GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA

Introduction And Updates:

Iskandar Malaysia Low Carbon Society

Velerie Siambun, VP, Environment Division

velerie.siambun@irda.com.my

6th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, GCoM SEA

Networking EventPanel Discussion on Inclusive Climate Action

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The Five Economic Corridors

ISKANDAR MALAYSIA

sq km or 570,000 acres

of the state of Johor

times the size of Singapore

Five (5) Local AuthoritiesMajlis

BandarayaJohor Bahru

Majlis BandarayaIskandar Puteri

Majlis Perbandaran Pasir Gudang

Majlis Perbandaran Kulai

Majlis Daerah Pontian

IRDA was established through an Act of Parliament to deliver on the

Iskandar Malaysia vision.

Co chairmen:

Prime Minister & Johor Chief

Minister

Agency under the Prime Minister’s Department

Roles & Responsibilities

of IRDA

Planning

Promotion

Facilitation

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Iskandar Malaysia Holistic Eco-systemA resilient ecosystem, anchored by wealth generators, creating regional wealth that is to be shared equally among

communities. Wealth generation and wealth sharing, balanced by optimal use of ecological assets, to enhance the

Quality of Life in Iskandar Malaysia, turning it into a leading global region. Together with this, spatial management

and good governance would enable the realisation of its Vision and goals by 2025.

“Strong and Sustainable Metropolis of International

Standing”

Iskandar Malaysia: Vision

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Low Carbon Society Blueprint for

Iskandar Malaysia 2025

• Launched on 30 November 2012 at the UNFCCC in

Doha, Qatar;

• Serves as a guide for policy-makers, businesses,

NGOs and others into going green;

• 12 Actions grouped into 3 Themes with a total of 281

Programmes;

• Each Action contains an analysis, list of programmes

and potential reduction of GHG emission;

• 2018: Up to 60 programmes implemented;

• 2017: 13% GHG intensity reduction. Page 4

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Initiated in 2016, Green

Accord Initiative

Award is a recognition

for green initiatives in

townships, industrial

and commercial

buildings, and individual

property.

Building Energy

Monitoring & Reporting

System (BEMRS) started

in 2016 with a

collaboration with Tokyo

Metropolitan Government

and 5 Local Authorities in

Iskandar Malaysia.

On-going for the past 5

years. In 2018, there is

an increase to 400

schools with 40,000

students involved.

Winner of RCE

Okayama Global

Award 2018.

Sungai Pulai

Management Plan is

completed in 2017 with

an aim to ensure the

Ramsar site is well

managed and serves as

a carbon sink for IM.

i. Integrated Coastal

Erosion Prevention Plan

for Tg. Piai;

ii. Gazettement of Sg.

Pulai as a State Park;

iii. Strategic enhancement

of Kukup Island as a

premier ecotourism

destination.

A collaboration between

Pontian and Toyama

City under the Future City

Initiative, the first floating

hybrid mini hydro

system in Asia was

installed on 21 February

2018 with a capacity of

1000W.

Responsible Tourism

Development And

Biodiversity

Conservation

Started in Kg. Sg.

Melayu, it is duplicated

in other coastal areas of

IM.

Green Economy

Guidelines were

prepared for IM 9

promoted sectors.

Implementation is being

done through advisory,

business seminars,

green projects etc.

IM Partnership for

Interdisciplinary

Studies on Shoreline

Ecosystems aims to

streamline coastal

initiatives from public,

private, local and

scientific communities.

A comprehensive built

environment

assessment tool

customised for Iskandar

Malaysia. 3 CASBEE

Manuals for Building,

Municipal & City as well

as pilot projects are

completed.

Low Carbon Society Blueprint project

implementation: 60 of 281 programmes

completed/on-going

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Targets of SDG 13 focus on the integration of climate change measures into national policies,

the improvement of education, awareness-raising and institutional capacity on climate

change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warnings.

ISKANDAR MALAYSIA’S SDG IMPLEMENTATION

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Examples of inclusive climate action

projects/programmes in Iskandar Malaysia

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SUSTAINABLE GOAL 13: Take urgent

action to combat climate change and its

impacts

Elements of Education for Sustainable Development:

Target audience Primary schools (teachers and pupils), parents, public community

Coordinating organisations

1. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)2. Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) 3. Johor State Education Department (JPNJ),

Malaysia

Initiative Type Teacher training, environmental literacy, science literacy, competition

Main purpose a. To raise awareness of energy efficiency among primary students and teachers and promote consciousness towards energy usage and its conservation

b. Inculcating energy savings behaviour from youngc. To reduce carbon emission in Johor through

awareness and education;d. To create a Low Carbon Society for Iskandar

Malaysia by the year 2025.

Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on

climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

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• 23 schools

• 3,790 students

2013

• 80 schools

• 15,623 students

2014

• 228 schools

• 27,628 students

2015

• 231 schools

• 27,125 students

2016

• 346 schools

• 34,000 students

2017

• 403 schools

• 40,000 students

2018

IMELC focuses on energy household accounting. School childrentrack the energy consumption, waste generation andmanagement, travelling choices, frugal consumption and utilizingrenewable energy resources (sunlight). The aim is to raisechildren’s awareness level on low carbon aspects.

CURRENT ACHIEVEMENT

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CURRENT ACHIEVEMENT

PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT

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A mass public transport system that uses high

capacity buses in a dedicated lane with pre-

boarding ticketing system; so that the public

will have better accessibility, get to save

travelling time using affordable public

transport.

Increase public

transport coverage

from 39% to 90%

Increase public transport

modal share from 15% to

40%

1

2

Targeted Outcomes

by 2025

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is designed as the backbone

of the public transport system in Iskandar Malaysia

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Low Carbon Development Cycle

• Iskandar Malaysia has completed 6 stages of the Low Carbon Development Cycle

(2011-2016: Research/Science to 58% targeted reduction by 2025 to programme

implementation). Stage 6 of the cycle – Tracking Performance of Implemented Low

Carbon Society programmes -→ Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2017.

• Emission intensity per GDP in the year 2017 is 0.2158 kilo tonnes of carbon dioxide per

million ringgit Malaysia (ktCO2/RM Million), which marks a 13 % reduction compared with

2010 emission intensity of 0.2483 ktCO2/RM Million.

Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse Gas

(GHG) Inventory 2017

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2017 Basic Greenhouse Gas

Emission Inventory by

Sectors in Iskandar Malaysia

www.iskandarmalaysia.com.my

THANK YOU

GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA