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SuStainable CitieS Water Index A FOCUS ON KUALA LUMPUR

ABOUT THE INDEXThe Arcadis Sustainable Cities Water Index assesses 50 global cities based on their stewardship of their wa-ter across issues. The study covers a range of issues including water resiliency, efficiency and quality and identifies which cities are best positioned to harness water for their long term success.

Measures performance of each city on how effectively it manages its water supply

• European cities dominate the overall rankings, with Rotterdam, Copenhagen and amsterdam taking the top three rankings.

• Singapore has the best score among the 12 Asian cities and ranks 22nd overall globally.

•Kuala Lumpur ranks 37th overall globally, and second only to Singapore within the South East Asia region.

• Four emerging economy cities – Jakarta, Manila, Mumbai and new delhi rank as the least sustainable cities in Asia.

OveraLL ranKIngS

SanItatIOn

drInKIng Water

Metered Water

nOn-revenUe Water

ServICe COntInUItY

reUSed WaSteWater

Water CHargeS

rOtterdaM SIngapOre KUaLa LUMpUr JaKarta neW deLHIResiliency: 1 Efficiency: 15 Quality: 16

1 22Resiliency: 21 Efficiency: 13 Quality: 31

Resiliency: 38 Efficiency: 24 Quality: 37

37Resiliency: 39 Efficiency: 46 Quality: 45

Resiliency: 46 Efficiency: 50 Quality: 46

47 50

WateR EFFICIENCYMeasures performance on how good each city is at withstanding natural disasters and unforeseen shortages.

Water BaLanCe

Water-reLated dISaSter rISK

Water StreSS

reServe Water

FLOOd rISK

green SpaCe

MANILAMUMBAI

LOS ANGELESJEDDAH

NEW DELHIRIYADH

SAN FRANCISCOHONG KONG

SANTIAGOTOKYO

JAKARTAISTANBUL

KUALA LUMPURDALLAS

CHICAGOABU DHABIHOUSTON

RIO DE JANEIRODOHAROME

DUBAISHANGHAI

BOSTONNEW YORK

WUHANPHILADELPHIABUENOS AIRES

MADRIDMEXICO CITY

SINGAPOREWASHINGTON

SAO PAULOMELBOURNE

BEIJINGSEOULPARIS

LONDONMANCHESTER

FRANKFURTNAIROBISYDNEY

TORONTOBIRMINGHAM

JOHANNESBURGBRUSSELSMOSCOW

BERLINCOPENHAGEN

AMSTERDAMROTTERDAM 1

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WATER STRESS GREEN SPACE

FLOOD RISK WATER BALANCE RESERVE WATER

WateR RESILIENCY

RotterdamSingaporeKuala LumpurJakartaNew Delhi

0.0110.019

0.012

0.0090.001

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030

0.0280.00

0.00

0.0150.017


0.0320.032

0.0080.0080.008

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.009

0.0090.0020.002

0.008

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.0290.017

0.014

0.0170.024

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.025

0.006

0.000.00

0.00

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.016

0.0120.007

0.020

0.006

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.0010.016

0.0080.000.00

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.0150.020

0.0200.020

0.005

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.0030.002

0.00

0.000.006

0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03


0.0230.023

0.0230.018

0.001

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.0250.025

0.025

0.0160.007

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030

WATER CHARGES METERED WATER

REUSED WASTEWATER SANITATION SERVICE CONTINUITY

DRINKING WATER

NEW DELHIMUMBAI

DOHANAIROBIJAKARTA

RIYADHJEDDAH

BUENOS AIRESMOSCOW

MANILAJOHANNESBURG

ABU DHABIRIO DE JANEIRO

ROMESAO PAULO

SEOULLONDON

MEXICO CITYBEIJINGWUHAN

SHANGHAIPHILADELPHIA

BIRMINGHAMCHICAGO

MANCHESTERHONG KONG

KUALA LUMPURSANTIAGOISTANBUL

MADRIDPARIS

BOSTONDALLAS

DUBAIWASHINGTON

ROTTERDAMNEW YORK

SINGAPOREAMSTERDAM

HOUSTONTORONTOBRUSSELS

FRANKFURTSAN FRANCISCO

TOKYOMELBOURNE

SYDNEYBERLIN

LOS ANGELESCOPENHAGEN 1

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0.021

0.0170.001

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030

0.0210.021

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WateR QUALITY Measures performance of each city on whether it provides a clean and healthy water supply

Water pOLLUtIOn

Water-reLated dISeaSe

drInKIng Water

tHreatened SpeCIeS

treated WaSteWater

SanItatIOn

DRINKING WATER SANITATION

TREATED WASTEWATER WATER POLLUTION THREATENED SPECIES

MANILANAIROBIMUMBAI

JOHANNESBURGNEW DELHI

JAKARTAMEXICO CITY

ABU DHABIDUBAI

WUHANSANTIAGO

RIO DE JANEIROSAO PAULO

KUALA LUMPURBEIJING

SHANGHAIMOSCOW

BUENOS AIRESHONG KONGSINGAPORE

DOHARIYADH

JEDDAHTOKYO

LONDONSYDNEY

ISTANBULSAN FRANCISCO

ROMELOS ANGELES

MADRIDSEOUL

AMSTERDAMMELBOURNEROTTERDAMFRANKFURT

BERLINCOPENHAGENWASHINGTON

DALLASHOUSTON

MANCHESTERBIRMINGHAM

NEW YORKBOSTON

PARISBRUSSELS

PHILADELPHIACHICAGO

TORONTO 123456789

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0.0290.031

0.0120.014

0.002

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030


0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030

0.0330.0330.033

0.0210.01


0.023

0.009

0.00

0.024


0.0180.018

0.018

0.0160.007

0.00


0.0320.032

0.030

0.00

0.00 0.010 0.020 0.030 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03


0.025

0.022

0.0240.027

0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03

0.014 0.011

Indicators Global Ranking (50 cities) Asia Ranking (12 cities)

RESI

LIEN

CYEF

FICI

ENCY

QU

ALI

TY

Water stress

Green space

Water-related disaster risk

Flood risk

Water balance

Reserve waterNon-revenue water

Water charges

Metered water

Reused wastewater

Sanitation

Service continuity

Drinking water

Drinking water

Sanitation

Water-related disease

Treated wastewater

Water pollution

Threatened species

26

7

44

15

43

38

37

17

11

48

17

17

17

25

44

36

37

31

26

5

4

8

2

10

10

10

2

7

12

6

6

3

4

8

8

8

6

5

girish ramachandran Head of Business Advisory, SE Asia e [email protected]

John Batten Global Director of Water and Cities e [email protected]

Overall Kuala Lumpur performs well in effi-ciency, receiving high marks in water charges and access to drinking water. However there are still major water issues that the city needs to focus on, particularly around water-related disaster risk, water balance, reused wastewater and sanitation.

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