River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia

A river basin change index (RBCI) is introduced as a management tool to evaluate integrated river basin management (IRBM) implementation. The framework comprises water governance (WG), river basin organisation (RBO) and technical indicators. WG indicators encompass effectiveness, efficiency, trust a...

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Published in:Water Policy
Main Author: Lim F.-H.; Lee W.-K.; Khor W.-S.; Chan L.; Sulaiman M.S.; Shaari H.; Jalil M.K.
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Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2023
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Lim F.-H.; Lee W.-K.; Khor W.-S.; Chan L.; Sulaiman M.S.; Shaari H.; Jalil M.K.
River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
2023
Water Policy
25
11
10.2166/wp.2023.035
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85179915814&doi=10.2166%2fwp.2023.035&partnerID=40&md5=4bcde24c3f36903d0bf993b8eacddfb7
A river basin change index (RBCI) is introduced as a management tool to evaluate integrated river basin management (IRBM) implementation. The framework comprises water governance (WG), river basin organisation (RBO) and technical indicators. WG indicators encompass effectiveness, efficiency, trust and engagement. RBO indicators examine the management capacity and resources in operation and expansion. The technical indicators measure the outcome of IRBM implementation corresponding to each policy in the IRBM plan. Data sources range from questionnaire surveys, official reports and recorded data from the relevant agencies. The indices are calculated by comparing the current value to a reference value, which may be historical or target performance, or average performance of other river basins. RBCI value in the range of 0.9–1.1 characterises regular year-to-year fluctuation. A lower index value,0.9 indicates negative basin change, which may be due to negligence, retardation or disastrous regress in the basin IRBM in deteriorating order. A higher index value .1.1 indicates positive basin change which may be attributed to notable improvement, outstanding attainment or breakthrough advances in the basin IRBM in successive order. The tool is useful to facilitate long-term continuous improvement process and is presently undergoing pilot-testing for the Langat River basin, Malaysia. © 2023 The Authors.
IWA Publishing
13667017
English
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All Open Access; Gold Open Access
author Lim F.-H.; Lee W.-K.; Khor W.-S.; Chan L.; Sulaiman M.S.; Shaari H.; Jalil M.K.
spellingShingle Lim F.-H.; Lee W.-K.; Khor W.-S.; Chan L.; Sulaiman M.S.; Shaari H.; Jalil M.K.
River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
author_facet Lim F.-H.; Lee W.-K.; Khor W.-S.; Chan L.; Sulaiman M.S.; Shaari H.; Jalil M.K.
author_sort Lim F.-H.; Lee W.-K.; Khor W.-S.; Chan L.; Sulaiman M.S.; Shaari H.; Jalil M.K.
title River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
title_short River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
title_full River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
title_fullStr River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
title_sort River basin change index for integrated river basin management of Langat River, Malaysia
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description A river basin change index (RBCI) is introduced as a management tool to evaluate integrated river basin management (IRBM) implementation. The framework comprises water governance (WG), river basin organisation (RBO) and technical indicators. WG indicators encompass effectiveness, efficiency, trust and engagement. RBO indicators examine the management capacity and resources in operation and expansion. The technical indicators measure the outcome of IRBM implementation corresponding to each policy in the IRBM plan. Data sources range from questionnaire surveys, official reports and recorded data from the relevant agencies. The indices are calculated by comparing the current value to a reference value, which may be historical or target performance, or average performance of other river basins. RBCI value in the range of 0.9–1.1 characterises regular year-to-year fluctuation. A lower index value,0.9 indicates negative basin change, which may be due to negligence, retardation or disastrous regress in the basin IRBM in deteriorating order. A higher index value .1.1 indicates positive basin change which may be attributed to notable improvement, outstanding attainment or breakthrough advances in the basin IRBM in successive order. The tool is useful to facilitate long-term continuous improvement process and is presently undergoing pilot-testing for the Langat River basin, Malaysia. © 2023 The Authors.
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