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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe are grateful to the staff of the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, particularly, Mr. Sunil Perera,Mr. Dissanayake, the Additional Directors of the River Basin Planning and Management Unit,and Eng. Neil Bandara, Basin Manager, and the Kala Oya Pilot Basin project for providinginformation, arranging field staff and for close collaboration in conducting the field studies. Wewish to acknowledge the constant guidance and support rendered by Ms. Lucy Emerton, HeadEcosystems and Livelihoods Group 2, IUCN Asia, throughout the project.Finally, we are grateful to our field staff H.D. Wimalasena, G.T. Nugapitiya and NimalRatnayake, and the communities of the Rajangana–Angamuwa sub catchment, for theinformation provided for studies and for spending their valuable time with us in participating inthe discussions and interviews.