Sustain Humanity Sustain Environment
Water purification from Islamic perspective
UNESCO outlines that the clean water required for each personal or domestic use must be safe, therefore free from micro-organisms, chemical substances and radiological hazards that constitute a threat to a person’s health. Measures of drinking-water safety are usually defined by national and/or local standards for drinking-water quality. The World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for drinking-water quality provide a basis for the development of national standards that, if properly implemented, will ensure the safety of drinking-water. However, Muslims have our own definition of clean and pure water that is mutlak water.
There are certain local communities that have limited access to safely managed water supplies and sanitation facilities. Water scarcity, flooding and lack of proper wastewater management also hinder social and economic development. Increasing water efficiency and improving water management are critical to balance the competing and growing water demands from various sectors and users.
Kampung urbanization in the context of N9 (sustainable living)
The world is urbanising at an exponential rate, with over half of the global population now living in cities. This process is propelling us towards the brink of irreparable damage to the Earth’s finite resources and balance. To sustain humanity, we must focus on research to develop novel design and engineering methods for our cities, systems, buildings and ecologies within our limit natural resources and the resilient society & heritage. We must seek for regenerative design and reduce the negative environmental impacts brought by urbanization.
