PRECISION MEDICINE
October 19, 2020THE BOOMING HALAL INDUSTRY
October 19, 2020When the ASM Task Force on Water Demand Management conducted a workshop in Sarawak for the Study on Water Demand Management for Malaysia back in 2014, the Sarawak State Government requested for an exclusive report from ASM. Due to declining unregulated flow and decreasing water quality, there is an urgent need for the shift from the currently practised supply-driven management approach to a more sustainable demand management approach.
The study noted that Sarawak has a good water governance structure, but further improvements could be made to manage water resources sustainably. The key recommendations of the report are as follows:
- Adopt a more comprehensive definition of water demand management
- Develop an Integrated Water Demand Management Plan
- Strengthen public participation through formal stakeholders platform that is linked to the Sarawak Water Resources Council
- Establish a dedicated Agriculture Water Services Organisation
- Develop a Water-Energy-Food Nexus model for water management that would also take into consideration water for ecosystem/environment
Findings from the draft of the final report were tabled to the Sarawak Water Resources Council chaired by the Sarawak State Secretary, and the presentation was well-received. The potential water savings with WDM is significant and offers tremendous benefits, especially in terms of freshwater availability that is already under threat in certain regions of the country. The savings in water demands provides relief for water availability not only to the people, but economic and environmental needs.
