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Malaysia National Report for the 3Rd United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat Iii) MALAYSIA NATIONAL REPORT FOR THE 3RD UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HABITAT III) PREPARED BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING MINISTRY OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 30 JULY 2016 i R E F A C E P MINISTER OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) is a forum that is convened every 20 years to discuss on related issues on housing and urban development. The first Habitat was held in the year 1976 in Vancouver and the second Habitat was held in the year 1996 in Istanbul. For this year, the third Habitat will be held in Quito, Ecuador from 17th-20th October 2016. This much-awaited event by urban players all over the world will discuss the urban challenges and lessons learned since the last Habitat. Prior to that, the National Report will be an important element in a discussion of a New Urban Agenda and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda. The Government of Malaysia hopes that this report will provide useful inputs to international discussion on the framework of development policy regarding human settlement including the Post 2015 development Agenda, and make some contribution to discussions at the Habitat III scheduled this upcoming October 2016. Malaysia will be hosting the 9th World Urban Forum in 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. WUF was born in Nairobi in 2002, then travelled to Barcelona, Vancouver, Nanjing, Rio, Naples and Medellin. The Forum is attracting more participants and has become a major urban platform of multi-stakeholders and partnerships. WUF9 in Kuala Lumpur will be at a critical juncture of the global development agenda and urban policy debate, as it can showcase Global Agenda to Local Action. WUF9 will be the first WUF after Habitat 3 in Quito in October this year, where member states agree upon New Urban Agenda, which will determine the way forward for urban development in the next 20 years. Hence, the World Urban Forum in 2018 will be the first one to focus on the implementation for the New Urban Agenda. This is important as the World Urban Forum is considered to be the foremost arena for interaction between different groups of stakeholders. Indeed, it is important that these global agendas touch upon the lives of the ordinary people and improve the well-beings of the most vulnerable and marginalized in the community. This is in line with the Government’s vision of dedicated collaboration with the people through the principles of “1 Malaysia, People First, Performance Now” as a way to accelerate our performance in order to achieve Vision 2020 towards Malaysia as a developed and high- income nation. We believe that the need for integrated and inclusive urban resilient strategies would be among the most important issues of the Post-2015 Development Agenda and in order to achieve so, to build resilient cities, we must start with the people. We are looking forward to the discussions on the New Urban Agenda and hopefully this report will play a pivotal role and create important inputs for Habitat III Conference to be held in October 2016. TAN SRI NOH OMAR Kuala Lumpur July, 2016 ii P R E F A C E THE SECRETARY GENERAL, MINISTRY OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MALAYSIA MALAYSIA It is a great honour indeed for Malaysia to participate in preparing the National Report for Habitat III for the first time after 40 years (from the first Habitat in 1976) spearheaded by the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government with the assistance of various relevant stakeholders and agencies in Malaysia. The Habitat III is shorthand for a major global summit, formally known as the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, to be held in Quito, Ecuador on 17-20 October 2016. This year in Quito, Ecuador, the whole world will discuss the urban challenges and lessons learned since Habitat II in Istanbul in 1996. In line with that, as a member state to the United Nations, all countries are required to prepare a National Report for Habitat III which is a report to produce evidence based knowledge in relation with the implementation of HABITAT Agenda in their respective countries. This report consists of 8 main chapters and it outlines the main fundamental issues on Malaysia’s urbanization policies, strategies as well as the future challenges ahead. This national report also summarized and reflecting comments from experts on the current scenario as well as the lessons that Malaysia has learned in terms of human settlements and the challenges that we must address for the sake of future generations. On behalf of the Government of Malaysia, we are hopeful that this report will provide beneficial