Jeewanthi Sirisena

About

I have more than twelve years of experience in executing local and international projects in the field of water resources management. Countries of work experience include Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Thailand, Myanmar, The Netherlands, India, Egypt, Kenya and Italy. I have advanced skills in data analysis, hydrological and hydraulic modeling, GIS analysis, and Satellite and Climate Data using various tools on the full range of spatial scales from a smaller field to the entire river basin. I'm the lead author and co-author of many peer-reviewed papers and supervised master's and bachelor's students’ research.

Employment

• Climate Service Center Researcher
  2022 - Present
• University of Twente Postdoctoral Researcher
  2021 - 2022
• Lanka Hydraulic Institute (Sri Lanka) Research Engineer
  2014 - 2016
• Department of Irrigation Irrigation Engineer
  2009 - 2011

Education

• University of Twente PhD
  2016 - 2020
• Asian Institute of Technology Master in Engineering
  2011 - 2013
• University of Peradeniya Bachelor of Science
  2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

• Hydrology Travel Award 2023 MDPI
  2023 - 2023

Publications (21)

• Democratizing Hydroclimate Science for Just and Resilient Futures
  Earth's Future 2026 DOI: 10.1029/2026EF008172
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• Simulating Mosquito Populations through the Integration of Climate and Water Resource Modelling
  2026 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-13289
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• Coupling Rainfall Intensity and Satellite-Derived Soil Moisture for Time of Concentration Prediction: A Data-Driven Hydrological Approach to Enhance Climate Responsiveness
  Hydrology 2025 DOI: 10.3390/hydrology12100264
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• Comparative Analysis of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products for Drought Assessment in a Data-Poor Region
  Hydrology 2025 DOI: 10.3390/hydrology12070166
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• Impact of Spatio-Temporal Variability of Droughts on Streamflow: A Remote-Sensing Approach Integrating Combined Drought Index
  Hydrology 2025 DOI: 10.3390/hydrology12060142
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• Developing a prediction model for the relationship between climate, water resources, and mosquito dynamics: application to a case study in  a human-impacted Mediterranean wetland
  2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-5618
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• Unlocking the mysteries of drought: integrating snowmelt dynamics into drought analysis at the Narayani River Basin, Nepal
  Natural Hazards 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11069-024-07004-2
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• Uncertainties in flood damage assessment under projected future extreme rainfall conditions: a case study in Northeastern Sicily
  2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9721
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• Use of Machine Learning and Indexing Techniques for Identifying Industrial Pollutant Sources: A Case Study of the Lower Kelani River Basin, Sri Lanka
  Water 2024 DOI: 10.3390/w16192766
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• Significance of Multi-Variable Model Calibration in Hydrological Simulations within Data-Scarce River Basins: A Case Study in the Dry-Zone of Sri Lanka
  Hydrology 2024 DOI: 10.3390/hydrology11080116
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• Development of intensity-duration-frequency curves for Sri Lanka using satellite-based precipitation products – Understanding environmental conditions and concerns
  Sanjana De Zoysa, Jeewanthi Sirisena, Helani Perera +3 more
  Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cscee.2024.100713
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• Comparison of process-based and lumped parameter models for projecting future changes in fluvial sediment supply to the coast
  Frontiers in Earth Science 2023 DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.978109
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• Impact of ebb-delta dynamics on shoreline evolution along inlet-interrupted coasts
  Frontiers in Marine Science 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1224881
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• Monitoring the Meteorological and Hydrological Droughts in the Largest River Basin (Mahaweli River) in Sri Lanka
  Udara Senatilleke, Jeewanthi Sirisena, Miyuru B. Gunathilake +2 more
  Climate 2023 DOI: 10.3390/cli11030057
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• The Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Land-use Changes on Flood Characteristics: The Case Study of the Kelani River Basin, Sri Lanka
  Jayanga T. Samarasinghe, Randika K. Makumbura, Charuni Wickramarachchi +5 more
  Hydrology 2022 DOI: 10.3390/hydrology9100177
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• Use of Remote-Sensing-Based Global Products for Agricultural Drought Assessment in the Narmada Basin, India
  Sustainability (Switzerland) 2022 DOI: 10.3390/su142013050
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• Projected Streamflow and Sediment Supply under Changing Climate to the Coast of the Kalu River Basin in Tropical Sri Lanka over the 21st Century
  Water 2021 DOI: 10.3390/w13213031
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• Climate Change and Reservoir Impacts on 21st-Century Streamflow and Fluvial Sediment Loads in the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar
  Frontiers in Earth Science 2021 DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.644527
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• Hydrological Model Calibration with Streamflow and Remote Sensing Based Evapotranspiration Data in a Data Poor Basin
  Remote Sensing 2020 DOI: 10.3390/rs12223768
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• Effects of different precipitation inputs on streamflow simulation in the Irrawaddy River Basin, Myanmar
  Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2018.10.005
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