For years, climate change has been much talked about among environmentalists and activists in the country, but perhaps for the first time, ordinary Malaysians are now beginning to expressly worry about it.
2022 ended with yet another tragedy: a massive landslide brought on by even more rain. This really was the year that climate change entered our national conversation.. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
Whether this leads to yet more floods, landslides, mudslips, and even dearer vegetables and seafood, Malaysians are now feeling the effects of climate change and how it directly impacts their lifestyle.The year 2022 started with the tailend of one of the worst floods to hit Malaysia in decades that killed dozens.
In January 2022, Malaysia kicked off its first meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Task Force, chaired by then prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and attended by the various mentris besar and state excos.
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