Priyanie Amerasinghe

Emeritus Scientist



Priyanie Amerasinghe is an Emeritus Scientist at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

She is a public health specialist by training and has over 35 years of teaching and research experience in the broad area of environmental health.


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Latest news for Priyanie Amerasinghe

Can constructed wetlands close the loop on wastewater?

As wetlands disappear, constructed alternatives are stepping in. In this feature story, we look at whether they can keep up ...

When we reimagine our relationship with wetlands both ecosystems and humans benefit 

Many indigenous cultures and local communities around the world show us how to live with nature. When we understand the Rights of Nature – or wetlands – we have a ...

Why wetlands must be central to building hydrological resilience – beyond protection

At this year’s Ramsar Convention, IWMI and the Global Commission on the Economics of Water will champion wetlands as essential infrastructure for hydrological resilience ...

Towards a new generation of wetland stewards

Behavioural changes through wetland conservation and education are urgently required to alter the human-wetlands relationship ...

“Revive and Restore Degraded Wetlands”, what will it take?

Wise use calls for balance between maintaining key wetlands functions while not unduly restricting wetlands’ use by millions of often poor people ...

Latest publications by Priyanie Amerasinghe

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Field site soil aquifer treatment shows enhanced wastewater quality: evidence from vadose zone hydro-geophysical observations

Elsevier | November, 2023
Sahya, A.; Sonkamble, S.; Jampani, Mahesh; Rao, A.N.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie
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Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers

National Academy of Sciences | February 22nd, 2022
Wilkinson, J. L.; Boxall, A. B. A.; Kolpin, D. W.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Lai, R. W. S.; Galban-Malagon, C.; Adell, A. D.; Mondon, J.; Metian, M.; Marchant, R. A.; Bouzas-Monroy, A.; Cuní-Sanchez, A.; Coors, A.; Carriquiriborde, P.; Rojo, M.; Gordon, C.; Cara, M.; Moermond, M.; Luarte, T.; Petrosyan, V.; Perikhanyan, Y.; Mahon, C. S.; McGurk, C. J.; Hofmann, T.; Kormoker, T.; Iniguez, V.; Guzmán Otazo, J.; Tavares, J. L.; Figueiredo, F.G. de; Razzolini, M. T. P.; Dougnon, V.; Gbaguidi, G.; Traoré, O.; Blais, J. M.; Kimpe, L. E.; Wong, M.; Wong, D.; Ntchantcho, R.; Pizarro, J.; Ying, G.-G.; Chen, C.-E.; Paez, M.; Martínez Lara, J.; Otamonga, J.-P.; Pote, J.; Ifo, S.A.; Wilson, P.; Echeverria-Saenz, S.; Udikovic-Kolic, N.; Milakovic, M.; Fatta-Kassinos, D.; Ioannou-Ttofa, L.; Belusova, V.; Vymazal, J.; Cardenas-Bustamante, M.; Kassa, B. A.; Garric, J.; Chaumot, A.; Gibba, P.; Kunchulia, I.; Seidensticker, S.; Lyberatos, G.; Halldorsson, H. P.; Melling, M.; Shashidhar, T.; Lamba, M.; Nastiti, A.; Supriatin, A.; Pourang, N.; Abedini, A.; Abdullah, O.; Gharbia, S. S.; Pilla, F.; Chefetz, B.; Topaz, T.; Yao, K. M.; Aubakirova, B.; Beisenova, R.; Olaka, L.; Mulu, J. K.; Chatanga, P.; Ntuli, V.; Blama, N. T.; Sherif, S.; Aris, A. Z.; Looi, L. J.; Niang, M.; Traoré, S.T.; Oldenkamp, R.; Ogunbanwo, O.; Ashfaq, M.; Iqbal, M.; Abdeen, Z.; O’Dea, A.; Morales Saldana, J. M.; Custodio, M.; Cruz, H. de la; Navarrete, I.; Carvalho, F.; Gogra, A. B.; Koroma, B. M.; Cerkvenik-Flajs, V.; Gombac, M.; Thwala, M.; Choi, K.; Kang, H.; Ladu, J. L. C.; Rico, A.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Sobek, A.; Horlitz, G.; Zenker, A. K.; King, A.C.; Jiang, J.-J.; Kariuki, R.; Tumbo, M.; Tezel, U.; Onay, T. T.; Lejju, J. B.; Vystavna, Y.; Vergeles, Y.; Heinzen, H.; Perez-Parada, A.; Sims, D. B.; Figy, M.; Good, D.; Teta, C.
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Multi-functionality and land use dynamics in a peri-urban environment influenced by wastewater irrigation

Elsevier | November, 2020
Jampani, Mahesh; Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.; Liedl, R.; Locher-Krause, K.; Hulsmann, S.
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