Sisira S. Withanachchi - Research Information System | University of Kassel

Dr. Sisira S. Withanachchi

Research Areas

Research Interest

Integrated water resources Management

Work Experience

2 of 2

05/2008 - 01/2010	• An assistant lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
01/2008 - 09/2010	• Researcher in Social Scientist’s Association in Sri Lanka

Academic background

Dr. Sisira S. Withanachchi contributed to the United Nations World Water Assessment Program (WWAP) from 2012 and is an expert reviewer in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is a member of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). His working and research interests are Environmental governance, Disaster ManagementLocal governanceWater resources management, Risk analysis

Qualifications

11/2003 - 04/2008	• Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Political Science and Public Policy(Environmental Governance, Statistics), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
10/2010 - 08/2013	• Master of Arts in Global Political Economy (Specialization in environmental studies), University of Kassel in Germany
2015 - 2015	• Has been selected to the advanced study course "data Visualisation", conducted by University of Oxford, UK.
07/2012 - 07/2012	• Post graduate Diploma United Nation Graduate Study Program, United Nation Office, Geneva, Switzerland
03/2014 - 08/2018	Doctor of Philosophy—PhD (Grade: Summa cum Laude) (Water Resource Management, Environmental governance, Risk analysis)
2022 - 2022	Advanced certificate on Internationales Projektmanagement and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) - Gesellschaft für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (GNE)

Awards

2012	Referred as a selected international student profile of the University of Kassel in the Annual Report-2011 and DAAD Study in Germany Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KU3cRBHeGo)
2008	• Canekerathne Gold Medal for best achievement and performance in extra curriculum activities as well as studies, awarded by the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2008
2008	• Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga Memorial Gold Medal for Political Science for the best performance of the subject, awarded by the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2008
	• Professor Leitan Award Gold Medal for Political Science for the best result of the final degree examination, awarded by the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2008

Publications

2023	Köpke, S., Withanachchi, S.S., Pathiranage, R., Withanachchi, C.R., Gamage, D.U., Nissanka, T.S., Warapitiya, C.C., Nissanka, B.M., Ranasinghe, N.N., Senarathna, C.D., Schleyer, C., Thiel, A., Perera, C., Dissanayake, H.R., 2023. Human‑elephant conflict in the Sri Lankan dry zone: investigating social and geographical drivers through field‑based methods. GeoJournal 88, 5153–5172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10913-7
2021	Köpke, S., Withanachchi, S.S., Pathiranage, R., Withanachchi, C.R., Gamage, D.U., Nissanka, T.S., Warapitiya, C.C., Nissanka, B.M., Ranasinghe, N.N., Senarathna, C.D., Schleyer, C., Thiel, A., 2021. Human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka: a critical review of causal explanations. Sustainability 13, 8625. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158625
2018	Withanachchi, Sisira Saddhamangal, Köpke, S., Withanachchi, Sisira S., Pathiranage, R., Ploeger, A., Withanachchi, C.R., 2018. Social-ecological dynamics in irrigated agriculture in dry zone Sri Lanka: a political ecology. Sustainable Water Resources Management 2, 189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-018-0220-1