Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not enough, we also need to adapt to the changing climate — Amirah Wan Usamah
NOVEMBBER 5 — I remembered building a bridge of plastic tables over flooded hallways to reach the exam hall for my SPM examinations back in December 2014. There were uncertainties if there would even be a paper as the roads leading up to my school were flooded. Seven years later, each monsoon season still brings about displacement and destruction due to floods.
Malaysians are and continue to be vulnerable to the many impacts of climate change. Alone, strategies to reduce the GHG emissions responsible for global warming — such as carbon dioxide and methane — don’t address the increasing climate risks households face in the present and future. Our country’s geographical location and maritime climate make us more susceptible to heavy rains and floods.
Why are adaptation strategies crucial? In the best-case scenario, the 26th Conference of Parties in Glasgow results in a global commitment to significantly reduce GHG emissions by 2030. While we would enjoy some immediate positive impacts, science shows that it would still take decades for the global climate to stabilize. In the meantime, we would be facing the negative impacts of climate changes already in motion, some of which are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years.
Considerations of climate adaptation strategies have been mentioned in the National Policy for Climate Change as well as the 11th and 12th Malaysia Plans. The Ministry of Environment and Water released a Climate Change Adaptation Framework for Water Sectors as a means to evaluate the adaptation gaps within the water sectors and to determine the next steps in addressing them.
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