Awards

• 2019
  Best exploratory project in water (Waterlex, Switzerland affiliated to UN water)
• 2017
  SUSRED Award (National Science Foundation)
• 2017
  Presidential Award for Excellence in Research
• 2016
  National Research Council merit award for Research
• 2012
  Presidential Award for Excellence in Research
• 2007
  Presidential Award for Excellence in Research

Grants

• 2014
  Research grant on urban wetlands awarded by Sri Lanka Water Partnership
• 2012
  Research grant on wetland pollution, HETC/ World Bank
• 2009
  Research on climate change and disaster risk reduction, Kyoto University, Japan
• 2007
  Research grant on urban wetlands Women for Water, Water for Women Partnership, the Netherlands
• 2000
  Training in Conservation Biology in Canada, Asian Development Bank
• 2000
  Sri Lankan Nominee for the Commonwealth Academic Scholarship, UK
• 1999
  VIRL Scholarship awarded by the University of Gent, Belgium
• 1988
  Junior SAARC Fellowship awarded by the Government of India