SYNOPSIS

The value of water for people, food and rural development, economic development and environment has long been realized, yet achieving safely managed drinking water is crucial to human survival. But there is a need for us to rethink the value of water because water is not only for the continuity of life, but also plays an important role in ensuring sustainable development. Water security is also the country's most debated agenda, its negative impact in terms of water shortages, floods and pollution has placed water-related risks among the main threats to Malaysia. In Malaysia's journey towards implementing Integrated Water Resource Management, water security remains an important element for sustainable development. Water security is to manage water by balancing the competing demands from various sectors and be well prepared from floods and droughts. Ensuring the availability of water in terms of quantity and quality is crucial. Malaysia in the 21st century need to be equipped with real-time information, how much water is available, how it is used and how to allocate or distribute it in the future. The task of balancing water requires intensive and complex data thus requiring more complex predictive water management tools and innovative techniques. To deploy these tools, Malaysia therefore need engineers who understand their water resources intimately and can respond accordingly to a water-related hazard and restore a disrupted water balance.        


BIODATA OF SPEAKER


Currently holding the position as the Deputy Director General 1 (Business Sector) of            Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. Assisting the Director General in the         departments management in line with DID vision as the leading engineering expertise and national water resources management. I am responsible in managing six (6) divisions; Flood Management Division, River Basin Management Division, Coastal Zone Management         Division, Special Project Division, Water Resources Management & Hydrology Division and Stormwater Management Division.

As a Professional Engineer, I am actively involved in various professional organizations to provide professional contributions in line with national development growth towards developed nation. I am a Council Member of IEM, and recently elected as the Chairman of Water Resources Technical Divisions (WRTD), IEM for two (2) consecutive sessions. My contribution in engineering profession was recognized when I was awarded as Honorary Member of Asian Federation Engineering Organization (AFEO). Apart from involvement with IEM, I was also appointed as the Vice Chairman of Malaysian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (MANCID) in February 2012 and actively taking part in International Commission of Irrigation and Drainage in the field of environment. I am also actively involved in presenting papers in various technical forum related to water resources area. I graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) from the Middlesex Polytechnic, United Kingdom and later pursued my Master (MSc) in Integrated Construction and Project Management from University Technology Mara (UiTM).