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(IWRM) - by Ir. Salmah Zakaria, Phd, FASc - Malaysia Geoportal

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Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM)<br />

• IRBM<br />

◦ coordinated management of resources in natural<br />

environment (air, water, land, flora, fauna) based on<br />

river basin as a geographical unit<br />

◦ balancing man's need with necessity of conserving<br />

resources to ensure their own sustainability”<br />

• Integral part of <strong>IWRM</strong><br />

◦ river basins constitute the management unit<br />

• <strong>IWRM</strong> provides the generic and common policy<br />

• Each river basin or sub-basin is unique<br />

◦ may have different focus<br />

• Agriculture, commercial/industries, eco-tourism. etc<br />

NATIONAL HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA (NAHRIM)

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