Dato Ir. Lim Chow Hock. Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Malaysia

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1 Dato Ir. Lim Chow Hock Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Malaysia

2 1. Introduction and Background 2. Managing Lake Resources The Challenges We Face 3. National Strategy The Way Forward 4. Summary

3 1.1 General Information Table 1: Inventory of Lakes in Malaysia No. State Number Area (km2) Volume (M m3) 1. Perlis Kedah Perak Selangor Pahang Kelantan Johor Labuan 3 n.a Melaka N. Sembilan P.Pinang Sabah 5 n.a Sarawak 4 n.a Terengganu Putrajaya Total 90 1, , Excluding ox-bow lakes, mining pools and newer dam projects

4 Intrinsic significance eg: sacred sites for religious and spiritual activities Direct Values Consumptive and nonconsumptive use of resources eg: - source of water for drinking, hydro-power, industry and irrigation - fishery, recreation Nonuse Values Lakes: A Valuable Resource Indirect Values A place for possible future use and application including preservation eg: - waterfront development Option Values Ecosystem functions and services eg: absorb large inflows of water during floods and influence on local climate

5 1.3 Factors to be considered in Managing Lake Resources Long Retention Times (Lentic) Stagnancy Absorb large inputs of flood waters, pollutants, sediments and heat Complex Response Dynamics Obscure responses to stressor Eutrophication occurs when nutrients are already very high Integrating Nature Interact with surrounding catchment, rivers, rain & wind Retain the effects within itself

6 Year 2004/2005: ASM & NAHRIM jointly initiated A Study on the Status of Eutrophication of Lakes in Malaysia undertaken by the Institute of Environment and Water Resource Management, UTM The Study highlighted that 56 of the 90 lakes studied were eutrophic while the rest mesotrophic

7 ASM, NAHRIM with the support of NRE held a National Colloquium on the Management of Lakes and Reservoirs in August 2007 Consensus and call for a National Plan for Integrated Lake and Reservoir Management

8 ASM & NAHRIM jointly led the Technical Committee on Lake Management to prepare a Strategic Plan through a wide stakeholder consultation process undertaken in 2008 The Strategy Plan for the Sustainable Development and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs was completed in May 2009

9 Pollution & Habitat Degradation Main Issues

10 Pollution and habitat degradation is probably the single most important factor leading to the loss of function value in many lakes and reservoirs The lack of civic awareness among many urban communities Lack of proper sewerage and industrial effluent treatment infrastructure Logging and land clearing Excessive soil erosion and sedimentation Eutrophication- 62% of 90 lakes in Malaysia classified as eutrophicated

11 1. Lack of Sustained Research & Development 5. Manpower & Human Resources Issues Other Issues 2. Fragmented Policy, Legal & Governance Framework 4. Public Awareness & Stakeholder Participation 3. Information Management& Knowledge Dissemination

12 Four major interventions were recommended under the 2009 Study on Strategies For The Sustainable Development and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs in Malaysia Approved at the 7 th National Water Resources Council on 1 st Nov Development of a National Vision for Malaysian lakes 3.2 The development of a Policy Framework for Malaysian lakes 3.3 The development of a Mission Statement for lake management 3.4 The development of a Strategy Framework for Malaysian lake management

13 The National Vision (which follows the World Lake Vision): Engender the sustainable use of lakes for their ecosystem services and economic values

14 The Policy Statement : Lakes and reservoirs are sustained, restored and protected through the adoption of an Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) approach

15 National Water Resources Policy

16 The Mission Statement would provide a sense of direction and orientate strategies to achieve the outcomes exemplified in the Vision statement: To engender sound management of lakes through the adoption and application of IWRM principles and practices

17 8 strategies: Strategy I: Strategy II: Strategy III: Strategy IV: Identify and Empower a Lead Ministry/Agency Establish a National Lake Resource Centre under NRE Establish a Steering Committee on Lakes within the purview of the National Water Resources Council Establish Lake Management Committees at State Level

