Environmental Sustainability in Iskandar Malaysia

GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA

DATUK ISMAIL IBRAHIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE ISKANDAR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUHORITY (IRDA) GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Iskandar Malaysia

Iskandar Malaysia is located in the main Iskandar Malaysia covers FIVE local southern development corridor in Johor. planning authorities. Total area: 2,217 sq km (12% of Johor State); 3 times the size of Singapore. MPKU

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Indicator 2015 2025 (CDP II) Population (mil) 1.95 3.0 GDP per capita (PPP) in 33,634 42,631 RM Labour Force (mil) 0.94 1.46 Employment (mil) 0.92 1.43

Source: Johor State Economic Report 2015/2016, Johor StatePage Economic Planning Unit 2 GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Iskandar Malaysia: Vision

“Strong and Sustainable Metropolis of International Standing”

HOLISTIC ECOSYSTEM

Iskandar Malaysia Holistic Eco-system A resilient ecosystem, anchored by wealth generators, creating regional wealth that is to be shared equally among communities. Wealth generation and wealth sharing, balanced by optimal use of ecological assets, to enhance the Quality of Life in Iskandar Malaysia, turning it into a leading global region. Together with this, spatial management and good governance would enable the realisation of its Vision and goals by 2025. Page 3 LOW CARBON SOCIETY BLUEPRINT GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA FOR ISKANDAR MALAYSIA 2025

• Launched on 30 November 2012 at the UNFCCC in Doha, Qatar; • Serves as a guide for policy-makers, businesses, NGOs and others into going green; • 12 Actions grouped into 3 Themes with a total of 281 Programmes; • Each Action contains an analysis, list of programmes and potential reduction of GHG emission; • 2018: Up to 50 programmes implemented; • 2016: 10.7% GHG intensity reduction. Policy Roadmap Towards a Low Carbon GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Future for Iskandar Malaysia

Local International National Regional Authority

Page 5 Low Carbon Society Blueprint project

GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA implementation: 50 of 281 programmes completed/on-going

A comprehensive built Initiated in 2016, Green Building Energy On-going for the past 5 environment Sungai Pulai Accord Initiative Monitoring & Reporting years. In 2018, there is assessment tool Management Plan is Award is a recognition System (BEMRS) started an increase to 400 customised for Iskandar in 2016 with a completed in 2017 with for green initiatives in schools with 40,000 Malaysia. 3 CASBEE collaboration with Tokyo an aim to ensure the townships, industrial students involved. Manuals for Building, Metropolitan Government Ramsar site is well and commercial Winner of RCE Municipal & City as well and 5 Local Authorities in managed and serves as buildings, and individual Okayama Global as pilot projects are Iskandar Malaysia. a carbon sink for IM. property. Award 2018. completed.

IM Partnership for Green Economy Responsible Tourism A collaboration between i. Integrated Coastal Interdisciplinary Guidelines were Development And Pontian and Toyama Erosion Prevention Plan Studies on Shoreline prepared for IM 9 Biodiversity City under the Future City for Tg. Piai; Initiative, the first floating ii. Gazettement of Sg. Ecosystems aims to promoted sectors. Conservation hybrid mini hydro Pulai as a State Park; streamline coastal Implementation is being Started in Kg. Sg. system in Asia was iii. Strategic enhancement initiatives from public, done through advisory, Melayu, it is duplicated installed on 21 February of Kukup Island as a private, local and business seminars, in other coastal areas of 2018 with a capacity of premier ecotourism scientific communities. green projects etc. IM. 1000W. destination. SE4ALL: Global District Energy in Cities

GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Initiative

Case for Action On-going projects under the GDE

Through EE initiatives, 24% of projected Rapid assessment requirement can be reduced (912 MW ) study on District 10% 51% 39% Cooling System in the Medini and Sedenak areas.

Domestic Commercial Industry Enabling frameworks Due to our tropical climate, Iskandar Malaysia for district cooling in has huge demand for cooling especially in Iskandar Puteri City Hall commercial buildings (40-50% of electricity area. consumption) Main Findings: Compared with standalone and conventional cooling system, the district cooling system in the economic region can annually reduce:

Electricity Water Operation fee CO2 Emission Refrigerant refill:25% in 20 > 30% 25% 18% > 35% years of life cycle Page 7 Iskandar Malaysia River Monitoring & GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Management Tool (IM RMMT) IM RMMT is a monitoring and management tool to consolidate data, analyse issues and come up with necessary actions and monitoring; the tool is integrated in the Urban Observatory platform.

