Kuala Lumpur: Flood mitigation will be a must for all future development projects in light of climate change, says Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.The Environment and Water Minister noted that at present, there were no mandatory regulations.
“With climate change being a reality, it will be mandatory for all future development projects to take into consideration flood mitigation factors including on preserving existing hydrologic assets,” he said when replying to a supplementary question raised by Nurul Izzah Anwar (PH-Permatang Pauh) in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
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