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The success of development programs,
including water resource projects, depends on two key
factors: the role of underlying institutions and the impact
synergies from other closely related programs. Existing
methodologies have limitations in accounting for these
critical factors. This paper fills this gap by developing a
methodology, which quantifies both the roles that
institutions play in impact generation and the extent of
impact synergies that flows from closely related programs
within a unified framework. The methodology is applied to
the Kala Oya Basin in Sri Lanka in order to evaluate the
impacts of three water-related programs and the roles of 11
institutions in the context of food security. The results
provide considerable insights on the relative role of
institutions and the flow of development synergies both
within and across different impact pathways. The methodology
can also be used to locate slack in impact chains and
identify policy options to enhance the impact flows.
