Upali Amarasinghe
Emeritus Scientist
Areas of expertise
Risks Integrated Water Resources Management Irrigation Impoverished communities Vulnerable groups econometricsis an Emeritus Scientist at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Before IWMI, Amarasinghe was a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (1991-1992). Prior to that, he was a teaching/research assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (1984-1986) and at the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA (1986-1991). He also served as an assistant lecturer at the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (1983-1984) and the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1982-1983).
Current projects
Latest news for Upali Amarasinghe
How IWMI taught me to turn data into impact
From Kokuvil in northern Sri Lanka to cutting-edge geographic information systems, Piriyanka Sivananthan shares her learning journey into geospatial science as an intern at IWMI ...
January-February 2025 Research Journal RoundupÂ
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from January and February 2025 ...
India Water Week 2024 underscores collective action for water security
The forum explored the role of partnerships, technology and community engagement in securing India’s water resources ...
Latest publications by Upali Amarasinghe
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Climate change, transformative adaptation options, multiscale polycentric governance, and rural welfare in the Oum Er Rbia Basin, Morocco: empirical evaluation with policy implications
International Water Management Institute | November 6th, 2025
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Combined impacts of transformative adaptation and multiscale polycentric governance for enhancing climate resilience: a case study from Sri Lanka
International Water Management Institute | November 3rd, 2025
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Managing water productivity, groundwater stress, and nexus trade-offs in the Ganga River Basin, India
International Water Management Institute | October 16th, 2025
