Deliver on pledges to protect the environment

Manifestation of climate change: Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, inundated by floodwater in December 2021. Extreme weather events causing severe floods, landslides, forest fires and haze are evidence that climate change is already affecting our country. – FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

MALAYSIA is a signatory party of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), two important international agreements to promote sustainable development.

The UNFCCC’s 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) ended on Nov 20 whereas the CBD’s COP15 began on Dec 7.