Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?

Much of Malaysia's population is likely to be directly or indirectly affected by climate change-induced freshwater scarcity, which is related to changes in the amount, timing, and distribution of rainfall, and in the amount, quality and accessibility of surface and groundwater. Due to globaliza...

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Main Author:	Sharifah Munirah Alatas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/1/jademik81-3Bab%252011-lock.pdf

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spelling	ukm-36532012-03-20T03:37:33Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/ Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure? Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Much of Malaysia's population is likely to be directly or indirectly affected by climate change-induced freshwater scarcity, which is related to changes in the amount, timing, and distribution of rainfall, and in the amount, quality and accessibility of surface and groundwater. Due to globalization, population growth, increasing agricultural, urban and industrial demands are creating more competition for water resources. The concept of governance is important to be explored as it has serious implications for freshwater availability and human security in Malaysia. This paper explores the relationship between climate change, freshwater and governance in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It also discusses why those who are most likely to be negatively affected by climate change and freshwater scarcity, are also most likely to experience the negative outcomes of poor governance. It is demonstrated that actual and notional water scarcity is influenced by policy decisions as much as it is by changes in physical supply. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/1/jademik81-3Bab%252011-lock.pdf Sharifah Munirah Alatas, (2011) Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure? AKADEMIKA, 81 (3). pp. 95-102. ISSN 0126-5008 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/akademika/jademik-contents.html
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description	Much of Malaysia's population is likely to be directly or indirectly affected by climate change-induced freshwater scarcity, which is related to changes in the amount, timing, and distribution of rainfall, and in the amount, quality and accessibility of surface and groundwater. Due to globalization, population growth, increasing agricultural, urban and industrial demands are creating more competition for water resources. The concept of governance is important to be explored as it has serious implications for freshwater availability and human security in Malaysia. This paper explores the relationship between climate change, freshwater and governance in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It also discusses why those who are most likely to be negatively affected by climate change and freshwater scarcity, are also most likely to experience the negative outcomes of poor governance. It is demonstrated that actual and notional water scarcity is influenced by policy decisions as much as it is by changes in physical supply.
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spellingShingle	Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?
author_facet	Sharifah Munirah Alatas,
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title	Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?
title_short	Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?
title_full	Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?
title_fullStr	Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?
title_full_unstemmed	Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?
title_sort	governance and freshwater in the greater kuala lumpur area/klang valley: success or failure?
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3653/1/jademik81-3Bab%252011-lock.pdf
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Governance and freshwater in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area/Klang Valley: success or failure?

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