Conjuctive-use of surface and groundwater resources for FELDA Sahabat in Lahad Datu Sabah Malaysia

Abstract

Water resources are in great demand today all over the world. Water has become a precious resource on which the well-being and even the survival of future generations critically depends. The resulting problems have given rise to many activities that reflect great concern about the problems and the importance accorded to their sustainable management. Issues relating to water such as quality, quantity, availability, planning and management will have to be seriously tackled now and in the future. Further, issues on water security that involves protection of vulnerable water systems, sustainable development of water resources, safeguarding access to water functions and services, and protection against water related hazards such as floods and droughts. The steadily increasing strain on natural resources in many regions has already led to a precarious balance between the needs of different water users living in river basins and coastal zones. As such, managing water resources for the future is very complicated which requires multi-discipline approaches across various problem solving research tools. The 2nd International Conference on Water Resources (ICWR-2012) aims to bring together academics, scientists, practitioners from wide range of disciplines involved in water research, leading engineers, researchers from industry and research scholars from Universities to exchange and, share their experiences and research results about all aspects of sustainable waterresources management, and discuss practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. This conference also seeks to study and understand the existing water resources management strategies adopted in Malaysia, and sharing the information with those from other countries.