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Watching Malaysia’s Water Future

Expert analysis, live monitoring and community voices on Malaysia’s most critical resource.

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From Our Senior Fellows

Policy briefs, think pieces and the Annual Malaysia Water Outlook — published by named experts.

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Our Voices

The Voices Behind Voda Water Watch

Four credentialed contributors anchor the platform — lending their expertise to the public conversation on Malaysian water.

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Convener

Candidate 1

Convener of the platform — profile to be confirmed.

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Principal Fellow — Water Science

Candidate 2

Principal Fellow — profile to be confirmed pending approval.

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Senior Fellow — Water Policy

Candidate 3

Senior Fellow — profile to be confirmed pending approval.

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Senior Fellow — Water Engineering

Candidate 4

Senior Fellow — profile to be confirmed pending approval.

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In The News

Featured in the Malaysian press & broadcast since 2014

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By 2050, half the world is projected to face water stress — Malaysia is not immune.

UN Water · World Resources Institute

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Year of Malaysia’s last major peninsula-wide water crisis — living memory for many homeowners.

National Hydraulic Research Institute Malaysia

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Year SPAH (Sistem Pengumpulan Air Hujan) became mandatory for qualifying buildings nationwide.

Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Malaysia

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Of installed SPAH tanks subsequently removed by occupants — an awareness, not a compliance, problem.

Sectoral surveys, 2018–2024

The Blue Gold

Water is the next gold.
The wars of the next century will be about it.

In 2002, Blue Gold warned that water consumption was doubling every twenty years. Two decades on, the World Resources Institute counts 25 countries at extremely high stress — home to a quarter of humanity.

Cape Town came within 90 days of Day Zero. Chennai went past it. Yemen may become the first nation to run out. Iran’s 19 dams sit under 5% capacity. Mexico City is sinking into the aquifer it can no longer afford to drain.

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Cape Town · 2018

50L

per person per day — one bathtub fill.

Chennai · 2019

11.2m

without water on a single day.

Yemen · ongoing

14.5m

without safe drinking water.

Iran · 2025

-81%

rainfall vs the historical average.

Sources: Maude Barlow & Tony Clarke, Blue Gold (2002) · National Geographic, Water: Our Thirsty World (April 2010) · WRI Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas · UN Water · CSIS · ICRC · CNN · National Geographic · full citations →

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