KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has set up a Climate Change Action Council to drive inexperienced financial development in addition to be a catalyst to inexperienced expertise and low carbon development, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
The Chief Minister famous the council can be beneath the purview of the Sabah Forestry Department.
He additionally stated the council was a part of the state’s coverage on the surroundings in addition to the nationwide aspiration, particularly in climate mitigation and adaptation processes.
“Climate change is among the key features lined within the coverage and we’re dedicated to take all steps crucial to make sure Sabah’s air high quality is not going to degrade because of improvement actions.
“As a part of our dedication to scale back the impression of climate change, the state has focused to plant about 36 million timber as a part of the nationwide Greening Malaysia Programme themed “Greening Malaysia: Our Trees, Our Life,” he stated on the opening of the Sabah Climate Change International Conference 2021 right here on Tuesday (Dec 14).
He stated the tree planting programme can be over 5 years till 2025 and so far, almost 4.5 million timber have already been planted all through the state.
The two-day hybrid convention is collectively organised by the State Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry, Sabah Environmental Protection Department, Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP) along with Petronas as the principle sponsor.
“I hope this convention may even improve cooperation amongst a broad base of stakeholder teams to advertise public participation in each the climate change and conservation agendas.
“No much less essential is my want to see extra youth participation in order that they can also elevate their voices on climate change actions,” he added.
Hajiji stated the convention was well timed given the impression of climate change and rising threats to meals safety, which had been now being felt globally.
