Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Khairul Amri Bin Kamarudin
Associate Professor
East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI)
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
mkhairulamri@unisza.edu.my

NO	NAME	INSTITUTION	FACULTY/SCHOOL/ CENTRE/UNIT
1	Prof Dato’ Ts. Dr. Mohd Ekhwan bin Toriman	UKM	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
2	Prof. Dr. Aweng a/l Eh Rak	UMK	Faculty of Earth Sciences
3	Dr. Azman Bin Azid	UNISZA	Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry

3 years (15 August 2017 – 14 August 2020)

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that is constantly exposed to flooding and landslides. The disaster has caused some troubles such as loss of property, loss of life and discomfort of people involved. This problem occurs as a result of climate change leading to increased stream flow rate as a result of disruption to regional hydrological cycles. The aim of the study are: to determine hydrologic processes between the western and eastern coasts of Peninsular Malaysia; to describe the basin characteristics and their responses to climate variability and to evaluate the simulation, calibration and verification of precipitation-runoff model. Based on parameter precipitation-runoff models, hydrologic processes are parameterized to account for the spatial and temporal variability of basin characteristics. For hydrological modeling of the basin, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model such as relief, soil type and its use, and historical daily time series of climate and river flow rates are studied. The Penman-Monteith (PM) method is commonly used as the reference for calculating reference evapotranspiration (ETo). The interpretation of Landsat map/land uses will be applied in this study. The combination of SWAT and climate models, the system will predict an increase in future scenario climate precipitation, increase in surface runoff, increase in recharge and increase in the total water yield. This disproportionate change can be attributed to more heavy precipitation events in future climates and the nonlinear nature of hydrologic budget components, such as evapotranspiration, surface runoff and groundwater flow. The SWAT model was considered accurate and qualified for hydrological simulations in this study. It is observed that the SWAT model will present a statistical approach to some cases of floods, qualify the model for hydrologic simulation, identify minimum and maximum flows, calibration and validation flow for the river basin,and finally act as good estimation for future flood predictions.

1. To determine hydrologic processes between the western and eastern Peninsular of Malaysia under historical conditions and future climate-change scenarios.
2. To describe the basin characteristics, the models, and their responses to climate variability.
3. To evaluate the simulation, calibration and verification of precipitation-runoff models of selected river basin.

1. Talent:
   • 1 PHD
     1. Muhammad Hafiz Bin Md Saad (Graduated)
   • 1 Master
     1. Siti Nor Aisyah Binti Md Bati (Graduated)
2. Publication:
   

   Target	Current
   3	7

   
   
   1. Article in Indexed Journals
      • Assessment of Quality of Life on Fishermen Community in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia: A Review (2018) – ERA
      • Evolution of River Characteristics Impact on Post-Flood and Normal Season in Pinang River Basin, Malaysia (2020) – SCOPUS
      • Potential of field turbidity measurements for computation of total suspended solid in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia (2020) – SCOPUS
      • Assessing of water quality and sedimentation problems in Lata Sungai Limau, Malaysia (2020) - SCOPUS
      • WATER QUALITY ISSUES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AT KENYIR LAKE, MALAYSIA (2020) - SCOPUS
   2. Conference Proceedings
      • Kesan Psikologi Penduduk Terhadap Banjir Besar 2014 di Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu (2019)
   3. Book
      • ALAM SEKITAR DAN KELESTARIAN (2020) - MAPIM

• MINGGU PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI 2018 (Portable Water Treatment MPI) – Gold Medal
• MINGGU PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI 2018 (Hydro Survey Boat) – Silver Medal
• MINGGU PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI 2019 (RaWHydro-E MPI) – Silver Medal
• MINGGU PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI 2019 (Environess 2 MPI) – Gold Medal
• MINGGU PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI 2020 (Environess 2 MPI) – Gold Medal

Coastal flood events that have occurred in at least two decades have begun to be felt by the community that are living near the coast in present time. Processes running quite slow once but now it has increased simultaneously with the occurrence of the phenomenon of global warming. Many settlements in the coastal area have now moved to a safer area, and no doubt this flood will be more often and heavier in the future, not only causing harm to the coastal population, but it is also a national disaster.