Issues of climate change and water resources in Peninsular Malaysia: The case of north Kedah

Arab World Geographer

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan ^a   Pereira, Joy Jacqueline ^a   Gasim, Muhammad Barzani ^a   Sharifah Mastura, S A ^a   Aziz, Nor Azlina Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydraulic model; Water demand; Water resources; Water supply; XP SWMM

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDRAULICS; LIVING STANDARD; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 77955179389     PISSN: 14806800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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