Expert: Treat mangroves as a precious national asset
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY UMAIRAH RAZAK MANGROVES are vital ecosystems that exist along tropical and subtropical coasts. For decades there have been rising concerns among environmentalists about the disregard for mangrove ecosystems globally. “Mangrove ecosystem worldwide is a natural and effective climate change ‘mitigation plan and strategy’. For this reason, mangroves must be treated as a national asset,” […]
New study provides first comprehensive look at oxygen loss on coral reefs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA NEW study is providing an unprecedented examination of oxygen loss on coral reefs around the globe under ocean warming. Led by researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a large team of national and international colleagues, the study captures the current state of hypoxia—or low oxygen levels—at 32 different sites, and […]
Study links adoption of electric vehicles with less air pollution and improved health
Reading Time: 3 minutesELECTRIC vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the dual benefits of reduced air pollution and improved health has been largely hypothetical. A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has now begun to document the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in […]
Adaptation governance in Malaysia: It’s time to listen to science
Reading Time: 4 minutesWritten by A Concerned Citizen AS THE SEA LEVELS RISE and the tide of climate change continues to sweep across the globe, Malaysia is bracing for impact. With an 8,000 km long coastline, the country’s coastal communities and ecosystems are on the front line of this battle. States such as Johor and Sabah, which boast the […]
2023: Way forward for climate action
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY AHMAD AFANDI THE year 2023 will be another important junction in Malaysia’s climate journey. The Minister of Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, has already stated some of his priorities, which include enacting a Climate Change Act. The newly formed ministry has also reunified the natural resources and environment portfolios, which […]
UKM launches climate database to encourage citizen science
Reading Time: 2 minutesUNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM) recently launched the MyIKLIM Database, a one-stop data curation portal for climate change research in Malaysia. The portal was launched during the Climate Action Festival hosted by UKM-Yayasan Sime Darby – for Sustainability, the institute’s chair for initiatives on sustainable development. Speaking to The Petri Dish, Dr Maggie Ooi Chel Gee, […]
Localising climate adaptation plan
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY MARYAM AL-HERWI & VIRMAN JURI PUTRAJAYA: Think City is moving the needle to implement Malaysia’s first urban climate change adaptation plan – the Penang Nature-Based Climate Adaptation Programme (PNBCAP). The multilateral collaboration was officiated during a cooperation agreement signing between Think City and UN-Habitat, witnessed by the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment & Climate […]
Ecotourism can give local communities a leg up
Reading Time: 3 minutesKUALA LIPIS: Ecotourism can help boost the socio-economic status of rural communities. To highlight this, Project IC-CFS hosted 10 media people for an immersion experience in Kuala Lipis recently. IC-CFS is the acronym for “Improving Connectivity in the Central Forest Spine” – a project established in 2014 with support from the United Nations Development Programme […]
Priming crops to face impact of climate change
Reading Time: 3 minutesCONFRONTED with the need of increasing global food production – farmers are constantly challenged with altering conditions and emergent soil-borne pathogens brought on by human-induced climate change. Recent data estimate that 40 percent of food crops are lost to plant pests and diseases every year, largely impacting both global food security and the livelihood of smallholder […]
Climate action must address needs of women and children
Reading Time: 3 minutes BY DR SHARIFAH MUHAIRAH SHAHABUDIN THE world is witnessing a climate emergency, disrupting all living beings on earth and its natural environment. The change in climate has seen devastating floods, extreme heat waves, strong storms, and severe droughts. The rising sea levels are threatening to submerge coastal communities, while extreme heat becomes intolerable to the human […]