KUALA LUMPUR – The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry is fully focused on efforts to address climate change and its impact as the flood crisis has now become an annual occurrence.
Its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad in a statement today said the ministry would strive to take the lead to seek solutions to climate change issues as this is crucial to the future of the country.
He said Pakatan Harapan (PH) had always prioritised the need to address climate change issues as evident not only through the PH manifesto but also from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s proposal for the set up of a Parliamentary Special Committee on Climate Change and Biodiversity on August 4 last year when he was opposition leader.
In fact, he said setting up a ministry dedicated to addressing climate change shows the government has already taken immediate and positive steps to move towards a more sustainable future.
“The ministry had on December 19, proposed to the Dewan Rakyat speaker the formation of a Parliamentary Select Committee on the Environment and Climate Change to assist the government in drafting clear policies and identify mitigation efforts regarding climate change.
“A ‘business-as-usual’ approach will no longer suffice. Rest assured thorough preparation and deliberation will be given to precisely plan out national commitments to combat climate change and its devastating impacts,” he said.
In dealing with the current crises, he said the ministry would continue to assist in flood preparedness and response such as issuing early warnings via the Meteorological Department as well as Drainage and Irrigation Department. – Bernama, December 24, 2022
