National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), MALAYSIAREGIONAL WATER KNOWLEDGE HUB FOR CLIMATECHANGE ADAPTATION (WKHCCA)PRESENTEDBYZUBAIDI JOHAR
Senior Research Officer , NAHRIM
zubaidi@nahrim.gov.myOUTLINE
1.NAHRIM IN BRIEF
2.NAHRIM AS APWF REGIONAL WATERKNOWLEDGE HUB FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION (WKHCCA)
2.1 GOAL & OBJECTIVE
2.2 ACTIVITIES
2.3 SERVICES AREAS

PART 1: NAHRIM IN BRIEF
ESTABLISHMENT OF NAHRIM
 1993-The Malaysia Cabinet approved the establishment of theNational Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) 1995-NAHRIM was established and started its operation under theMinistry of Agriculture 2004-NAHRIM was placed in the Ministry of Natural Resourcesand Environment (MoNRE)
 2005-First started its operation in DID Complex in Ampang prior tocompletion of the present NAHRIM Office Complex in Seri
Kembangan, Selangor

NAHRIM: VISION AND MISSION VISION :To be a world premier research centre for waterand environment by year 2030.
 MISSION:

Providing excellent services as an expert centre
on water and environment management forsustainable growth and improving the quality oflife and well being

FUNCTIONS OF NAHRIM
 To conduct both basic and applied research for water
resources, river and coastal engineering, water quality
and groundwater management and utilization;
 To provide technical services to public and private
sectors in addressing problems concerning water andenvironment;
 To be the National Focal Point and to coordinate
research and activities related to water andenvironment in the country and at international level;and To provide advisory services in matters related towater and its environment in line with national interest

OPERATIONAL SET UP
DIRECTORDIRECTOR
GENERAL
GENERALRESEARCHRESEARCH
CENTRECENTRE FOR
FORCOASTAL
COASTAL
DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTRESEARCHRESEARCH
CENTRECENTRE FOR
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WATER
WATER
QUALITYQUALITY &&ENVIRONMENENVIRONMENTTRESEARCHRESEARCH
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GEOHYDROLOGGEOHYDROLOGYYMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTAND
AND SERVICESSERVICESDIVISION
DIVISIONRESEARCHRESEARCH
CENTRECENTRE FOR
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RIVER
RIVER
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTINFORMATIONINFORMATIONANDAND
COMMUNICATIOCOMMUNICATIONN TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGYDIVISIONDIVISION

PLANNING
PLANNING
ANDAND
EVALUATIONEVALUATIONDIVISION
DIVISIONRESEARCHRESEARCH
CENTRECENTRE FORFORWATERWATER
RESOURCESRESOURCESHYDRAULICHYDRAULIC ANDANDINSTRUMENTATIOINSTRUMENTATIONN LABORATORYLABORATORYRESEARCH CENTRES AND DIVISIONS

1. PORT AND HARBORPHYSICAL LABORATORYFACILITIES 30m x 30m x 1.2m wave basin
 Used to simulate ship mooring force andmovement for ports and harbors
 Physical modeling studies for coastal
structures such as breakwaters, artificial
reefs, groined, etc.

 To model the changes of river
characteristics such as flow, current andriver level caused by the changes in tidepattern;
 To model the potential floods on that may
occur at river estuary;

2. RIVER MODEL

3. COASTAL WAVE BASIN 50m x 36m x 1.2m
 To study the effects of ocean wave on
built structures at the coastal areas - jetty
and port.
 To model the changes in sedimentation,transportation and deposition in thecoastal areas 1.2m x 50.0m x 2.0m – capable ofsimulating water depth up to 1.5m;
 To model the coastal stability to wave
action4. 2D-FLUME

5. TILTING FLUME 12m x 0.45m x0.3m –rectangular frame with max tilt
up to 3%;
 Consists of a water circulation
system and flow measuring
devices - water meter &rectangular weir
 Capable of generating different
wave frequencies and patterns
with respect to continuous
water discharge and flowpattern;

PART 2: NAHRIM AS APWF REGIONALWATER KNOWLEDGE HUB FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION(WKHCCA)

http:www.nahrim.gov.my/wkh

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – WATER & CLIMATECHANGE ADAPTATION (CCA) HUB
Ir.Hj.Ahmad Jamaluddin Shaaban

Mr. Zubaidi Johar

Ir.Hj.Mohd Fauzi Mohamed

Hydroclimate
Projections
Ir. Mohd Zaki MatAmin

Mr. Baharuddin

HUB’S VISION & MISSION
 Vision:
To develop well informed personnel in the relevant agencies
within the region, to enable the region to braise itself against theimpacts of climate changes.
 Mission:
This hub will develop an international network to support its
intended vision through programs such as :
 Development of a detailed assessment of the water balances
and water quality conditions at Southeast Asia Region under
the global climate and future urban-industrial-agricultural
water demand and land use scenarios, The development of the appropriate water management
policies over the region in order to mitigate the potential
impacts of global climate change and regional land usechange on the water resources of the region within theframework of future water demand and land use scenarios,HUB’S GOAL & OBJECTIVE
 GOAL The identification of Capacity Building Need Assessment (CBNA) inthe related areas and The development of a relevant training program for the region.

