managing environmental issues in malaysia with geospatial
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MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN MALAYSIA WITH GEOSPATIAL
5th National GIS Conference 2012 PICC Putrajaya
22 May 2012
By: Halimah Hassan
Department of Environment
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Introduction
▫ DOE and the EQA, 1974
▫ Environmental Management in Malaysia
• GIS in DOE
• GIS Application in Managing Issues
• Way Forward
NATIONAL POLICY ON THE ENVIRONMENT
POLICY STATEMENT
FOR CONTINOUS ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROGRESS AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MALAYSIANS,
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
21 October 2002
DOE’s FUNCTION
To administer and enforce the Environmental Quality Act, 1974
(Amendments 1985, 1996) and Section IV of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Ac, 1984
▫ Prevention, abatement,
control of pollution and enhancement of the environment in Malaysia.
▫ Restricts the discharge of wastes into the environment in contravention of the acceptable conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, 1974
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
• Pollution Control and Prevention • Sustainable Development through
Conservation of Resources • Integration of Environmental Factors in
Development Planning • Promotion of Environmental Education
and Awareness • Public Participation • Inter-Agency and Federal-State
Cooperation • Bilateral, Regional and International
Cooperation
MISSION
To ensure sustainable
development in the
process of nation building
VISION
Environmental
Conservation for the
Well-being of the People.
GIS ROLE IN DOE
Uptodate
Accurate
Complete
GIS – Tools/ Platform / Integrated
Decision Information Data
Raw Data Process
Analysis Synthesis
Effective
Reliable
Visualise
Assist the Department to make effective and reliable decision
GIS DEVELOPMENT IN DOE
1990’s
Input for Planning
Use
RMK 8 2001 -2005
Data & Infra Development
RMK 9 2006 -2010
Application Development
& Use
RMK 10 2011 -2015
Focused Application
Data & Infra
Enhancement
Widely use
GIS DEVELOPMENT IN DOE DOE’s GIS Web Portal
• Capture pollution sources under DOE’s control • Attribute data integrated and used with GIS system
DOE’s Main Information System – EKAS – Sistem Elektronik Kawalan Alam Sekitar
“ Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of
[the consequence of ] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness]. “
“ Telah timbul pelbagai kerosakan dan bala bencana di darat dan di lautan disebabkan apa yang dilakukan tangan-tangan manusia.
(Timbulnya yang demikian itu) kerana Dia (Allah) hendak merasakan kepada mereka sebahagian daripada balasan (akibat) perbuatan
mereka, agar mereka kembali (insaf dan bertaubat). “.
(Al-Quran : Surah ar-Rum: 41)
GIS Application in Managing Issues
ISSUES - DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHLANDS
Issue - Massive and uncontrolled land clearing In highland
IMPACT TO ENVIRONMENT
Severe River Water Pollution
Mud Flood
Sea Water Pollution
Water Resource Affected
Water Treatment Plant Cost Increased
Landslide
Land clearing on the hilltop in the area
above 1000 meters are not allowed Natural forest on the hilltop is
maintained
CONTROL MEASURES
Maintain class IV slope
Land clearing on class IV slopes are
not allowed
No Land Clearing On Slopes
Greater Than 25 Degrees Land clearing on slopes less than 25 degrees by terracing method
GIS Web Mapping Application
Project in Highland – red point & Water Quality Monitoring station – green point been mapped
2003 Satellite Image
2007 Satellite Image
Erosion Map
Erosion Map
Slope Classification Map
Slope Classification Map
MANAGING POLLUTION SOURCES
Investigation of water treatment plant shutdown due to river pollution
Indentification of point source by using GIS Application
15/05/12
Daily Hotspot Monitoring
Provide location of hotspot using Application GIS Hotspot
Searching Land Lot Tools For Enforcement and Assessment Provide land lot no by using GIS Application –Searching Lot for further investigation
Way Forward
Way Forward
• Fully integration with main DOE’s database system
• Use of other tools for example environmental modelling
• Integration and link with NRE’s agencies and other government agencies
• Mobile GIS – GIS for officers in field
• Fully utilize by all level of DOE officers in environmental management and enforcement and investigation
Geospatial approach has its significant role in
environmental management in Malaysia
Maximizing use of ICT and
GIS will enhance the effectiveness of DOE in line
with the lean civil service
CONCLUSION