Sisira Rajapakshe
Postgraduate Student
Telephone number:
+44(0) 113 34
35576
Email address: eempsk@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 9.125
Biography
Lecturer in Environmental Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (Currently on study leave)
Qualifications
- BA Special Degree in Environmental Management (First Class Honors)-2002, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
- MSc in Environmental Economics -2005, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Research Interests
I am interested in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics particularly Environmental Valuation and Environmental Policy Analysis
Project details
Project title
Social Benefits of Water Quality/Service Improvements and the Policy Options for Domestic Water Management in Sri Lanka.
Supervisors
Funding
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
Start date
October 2008
Project outline
Improvements in the provision of clean water supply are fundamental to meeting the Millennium Development Goals and such improvements may also generate a wide range of socio- economic benefits in different levels. It is important to identify and estimate the social benefits of water sector improvement in order to take correct policy decisions on water allocation and on investments on water sector improvements. From an economic point of view, the benefits of clean water provision can be measured through examining the changes in human welfare related to water improvements. The overall aim of this study is to develop empirical models to estimate the economic benefits of water provision and quality improvement in both water supply policy options aspect applying Choice Experiment Method and human health aspect applying Health Production Approach. Further, this study also examines the effectiveness of the existing water management policies in a developing country context.