Enhancing Access to Knowledge through Digital
Innovation
The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) has
introduced a QR code system to provide convenient access to cascade-related
print and electronic materials through the CSIAP website. This initiative is
designed to promote transparency, knowledge sharing, and easy accessibility
among project stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, and the general public.
Supporting the Cascade-Based Implementation
Approach
With the commencement of the project’s second phase, CSIAP has
shifted its full focus toward implementing all interventions through the
cascade approach. This model emphasizes localized planning, integrated water
and land resource management, and strong community participation, ensuring that
development interventions are sustainable and responsive to grassroots needs.
Easy Access to Information and Project Resources
By scanning the QR code, users can instantly access a wide
range of materials, including technical studies, progress updates, multimedia
content, and success stories from cascade interventions implemented across
different provinces. This digital feature simplifies information sharing while
strengthening CSIAP’s communication outreach and stakeholder engagement.
Recognizing Sri Lanka’s Globally Important
Agricultural Heritage
The QR-enabled knowledge platform also highlights Sri Lanka’s
Ellanga System, or Tank Cascade System, which has been designated a Globally
Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations. This recognition underscores the global
significance of Sri Lanka’s traditional cascade systems and reinforces the
importance of preserving and promoting this unique agricultural heritage through
modern, accessible knowledge-sharing tools.
