Climate Change Vulnerability: Malaysia
According to the Climate Vulnerability Monitor report of 2010, Malaysia is in general moderately affected by climate change in terms of health impact, habitat loss, and weather disasters. Nonetheless, the report shows that in current trends as well as future forecasts for 2030, climate change will place severe stress on the country’s economy.
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Source: Climate Vulnerability Monitor
Under the Readiness Matrix of the Global Adaptation Index (GAIN), Malaysia received a low vulnerability score and high readiness, which places it in the lower-right quadrant of the matrix.
According to GAIN, this means that adaptation challenges could still exist in Malaysia, however it would require little assistance in dealing with them. As seen in the chart below, Malaysia’s GAIN rankings from years 1995 to 2010 indicates that although Malaysia’s position in the order of the ranking has moved up and down over the years, it has nevertheless managed to remain at a generally stable and consistent position.
Source: http://index.gain.org/country/malaysia
It is interesting to note that the report that was prepared by Climate Vulnerability Monitor mentions that almost every country assessed registers high vulnerabilities to at least one climate change impact area (2010 to 2030). Taking also into consideration the climate change challenges that neighbouring countries would experience, and how it could affect the growth of Malaysia’s economy, it is crucial for Malaysia to commit and invest on efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change and mitigate the problems that are associated with it.
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06 Feb 2012
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Syafrina Sharif
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