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Determinants of Water Stress in Melaka
Murshida binti Mohamad Zoher
Supervisor: Dr Zuraini Binti Anang
Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)
School of Social and Economic Development
The water crisis issue in Malaysia is a national concern. Melaka is experiencing a water
supply crisis. This study investigates the factors that cause water stress in Melaka and
its impact on the economy. Its’ used secondary data from 1997 to 2016 on which the
unit root tests and Granger Causality test was conducted using the Multiple Linear
Regression Model (MLRM) method. The findings show that there is a long-term
relationship between water supply with domestic water as well as no short-term
relationship between domestic water, population and rainfall measurement. For causal
relationships, the water supply affects the domestic water in long-term. Hence,
governments need to ensure that water resources are managed more efficiently by
implementing sustainable water management policies.
1395 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018