WHILE Malaysia may have sufficient water for now, this is not a certainty for the future.
The continuous decline of our water quality due to irresponsible and unethical human behaviours will render water that is acceptable to maintain human well-being scarce, says Professor Dr Zainura Zainon Noor.
Additionally, improper planning of water utilisation and allocation may lead to water scarcity in certain parts of the country in the future, says Zainura, who is Deputy Director at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s (UTM) Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (Ipasa).
Improve awareness
Raising awareness is an essential prerequisite to improve water security, says Zainura.
Mediation needed in ‘water war’
Penang, Kedah urged to initiate talks rather than insult each other through media reports 29 Dec 2020 / 11:40 H. Passengers and port officials gather at the Swettenham Terminal in Penang yesterday to have a preview experience of the speed boat ferry service that will be in operation from Jan 1.-Masry Che Ani/theSun
PETALING JAYA: Kedah and Penang have been advised to discuss ways to resolve their “water war” rather than trade barbs through the media.
Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia president S. Piarapakaran said one way to break the impasse is for Kedah to introduce a tariff based on the quality of the raw water.