Karthikeyan Matheswaran
Researcher - Water Productivity
Karthi worked as a Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Thailand, leading projects on the development of web-based tools like monitoring riverbank erosion in Myanmar, and Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP)-based Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) models. Prior to SEI, he was a post-doctoral fellow at IWMI working on monitoring and modelling of water related disasters like floods and droughts. He has worked extensively in South and Southeast Asia. Currently, Karthi is based at IWMI HQ in Sri Lanka.
Current projects
Latest news for Karthikeyan Matheswaran
Effective groundwater management in Jaffna depends on cross-sector collaboration
IWMI project brings together officials, researchers and communities to protect groundwater in Sri Lanka’s northern peninsula ...
Asia Pacific makes gains on economic water security, but gaps persist
Asian Development Bank flagship report calls for inclusive, integrated water management for long-term economic resilience ...
Can science and community save Jaffna’s groundwater?
From classrooms to wells, northern Sri Lanka’s communities are turning data into action, racing to save the groundwater that has sustained generations ...
Does saving water really save water? We rethink water conservation in Jordan
Jordan looks at systems thinking for water conservation and the irrigation paradox ...
From remote sensing to the field
IWMI researchers are using machine learning to map irrigated areas in the Limpopo River Basin ...
July-August 2024 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August 2024 ...
Latest publications by Karthikeyan Matheswaran
Abstract
Deriving Similitudes from Remote Sensing-based Turbidity and Observed Salinity Trends in Coastal Bangladesh for Agricultural Development
December 19th, 2025
