{"id":109154,"date":"2023-08-15T08:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T08:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadialogue.net\/?p=109154"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:29:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T11:29:27","slug":"as-malaysia-grapples-with-floods-the-need-for-a-climate-change-bill-is-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/as-malaysia-grapples-with-floods-the-need-for-a-climate-change-bill-is-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"As Malaysia grapples with floods, the need for a climate change bill is clear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many Malaysians remember the floods of December 2021<\/a>, when roads turned to rivers, and homes were swept away or submerged by rising water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disaster claimed 50 lives, at least 400,000 people had to be evacuated and financial losses were estimated at 6.1 billion ringgit (US$1.3 billion), according to a 2022 analysis<\/a> by Serina Rahman, an environmental anthropologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Syefura Othman, the member of parliament for Bentong district in Pahang state, recalls how three consecutive days of pelting rain inundated her constituency. The flooding happened \u201cof course because of climate change,\u201d Othman told China Dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents, fearing for their lives and property, have since raised their concerns with Othman about the many landslides<\/a> caused by the rains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the prevelance of flooding and other results of extreme weather, is Malaysia equipped \u2013 legally, logistically and financially \u2013 to mitigate and adapt to its changing climate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top-level policy will be crucial to meeting the challenge. Under the country\u2019s current plans and policies, its energy consumption will double by 2050, when it will emit 280 million tonnes of CO2, according to a recent report<\/a> by IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency). For the country to reach its ambitious target of net zero emissions by 2050, it must double planned investments in the renewable energy transition, so they total $375 billion by that year, the report found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why a climate change bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Malaysia\u2019s then environment minister Yeo Bee Yin mooted the idea of drafting a climate bill to help tackle the rising risks of the climate emergency. However, political turmoil, which saw four national governments come and go in under four years, put a halt to the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In parliament this February, Othman raised<\/a> the climate bill issue with Malaysia\u2019s minister of natural resources, environment and climate change, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A car wrecked by flooding on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur (Image: Alamy)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Othman said the bill was needed \u201cfirstly to preserve and conserve the environment and, secondly, to protect the people around areas prone to these disasters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad responded<\/a> that the ministry is in the early stages of developing the bill, which would take two to three years to complete. The bill will take a \u201cwhole-nation approach\u201d that includes engagement with relevant stakeholders, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to expect from the bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With no draft published, the details of the proposed bill remain vague. Rahman, who is also a lecturer at the National University of Singapore, said the bill should entail top-down legislation for big businesses. These companies are harder to control because they have the power to negotiate around governmental restrictions and regulations, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Rahman recommends stricter legislation be included in the bill, she cautions that it should not affect the everyday consumer. Any new policy \u201cshould not add to \u2026 pain amongst the poor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Othman is hoping for a bill that would improve environmental management and put in place stricter laws for individuals, farm operators, manufacturers and large companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a written reply to China Dialogue, the natural resources ministry said climate change is a battle it cannot fight alone. To put the bill together, it needs cooperation from other ministries and entities at a subnational level. The act has the potential to reduce the impacts of climate change on society in a just manner, and will include \u201cprovisions to strengthen the institutional and governance structure of climate change in Malaysia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry also stated that the bill will help Malaysia to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement \u2013 which seeks to facilitate countries\u2019 efforts to keep global warming to below 2C while aiming to cap it at 1.5C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As detailed in Malaysia\u2019s 2021 update<\/a> to its climate plan under the Paris Agreement, the country intends to reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. In its national plan for 2021\u201325<\/a>, the government described its strategy for the low-carbon transition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe focus will be on developing enabling instruments for climate action, including carbon pricing. In addition, efforts will also be focused on promoting green and resilient cities and townships, enhancing green mobility and augmenting the consumption of low-carbon energy as well as expanding the green market and GGP [government green procurement].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need for a climate bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, Malaysia\u2019s GDP reached US$327.77 billion<\/a>, making it the fifth-largest economy in Southeast Asia. In the same year, the country experienced 6.1 billion ringgit (US$1.3 billion<\/a>) of losses due to flooding \u2013 0.4% of GDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damage from flooding in 2022 was less severe but still serious, with the country facing 622.4 million ringgit (US$133.7 million) in losses, according to a report<\/a> by the Department of Statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to stop talking and start working now, because climate change is like a ticking time bomb<\/blockquote>Young Syefura Othman, member of parliament for Bentong district <\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The extreme weather has left Malaysia\u2019s economy with a vulnerable supply chain as flood damage<\/a> hit its manufacturing plants, industrial areas and agricultural infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Othman said the climate change bill is also necessary to protect food sources, as these are indirectly impacted by the effects of climate change on the food web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department\u2019s report showed that last year Malaysia\u2019s rice paddy sector recorded the highest losses due to floods, at 81.4 million ringgit (US$17.4 million). This was followed by the livestock sector at 36.9 million ringgit (US$7.9 million) and non-rice crops at 33.2 million ringgit (US$7.1 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to stop talking and start working now, because climate change is like a ticking time bomb,\u201d Othman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Farhan, co-founder of RimbaWatch, an environmental watchdog focusing on deforestation, climate change and human rights, said the proposed bill represents Malaysia\u2019s best chance of decarbonising and delivering its fair share of global efforts to mitigate warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Malaysia is only responsible for about 1% of global emissions annually, Farhan said this is still a significant share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that Malaysia\u2019s current environmental laws are \u201cgrossly outdated, unambitious and insufficient\u201d to deal with 21st-century environmental problems such as emissions and continued deforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidelines for environmental impact assessments \u2013 which help decision-makers identify the impacts of proposed projects \u2013 do currently exist under the Environmental Quality Act. But these do not have any solid provisions to mitigate climate change or biodiversity loss, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe environmental authorities need to \u2026 understand that we are in a climate and biodiversity crisis, and rebuild legislation from that standpoint,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adapting to a changing world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another challenge, according to the ministry, is building awareness of climate change, \u201cso people would understand the purpose of the bill and why certain measures are needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the IPCC\u2019s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\u2019s) Fifth Assessment Report<\/a>, released in 2014, the world\u2019s average annual surface temperature is expected to increase by 1.9\u20132.1C by 2100, and global sea levels are projected to rise about 70 centimetres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The natural resources ministry said the IPCC data showed that Malaysia would be exposed to the adverse effects of these changes, with increased extreme weather events, such as floods, coastal erosion and droughts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClimate change has become more complex and encompasses a wide range of issues,\u201d the ministry stated. \u201cThe impact of climate change has gone beyond mitigation and adaptation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry stated that it is also developing a National Adaptation Plan, called MyNAP, to facilitate and guide the rollout of adaptation efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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