Cases for action: Current challenges: Status to Date: • Data collected by The RMMT for the Skudai River Uncoordinated agencies are not shared as a pilot project championed collaborations to resolve between agencies as a State Initiative; river issues; and • Data collected in Collated data from State, various platforms - GIS Federal Agencies and Local Good Data needed to maps, drawings, Authorities used for Skudai support the strategies to physical maps, river enhancement move forward. spreadsheets programmes; and joint • Ineffectiveness of focus enforcements carried out based area implementation on available data and strategies and monitoring of Page 8 outcome. International Collaborations &

GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Recognition

SE4ALL – IRDA is a Completed two The IM is the Sustainable partner to the studies for IM, Organisation member for Energy for All Lima-Paris in for Economic GCOM -Global (under Global Action Agenda collaboration Cooperation Covenant of Energy (under SE4All) with the Centre and Mayor for Efficiency for Low Development – Climate Energy Program) Two accelerator Carbon Cities: platforms: Joint study GCOM is the Iskandar •Global District • The under the Urban largest, global Malaysia Energy in Cities Economics of Green Growth in coalition of selected as 1 of Initiative Low Carbon Dynamic Asia mayors and 10 cities & •Building Cities, 2014 (Green Cities local officials regions, at the Efficiency • Policy programme), with over 7,400 Climate Summit Accelerator. Options for together with commitments 23 Sept 2014 at Low Carbon Bangkok, Hai from around the the United Cities, 2015 Phong, & world. Nations. Bandung.

Page 9 Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Gas (GHG) Inventory 2016

• Iskandar Malaysia has completed 6 stages of the Low Carbon Development Cycle (2011-2016: Research/Science to 58% targeted reduction by 2025 to programme implementation). Stage 6 of the cycle – Tracking Performance of Implemented Low Carbon Society programmes - Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2016. • Iskandar Malaysia uses the Global Protocol for Community Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) - an internationally-recognised carbon monitoring and reporting framework (by World Resources Institute), recognised by the UNFCCC.

Low Carbon Development Cycle Coverage of Iskandar Malaysia’s BASIC level GHG reporting

Page 10 Iskandar Malaysia Greenhouse GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Gas (GHG) Inventory 2016

• This inventory had accounted 15.54 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for Iskandar Malaysia region in 2016. • 64.5% of the total emissions is contributed by the stationary energy sector; 29.8% by the transportation sector and 5.7% by the waste sector. • Emission intensity per GDP in 2016 is 0.221 kilo tonnes of carbon dioxide per million ringgit Malaysia (ktCO2/RM Million), which marks a 10.7 % reduction compared with 2010 emission intensity of 0.248 ktCO2/RM Million. • To meet the targeted emission intensity reduction of 58% of base year (2010) emissions by 2025, 8.0% is the average yearly reduction rate required from 2017 onwards. • The 2017 GHGI is currently being prepared. • From 2018, IM will follow the GCoM approach.

Page 11 Challenges & Solutions GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA – for making our cities resilient to climate change in adherence to the SDGs & the New Urban Agenda by using the LCSBPIM 2025 as the driver SOLUTIONS: Report Cards Government: Commitment State EXCO KPI Political Will & at top level Environment Trust Fund Commitment 5 LAs LCS Units Johor Low Carbon Council PESISIR, GAIA Publicity Strong and Sustainable Public SOLUTIONS: Securing Metropolis of Awareness 1. Business to business Funding & collaborations – International Involvement Green Economy Standing Guidelines 2. Incentives 3. Regular Iskandar engagements Malaysia Champions: Urban business, 4. Local, national and Observatory; agencies, international communities collaborations Establishing Data sustainable Availability relationships

Page 12 GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA Key Takeaway

• Commitment and support from Government secured through IRDA governance structure (Co-Chairmen) o Federal Government o State Government o Local Authorities

• Incorporation of science into policy o Scientific modelling and scenario planning translated into summary for policy makers

• Participation by all levels of stakeholders through : o Government Agencies and Private Sector- Implementation and funding (PPP) o NGOs and community- Green/Local Champion and Implementation o University- Research

• Monitoring effort to ensure good progress and “measure to manage”

• GCOM requirement- climate change mitigation, adaptation, risk measurements.

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