, Economics, and Socio Economic impact Findings and Recommendations in relation to Health, Technology, Socio Economic impact, Sizing and Economics, Promotion of DRWH
5	Problem Water, Solution: Rain Water	Helpage, Nugegoda	2002	Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project Sharing Experience of Rain Water Harvesting Projects (I.V.W. Ediriweera, Ministry of Housing and Plantation Infrastructure) Activities on Rainwater Harvesting in Hambantota District (Mr. W.P.Chandrasiri, The Southern Development Authority) Rain Water Harvesting in the Third Water Supply and Sanitation (sector) Project in Hambantota District (U. Mansur - The Third Water-Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project) Experience on Rain Water Harvesting in the Third Water Supply and Sanitation (sector) Project in Moneragala District (T.W.M.L.P Wijesundara, Third Water Supply & Sanitation (Sector) Project) Rain Water Harvesting Experience by ITDG - South Asia (Ahamed Arshad, ITDG-SA) Follow up Assesment of the Water Security Project in Liyangolla in Moneragala District (Dharshini Samaranayake & Prasanna Nilame, PLAN- Sri Lanka)
4	Domestic Roof water Harvesting in the Humid Tropics	Savsiripaya, Colombo	2001	New Technology for Rain Water Harvesting : by. Terry Thomas Research on Under ground Rain Water Harvesting Tanks by Open University of Sri Lanka Household Water Security using Rain Water Harvesting by Mr.Rajindra Ariyabandu Quality of Collected Rain Water in relation to water security by Ms.Tanuja Ariyananda Modeling household water security by Dr. Prasanna Rathnaweera Health Implementation of DRWH Tanuja Ariyananda - Bacteriological quality of water in DRWH - Health Implementation of widespread use of DRWH - Mosquito Control International values in Decision making in DRWH by Dr Terry Thomas DRWH in National Legislation
3	Rain Water, A Solution For Rural Water	Sri Lanka National Library Services Board, Colombo	2000	Using rainwater for household water security by R.De.S. Ariyabandu Quality of rain water collected from Sri Lankaby T. Ariyananda Experiences and lessons learned from the NWS&DB by N. Samarakoon Rainwater harvesting project at Yatigammana and Thismada villages in the Yatinuwara divisional secretariat area An introduction to ferro-cement rainwater tanks by P.S. Senanayake Storage structures and it’s durability by K.S.K. Ranasinghe Activities conducted in Trincomalee district by K. Sokanathan
2	Rain Water Harvesting for water security II	Savsiripaya, Colombo	1999	Presentations by beneficiaries - Mundel - K.D. Peries, Vinivida - Muruthalawa, K.G. Gunathilaka - Galpothyaya- GUIDES - Suriyawawe - Women's Development Foundation - Muthukandiya - Rain water harvesting Society Study on Existing Rain water harvesting Technology - R.de S. Ariyabandu Low Cost Catchment for RWH - N.U.K. Ranatunge Low Cost Rain Water Storage - K.S.K. Ranasinghe Low Cost Guttering for RWH - K.D. Hapugoda Analysis on existing storage tanks in Sri Lanka - Dr P. Ratnaweera Rain Water Storage Systems used in Sri Lanka and their effectiveness - Wijedasa de Silva Quality of Rain Water Harvesed- U. Mansur Rain Water harvesting System Design for Sri Lanka (Quantity study) - U Mansur
1	Rain Water Harvesting for Water Security	Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala	1998	Rain Water Harvesting for Domestic Use- Mr. S.G.G. Rajkumar, NWS&DB Rain Water Harvesting A Case Study from Piliyandala- Mr G. Victor A. Goonathilaka Water Resources in the North Central Province and Rain Water Harvesting- Mr. Samson Jayasinghe, Samasevaya Rain water for Domestic use in Dry Zone Village- Mr. A. Wijedasa Silva, Open University Experiences from Implementing Rain Water Harvesting Project- Mr D.G. Karunaratna, Acid Rain Monitoring and Total chemical Analysis of Rain Water-Prof. O.A. Ileperuma, Uni. Of Peradeniya Constraints in Rain Water Harvesting with Respective to Water Quality- Mr B.P.A. Jayawardena NWS&DB Feasibility of RWH in Divulapitiya and Mirigama- Mr. Deva Happugoda, CWSSP An Appropriate Subsurface and Drip Irrigation System to Utilise Roof Water for Vegetable Production in Home Gardens- Prof. K D.N. Weerasinghe, Ruhuna University Using Rain Water for Education and Creating Awareness in Tree Planting and Crop Cultivation in Dry Zone- Mr K. Ilaankovan, Jeevan Jotthy Managing Harvesting Rain Water to Ensure Sustainable Irrigation and Water Security in Drier Parts of Sri Lanka- Dr (Ms) Shanthi de Silva, Open University Rain Water Quality and Buffer Intensity of Surface Water in Sri Lanka- Dr E.I.l. Silva, IFS Rain Water Harvesting- Mr DuleepGoonawardena , NWS&DB Rain Water Harvesting in the Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project Mr Han Heijnen, CWSSP Rain Water Harvesting For Domestic use in sri Lanka: A study of the Potential and Present Status of Development - Prof. M.D.C. Abhayaratna