AN environmental coalition, Gabungan Darurat Iklim Malaysia (GDMY) is calling for a climate emergency declaration in Malaysia by September 16 this year.
“I believe it is high time to declare a climate emergency as going into ‘relax mode’ each time after a flood disaster is not a right thing.”
“Looking back at the flood trends, since 2013, 2014, and 2015 it was only affecting the East Coast region but now it has become an issue in both the East and West Coast region in less than eight years.”
This is an indicator that we are not prepared to manage a flood crisis, said Kennedy Michael, co-founder of the GDMY Coalition told The Petri Dish.
The NGO’s climate emergency declaration letter was launched on April 20.
Kennedy emphasised that the purpose of the climate emergency declaration is to create a sense of urgency for climate action. It is just a wake-up call for the government to shift their resources for better preparedness in managing the climate crisis.