18 8 strategies (Contd.): Strategy V: Strategy VI: Strategy VII: Strategy VIII: Development of a Detailed Action Plan Support the Role of Local Communities in Lake Management Pass appropriate legislation to strengthen existing legal framework Enhance networking and strengthen international strategic alliances

19 The ministry that best lends itself to this is Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) The agency that best lends itself to this enhanced mandate is the Department of Drainage and Irrigation Malaysia Role of DID: Facilitating the coordination of various agencies with respect to lake and reservoir management; Identify management standards and audit performance; Develop the necessary human resources through training and extension and Provide technical support Appropriate manpower and financial resources would have to be provided to NRE and DID to take on this task

20 The National Lake Resource Centre (NLRC), would act as: A centre of excellence for research into lakes and lake management A reference centre and database for all information and research on lakes in Malaysia The Centre to be in NAHRIM because: Consistent with its function and mandate NAHRIM already has strong links with local research institutions and universities NAHRIM is located within NRE and this would better enable intra-agency coordination

21 The National Water Resources Council (NWRC) bring State and Federal stakeholders together to engender consensus on water management Lakes comprise one of three vital sources of water (the other two being rivers and groundwater) A steering committee should be set up under the NWRC to oversee the integrated lake management within the river basin NRE is best positioned to lead this steering committee

22 Steering Committee for IRBM including Management of Lakes and Reservoirs Chairman KETUA SETIAUSAHA KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR Members: 1.Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air 2.Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani 3.Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan 4.Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pelancongan

23 Steering Committee for IRBM including Management of Lakes and Reservoirs contd. Chairman KETUA SETIAUSAHA KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR Members: 5. Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar & Wilayah 6. Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar 7. Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi

24 Steering Committee for IRBM including Management of Lakes and Reservoirs contd. Urusetia :Ketua Pengarah JPS 1. Ketua Pengarah Unit Perancang Ekonomi, JPM 2. Ketua Pengarah Bekalan Air 3. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Perikanan 4. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains 5. Ketua Pengarah Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan Malaysia 6. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia 7. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pembangunan Bandar dan Desa

25 Steering Committee for IRBM including Management of Lakes and Reservoirs contd. Urusetia :Ketua Pengarah JPS 8. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pertanian 9. MADA 10. ASM 11. DBKL 12. Perbadanan Putrajaya 13. TNB 14. Local Authorities 15. Others

26 Term of Reference / Tasks Monitor the implementation of policies / programs on IRBM including lakes and reservoirs A forum to discuss issues related to the implementation of IRBM including lakes and reservoirs programs between the Ministries and the related government agencies in both Federal and State levels Suggest and recommend changes to policy and strategies related to IRBM including lakes and reservoirs

27 These committees would be at the political level of Government, allowing coordination among the various agencies at state level Modelled after State Water Resources / River Management Committees (or preferably to include ILBM in agenda of these existing committees) To be headed by Menteri Besar or State Executive Councillor or State Minister Among the tasks: To ensure that all lakes and reservoirs (inclusive of buffer zones) are gazetted as environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) To require approve development in and around lake areas To prescribe Special Area Plans or equivalent

28 The preliminary activities and action plans that have been identified in the workshops can be a basis on developing a detailed Plan of Action More detailed assessment should be undertaken on the current status and health of lake resources in the country. To be prepared by JPS with assistance of NAHRIM and ASM in consultation with all relevant stakeholders

29 Strategy V: Development of a Detailed Action Plan.contd. Task 1 : Establishment of the Lake Brief Reports by NAHRIM 3 series of reports: 1 st series, February 2010, Putrajaya (completed) 2 nd series, May 2011, Cameron Highland (completed) 3 rd series, September 2012), Paya Indah Wetland (in progress)

30 Task 1 : Establishment of the Lake Brief Report 1 st series, February 2010, Putrajaya 1. Chini Lake, Pahang 2. Loagan Bunut Lake, Sarawak 3. Bukit Merah Lake, Perak 4. Kenyir Lake, Terengganu 5. Putrajaya Lake, Putrajaya 6. Terip Lake, N. Sembilan 7. Timah Tasoh Dam, Perlis 8. Pedu/Muda Dam, Kedah

31 Task 1 : Establishment of the Lake Brief Report.contd. 2 nd series, May 2011, Cameron Highland 1. Bera Lake, Pahang 2. Paya Indah Wetland, Selangor 3. Beris Dam, Kedah 4. Sembrong Dam, Johor 5. Ringlet Lake, Pahang 6. Chenderoh Dam, Perak 7. Klang Gate Dam, Selangor 8. Sungai Selangor Dam, Selangor

32 Task 1 : Establishment of the Lake Brief Report.contd. 3 rd series, September 2012, Paya Indah Wetland 1. Batang Ai Lake, Sarawak 2. Bukit Kwong Dam, Kelantan 3. Babagoon Lake, Sabah 4. Durian Tunggal Dam, Melaka 5. Taiping Lake, Perak 6. Subang Dam, Selangor 7. Langat Dam, Selangor (continued )

33 Task 1 : Establishment of the Lake Brief Report.contd. 3 rd series, September 2012, Paya Indah Wetland 8. FRIM Lake, Selangor 9. Jor Dam, Perak 10. Pergau Dam, Kelantan 11. Perdana Lake, Kuala Lumpur 12. Titiwangsa Lake, Kuala Lumpur

34 Task 2 : Establishment of the Technical Committee On ILBM Chairman : Director of River Basin and Coastal Zone Management Division, DID Malaysia Members*: JPS States (Perlis, Perak), Perhutanan (Sarawak), UPEN (Pahang), MADA, Perbadanan Putrajaya, TNB (Terangganu), Syarikat Air (Negeri Sembilan) * According to the list in a first series of lakes brief

35 Task 2 : Establishment of the Technical Meeting 3 times a year Meeting in 2012 : 1) 1 st meeting on 7 th August ) 2 nd meeting on 22 nd October 2012 Output: Committee On ILBM.contd. To formulate strategic action plan including annual operational plan for each lake (based on templates by Putrajaya Lake and Chini Lake and with reference to ILEC Platform Process Guidelines)

36 The public can play a major role in lake management An example would be creation of a community stakeholder committees (alternatively called citizens advisory committee, rakan tasik or friends of the lake ). These can provide: Valuable insights and information about past conditions of a lake or reservoir, particularly in the absence of written records Knowledge on lake management can be disseminated easily among basins population Environmental NGOs have already started community lake based movements

37 Appropriate legislation is needed to enable management of lakes as a resource Legislation: Where they exist, should be expanded in scope to cover lake management eg. Water Act/ Enactment Where they don t exist, they need to be framed, eg to incorporate in proposed Water Resources Act All legislation should cover RAMSAR sites

38 The problems that beset Malaysian lakes are universal Networking and international alliances would enable the country to: Learn from experiences of other countries Share our own with them Many linkages have already been established Malaysia is an important member of ILEC Involved in ILBM-Governance Project Through these linkages, the country would be able to become a leading advocate of lake management in the region; NAHRIM, DID and Perbadanan Putrajaya to play prominent role

39 Lakes represent an undervalued resource The lentic characteristic of lakes requires special attention within the river basin and a fundamental shift in management to prevent degradation is necessary The 7 th NWRC has approved on 1 st Nov 2012 the recommendations as proposed in the paper on strategic plan for lake management prepared by NAHRIM and ASM

40 Amongst others, the following important matters have been agreed : NRE as the coordinating ministry with JPS as the agency to champion the policy and strategies and NAHRIM as the Resource Centre Vision, Policy Framework and Mission Statement for lakes management in Malaysia A consensual mechanism within which the State and Federal Governments can work together including the formation of necessary Steering Committee under NRE and appropriate (new or existing) State Level Committee Action plan to be developed for each lake in order to pursue and realize the Policy goals and objectives

41 Thank you