Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and its Impacts
Kuala Lumpur’s role to combat climate change has been to integrate measures into local planning policies and strategies. The changing climate presents the single biggest threat to development, and its widespread, unprecedented effects disproportionately burden the poorest and the most vulnerable. Thus Kuala Lumpur continues to strengthen its institutional and individual capacity to effectively implement climate mitigation, adaptation to reduce impacts to the city and its community.
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The city is also building resilience in responding to climate-related hazards and natural disasters. Kuala Lumpur being the largest and densely occupied city in Malaysia has pledged its commitment to reduce carbon emission intensity of per capita GDP by 45% in 2030, in comparison to emission intensity in 2005 and is targeted to become a carbon neutral city in 2050.
The city has also implemented several mega projects to mitigate flash floods and alternative water resources. The KLCH and Department of Irrigation have built 27 retention ponds across the city to mitigate flash flood occurrence during heavy downfalls to reduce impact of floods. The excess water is captured and stored as an alternative water resource during drought season. Storm water Management and Road Tunnel or SMART Tunnel is Kuala Lumpur’s pivotal project to reduce the city’s floods.
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Policies
Current Kuala Lumpur policies and frameworks to enable the acceleration of sustainable city
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Target
Targets set by Kuala Lumpur to reach the 2030 agenda
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Actions
Programmes undertaken by Kuala Lumpur and its citizens in achieving SDG
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Programmes
SDG Centre Kuala Lumpur current and past programmes
Policy and Frameworks
Current Kuala Lumpur policies and frameworks to enable the acceleration of sustainable city
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- PR1Enhance resilience to natural disasters and climate change through action plans, data empowerment, and improved management and enforcement
- PR2Efficient management of the city resources by using technologies, produce renewable energy and ensure productive management of waste
- PR3Reduce city carbon emissions by promoting low carbon buildings, green transportation, and clean industries
- PR4Transform into low carbon community when people collaborate to reduce CO2 emissions
Target
Targets set by Kuala Lumpur to reach the 2030 agenda.
- Kuala Lumpur support Malaysia’s commitment to reduce carbon emission intensity of per capita GDP by 45% in 2030, in comparison to emission intensity in 2005
- Reduce carbon emission intensity in 2030
- Kuala Lumpur will become a carbon neutral city in 2050
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