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Integrated lake basin management and its importance for Lake Chini and other lakes in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Sharip Zati,
Jusoh Juhaimi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lakes and reservoirs: research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1440-1770
pISSN - 1320-5331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2010.00421.x
Subject(s) - livelihood , structural basin , drainage basin , water resource management , tourism , geography , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , agriculture , geology , cartography , paleontology , archaeology , geotechnical engineering
This report discusses the concept and progress of IWRM/IRBM in Malaysia, with a subsequent focus on the problems and challenges facing Lake Chini, one of the two largest freshwater lakes in the country. Lake Chini is located within the Pahang River Basin, the largest river basin in Peninsular Malaysia. The lake is a popular tourist destination, and the various infrastructure developments needed to enhance its marketability have resulted in degradation of the natural environment, as well as infestation of aquatic plants over most of the lakes’ surface area. This report also discusses the need for integrated basin management as the logical approach for holistic management of the entire Pahang River Basin, in order to ensure the management of Lake Chini for sustainable use, including retention of its importance, not only for eco‐tourism, but also as the source of the livelihood of the indigenous people living in the lake ecosystem and catchment area.