Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic : Supporting Report 2 - Integrating Environmental Plans
Rapid urbanization and overconsumption can threaten the natural environment, resource efficiency and resilience of a region, which are essential components of urban sustainability. Human effects which cause environmental degradation include poor sa...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/768991556616997609/Supporting-Report-2-Integrating-Environmental-Plans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31660 |
| Summary: | Rapid urbanization and overconsumption
can threaten the natural environment, resource efficiency
and resilience of a region, which are essential components
of urban sustainability. Human effects which cause
environmental degradation include poor sanitation and waste
disposal, overconsumption of water resources, and motorized
vehicular and industrial activities contributing to
increased levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Malaysia
has made ambitious commitments to reduce its GHG emissions
intensity of GDP by forty-five percent by 2030 relative to
the emissions intensity of gross domestic product (GDP) in
2005. Melaka’s rapid urbanization rate and population growth
are already placing pressures on the environment. Melaka
State has been ambitious in its efforts in attracting
international expertise from numerous multilateral
development banks and aid organizations. There is, however,
the potential for key issues around coordination of funding
and implementation to be overlooked in the rapid race to
meet the city’s environmental objectives. This report offers
a detailed snapshot of the current environment and resource
efficiency dynamics of Melaka in comparison with similar
regions in Malaysia and abroad, and with analysis of
performance in the areas of water, waste, energy and
resilience. The report concludes by discussing the emerging
risks and challenges that Melaka faces and outlines key
recommendations for the state. |
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