 OBJECTIVE
 To develop training modules and programs
 To research and help develop policy initiatives
 To encourage the development of hydroclimate projection models,

together with countries in the region and the relevant regionalorganisations

HUB ACTIVITIES IN 2008
 Training of Trainers Course ‘IWRM as Tool for Adaptation to

Climate Change’ :3-7 November 2008 National Seminar on Climate Change Adaptation in Malaysia:

4 November 2008

 Launching of WKHCCA Hub for Southeast Asia:

1 December 2008

 Regional Workshop on Developing Partnerships for Water andClimate Change Adaptation:
1-5 December 2008

HUB ACTIVITIES IN 2009
 Meeting in Manila, discussing the Hub’s vision, mission, services,
start-up and follow-up activities:
February2009 National Steering Committee meeting in NAHRIM:April 2009
 Workshop on Developing Water and Climate Change
Adaptation Guidelines: 25-28 May 2009
 Scoping visit for climate change projection program in Citarom,Brantas & Solo River basin, Indonesia:
6-11 September 2009
 Scoping visit for climate change projection program inBhaitarani River basin , Orissa State of India:
25-30 Jan 2010

Hub’s Service Areas
1. Communications Strategy &Partnership Development
2. Capacity Building3. Hydroclimate Change Projections
and Downscaling Program
4. Impact Assessment & Adaptation
Strategies

1. Communications Strategy (1/2)
 Establish the Hub’s Communications & PartnershipDevelopment Team Develop the Hub’s Website as a complete Water & CCA
knowledge-base Develop a web-database of clients and their needs (Profile,CVs, Expectations) Prepare E-Newsletters to keep clients informed about Water& CCA developments in the region

1. Partnership Development (2/2)
y Establish a regional panel on water and climate changewith WKHCCA as Secretariaty Discuss with partners on strategies and work plans tomeet clients expressed needs
y Follow-up activities on proposed collaboration
activities arising from Dec 2008 Workshop

2. Capacity Building Establish the Hub’s Capacity Building Team Conduct capacity building training workshops on CC
projections modelling and downscaling requirements
 Conduct capacity building training workshops on CC impact
assessment & adaptations strategies for the various water
use sectors
 Develop and conduct training on guidelines for CC impact
assessment & adaptation strategies for the various water
use sectors, inclusive of CC projections downscaling
modelling requirements3. Impact Assessment & Adaptation
Strategies
 Establish the Hub’s Impact Assessment & Adaptation

Projects Team, comprising of WG2 members and senior staff
from NAHRIM’s Research Centres

 Review all Impact Assessments & CCA project proposals

from Dec 2008 Workshop and follow-up with clients on
refining the project proposals

 Implement the projects that can start in 2009 with therelevant partners

4. CC Projections - Downscaling Establish the Hub’s CC Projections Team with relevantPartners
 Establish process/protocols for follow-up discussions withclients on downscaling of CC projections (Application forms,MOU, etc)
 Develop guidelines on information and data required forregional model development for downscaling (list of dataand information required, format of data, etc)
 Confirmed candidate for CC projections – Java Island
 Candidates requiring further scoping studies – CentralAsia, Mekong region, Philippines, Bangladesh

CC Projections – Candidates

Objective of the Scoping VisitÊ Collaboration
Ê Developing Climate Change ProjectionModeling, Assessment and Adaptation

Ê Formulating and strategizing the implementationof climate change projection

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Soil (FAO)

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MM5
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D A T A E X T R A C T IN GSO IL
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LA N D U S E M A P

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PR O PE R T IE SMESO-SCALE
MODEL (MM5)

LO O K U P T A B LE S

LAND SURFACEHYDROLOGYENVIRONMENTMODEL

ST A T IST IC O F
LA N D U SE

IM PE R V IO U S A R E A

RUNOFF (FLOW), SOIL
WATER STORAGE,
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION,SEDIMENTATION,POLUTION

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