The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project is designed to support farmers that are vulnerable to climate change, and especially to climate-induced extreme events such as drought and floods in identified Hot Spot Areas in 11 districts: Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Moneragala and Hambantota covering 18 sub-watersheds of 10 river basins of Modragam Aru, Yan Oya, Mee Oya, Kala Oya, Peru Aru, Mandakal Aru, Hada Oya , Karanda Oya, Kirindi Oya and Manik Ganga. Hot spot areas have been identified after a rigorous analysis of data on vulnerability of populations in different areas of the island. Hence, the development objective of the project is to improve the climate resilience of the small holder agriculture community in selected hot spot areas.