inputs to the international discussion on the framework of development policy regarding human settlement including the Post 2015 Development Agenda as well as in Habitat III. DATUK HJ MOHAMMAD MENTEK Kuala Lumpur July, 2016 iii P R E F A C E THE DIRECTOR GENERAL FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, MINISTRY OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MALAYSIA In today’s rapid modernisation world, urbanization is one of the defining features of the 21st century. The majority of the global population lives in urban areas, including one billion living in informal settlements, thus making urban planning and management as a key important tool to power houses the economic growth, preserving the environment as well as to empower people in making the cities they live in - resilient and inclusive. As a Federal Department under the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government in Malaysia, we co-operate with and provide more comprehensive support to the relevant state and local agencies in pursuit of this shared objective of building resilient, inclusive and sustainable cities. It is important indeed that these global agendas touch upon the lives of the ordinary people and improve the well-beings of the most vulnerable and marginalized group in the community. The national report reflects the national policies and outlines on the urbanization sector whereby the “people-oriented approach and community wellbeing” has been always an upmost focus of the government. Among the highlights of the government initiatives are provision of affordable housing, low carbon city framework, urban facilities management and others, particularly in addressing various human settlement issues. Apart from that, this report also describes future challenges that we believe will be important in a discussion of a New Urban Agenda and the post-2015 UN Development Agenda. Furthermore, Malaysia will be hosting the 9th World Urban Forum (WUF) 2018 in Kuala Lumpur which will be an important platform for international discourse amongst the stakeholders and players all around the world, as it will be the first WUF after the New Urban Agenda. Indeed, we are looking forward to the discussions on the New Urban Agenda in the lead-up to, and during, the HABITAT III Conference. DATO’ DR. DOLBANI BIN MIJAN Kuala Lumpur July, 2016 iv TABLE OF CONTENT i. Members of Malaysia National Committee for Habitat III ii. Members of Malaysia Technical Working Group for Habitat III iii. Members of Malaysia National Report for Habitat III Study Team iv. List of Acronyms iv. List of Figures and Tables v. Preface 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Urbanisation in Malaysia 1.2 Malaysia and Habitat III 1.3 Malaysia and National Report 1.4 Malaysia National Habitat Committee 1.5 Malaysia’s Contribution to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 1.6 Malaysia’s Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2.0 URBAN DEMOGRAPHIC 2.1 Managing Rapid Urbanisation 2.2 Managing Urban-Rural Linkages 2.3 Addressing Urban Youth Needs 2.4 Responding to the Needs of the Aged 2.5 Integrating Gender in Urban Development 3.0 LAND AND URBAN PLANNING 3.1 Ensuring Sustainable Urban Planning and Design 3.1.1 The Planning Framework 3.1.2 Development Control Mechanism 3.1.3 Development Plans 3.1.4 Planning Guidelines 3.2 Improving Urban Land Management, Including Addressing Urban Sprawl 3.3 Enhancing Urban and Peri-Urban Food Production 3.4 Addressing Urban Mobility Challenges 3.5 Improving Technical Capacity to Plan and Manage Cities 4.0 ENVIRONMENT AND URBANISATION 4.1 Addressing Climate Change 4.1.1 Landscaping and Green Initiatives 4.2 Disaster Risk Reduction v 4.3 Reducing Traffic Congestion 4.4 Air Pollution 4.5 Eco-Social Approach to Urban Health 5.0 URBAN GOVERNANCE AND LEGISLATION 5.1 Improving Urban Legislation 5.1.1 Local Government, Town Planning, Street, Drainage and Building 5.1.2 Solid Waste, Public Transport and Strate Management 5.2 Decentralization and Strengthening of Local Authorities 5.2.1 One Stop Centre (OSC) 5.2.2 Local Authority Finance 5.2.3 Innovation and Business Reengineering Process 5.3 Improving Participation and Human Rights in Urban Development 5.3.1 Public Participation in the Planning Process 5.3.2 Residents Representative Committee 5.3.3 Universal Design Guideline 5.4 Enhancing Urban Safety and Security 5.5 Improving Social Inclusion and Equity 6.0 URBAN ECONOMY 6.1 Supporting Local Economic Development 6.1.1 Small Medium Enterprises (SME) 6.1.2 Urban Tourism in Malaysia 6.2 Creating Decent Jobs and Livelihoods 6.3 Integration of the Urban Economy into National Development Policy 7.0 HOUSING AND BASIC SERVICES 7.1 Improving Access to Adequate Housing 7.2 Strengthening and Improving Access to Housing Finance 7.3 Ensuring Sustainable
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