River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC)

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River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC) is the first research centre at the USM Engineering Campus which was accorded the status of Higher Institution Centre of Excellence or HICoE for service on 9th October 2014 with a niche area on Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management. REDAC has been active in research and consultancy projects on Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management since 1997. Among the project sponsors are Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry (MoA), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS), Prime Minister’s Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) and Public Works Department (PWD).

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USM REDAC HONOURED FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN WATER SCIENCES AT UNESCO ANNIVERSARY IN PARIS

PARIS, FRANCE, 15 June 2025 – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) proudly marked a major milestone in global water science with three (3) prestigious recognitions at the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) and the 60th anniversary of UNESCO Water Sciences, held at UNESCO headquarters on 11–13 June, in Paris.

The celebration, a gathering of international leaders in hydrology and environmental sustainability, witnessed USM being lauded for its contributions to sustainable water management through its River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC).

REDAC TURUT SERTA DALAM KOLABORASI LAWATAN SAMBIL BELAJAR USM DAN UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

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NIBONG TEBAL, 19 Januari 2024 - Pusat Penyelidikan Kejuruteraan Sungai dan Saliran Bandar (REDAC) turut terlibat dalam kolaborasi lawatan sambil belajar University of Tasmania, Australia ke Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) di sini baru-baru ini.

Merupakan sebuah program di bawah kelolaan Pusat Pengajian Pendidikan Jarak Jauh yang berteraskan kelestarian, REDAC telah terpilih dalam mendedahkan peserta akan pengurusan sistem saliran Bio-Ekologikal pilot negara yang dikenali sebagai BIOECODS.

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BIOECODS AT ENGINEERING CAMPUS RECOGNIZED AS UNESCO ECOHYDROLOGY DEMONSTRATION SITE

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Certificate of BIOECODS Recognition as a UNESCO Ecohydrology Demonstration Site 2024

The Bio-Ecological Drainage System (BIOECODS) at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Engineering Campus has been officially acknowledged by the UNESCO-IHP Ecohydrology Programme as part of the Global Network of Ecohydrology Demonstration Sites.

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TUNJANG LESTARI - SISTEM SALIRAN BIOEKOLOGIKAL (BIOECODS): PILOT SALIRAN LESTARI NEGARA

19 September 2023

Kepesatan pembangunan dan perindustrian dikebanyakkan kawasan perbandaran, hasil daripada pertumbuhan ekonomi di seluruh negara, telah memberi sedikit kesan dan impak yang ketara terhadap alam sekitar, terutamanya seperti peningkatan aliran puncak, penurunan kualiti air, penyingkiran tumbuhan riparian dan ancaman hidupan akuatik. Kesan daripada perubahan ini, secara signifikannya, telah membawa kepada kemerosotan persekitaran sungai, tasik dan pantai sedia ada. Di Malaysia, pendekatan pengurusan air ribut yang konvensional telah lama diamalkan secara meluas, dengan membenarkan pemaju membina parit, membesarkan dan meluruskan sungai dan parit untuk memenuhi keperluan akibat peningkatan aliran di kawasan tadahan.

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USM REDAC HONOURED FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN WATER SCIENCES AT UNESCO ANNIVERSARY IN PARIS

REDAC TURUT SERTA DALAM KOLABORASI LAWATAN SAMBIL BELAJAR USM DAN UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

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TUNJANG LESTARI - SISTEM SALIRAN BIOEKOLOGIKAL (BIOECODS): PILOT SALIRAN LESTARI NEGARA

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