Current and Future Situation

Description of Current and Future Situation

The Hub would collaborate with an international team of experts ie Prof. M.L Kavvas, Dr. Z.Q. Chen and Dr. Noriaki Ohara from California Hydrologic Research Laboratory (CHRL) on regional interactive climate-hydrology modeling and database management, water quality modeling and water resources systems simulation.

Cost recovery strategy

a) The quality of the training program organized will such that it will be self financing either through individual registration fees or sponsored by donor agencies.

b) The premises and facilities of NAHRIM can be used for training purposes as part of Malaysia Government contribution. It is expected similar facilities will be extended to the WKH for Climate Change, by interested countries in the region.

c) While anticipating the completion of regional climate change projection, the climate change projection currently carried out for Malaysia and finance by the government of Malaysia, can be use as the base information for training.

d) Donor agencies, as spelt under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) can support NAHRIM/WKHCCA in the proposed extention of the hydroclimate projection to other countries in the region. The support of the governments in these countries is crucial as the projection requires local hydroclimatic information form the respective countries. NAHRIM is willing to help support the preparation of document in justifying this proposal.

Clients and Partners

The National Clients and Partners of WKHCCA SEA are national and local agencies and municipalities that are responsible for

a) managing the water resources and water quality conditions in Malaysia,

b) managing land use and land cover in Malaysia.

National Clients include the central agencies such as the Ministries Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications (MEWC), Ministry of Health (MOH), the implementing agencies such as the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD), Department of Agriculture (DOA), research organisations such as research agencies and academia (eg Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysian Agricultural Research Development Institute (MARDI), Universities and Academy Science Malaysia (ASM)).

The Regional Clients and partners of WKHCCA SEA are national and local agencies and municipalities in various nations in the Southeast Asia region (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei) that are responsible for

a) managing the water resources and water quality conditions in their countries

b) managing land use and land cover in their countries

c) training and research institutions (Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), UN universities, etc)

d) other regional water knowledge hubs

The International Clients and partners WKHCCA SEA are international research agencies and training institutions, International Development Agencies and International Financing Agencies dealing with water resources development and environmental issues.

International Partners include California Hydrologic Research Laboratory (CHRL) and Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), Bangladesh.

Network development

The network for WKHCCA SEA will be developed incrementally and will be sustained through continued on-going programs.

Products and services development

The major products of this Hub would include:

i) Training modules and programs

ii) Development of expertise and technical advisory groups

iii) Development of consultancy expertise on related policy issues

Further to this, upon completion of the proposed study on the Impact of Climate Change and Regional Land Use Change on the Water Resources of Southeast Asia Region in 2011, a Comprehensive Future Hydroclimate Database for each country at 12 km resolution (and at 3 km resolution for selected river basins) in Southeast Asia can be made available and accessible through the WKHCCA SEA website, as agreed upon by member countries/states, which can be used for vulnerability assessment of various socioeconomic sectors such as agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, water resources, coastal and marine resources, public health and energy.