Rainwater Harvesting In Malaysia: A Survey On Fostering-Side And Accepting-Side

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Malaysia is not entirely spared from regular water shortages although it is located in a water rich region. The authors’ previous study clarified that rainwater harvesting (RWH) might be one of the possible priority measure for promotion of water conservation. In line with such recognition, it is necessary to understand the relevant stakeholder’s perceptions and attitudes towards the RWH practice. Thus, a set of structured interviews and questionnaire surveys were conducted among the stakeholders. Selangor, the most developed state in Malaysia was chosen as a case study. Herein, the stakeholders consist of (i) the fostering-side, namely the policy-makers, equipment-makers and NGOs/community leaders, and (ii) the accepting-side, namely the users and expected users of RWH. It is verified that the fostering-sides are generally in the medium level of participation. They are willing to support RWH on condition that accepting-sides become more positive to cooperate for RWH adoption. The accepting-sides are commonly in the low level of awareness. They seem to show more positive response when presented with proposal of low-cost RWH. To overcome the deadlock relationship between the two parties, several approaches that can be beneficial to both parties are proposed such as income tax and import duty exemption for rainwater harvesting system installations and reward-based RWH applications.

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