MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, MALAYSIA

1. MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, MALAYSIA Malaysia’s South-South cooperation, capacity building programs on technology transfer, technology development and transfer in climate changeSt. Mary, Antigua and BarbudaMarch 2011 Dr. Gary W. Theseira ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE DIVISION

2. Outline • Country Context and NC Status • National climate change priorities, socio-economic scenarios and the driving forces • Malaysia’s climate change programs on technology development and transfer • Malaysia’s contribution and climate change programs on capacity building, technology transfer and provision of finance, research and systematic observation and development of technical studies in Asia • Institutional arrangements • Results/Critical Success Factors • Barriers and Constraints • Key Lessons Learned

3. Country Context and status of National Communication Rapidly growing economy and emissions Increasing energy demand Emissions anticipated to grow by up to 75% between 2005 and 2020 Driven by exports of petroleum and edible and non-edible oils, manufacturing and tourism INC published in 2000 NC2 targeted for 2010, but published in 2011 Assisted through the GEF

4. National climate change priorities, socio-economic scenarios and the driving forces Voluntary indicator of up to 40% reduction of GHG intensity of GDP relative to 2005, by 2020 Goal: decouple growth from emissions Achievement measured by shift in development path GDP growth essential to achieving goal Targeted areas - EE, RE, Waste Management Forest management and tree planting viewed as a critical backstop Impacted by current fiscal and energy policies that impose price distortions on energy Requires updated interpretation or amendment of development policies

5. Malaysia’s climate change programs on technology development and transfer Ongoing cooperation with Singapore on environmental issues Cooperative research programmes with the Korean government on forestry and energy Cooperative agreement with Indonesia on forestry research - FRIM-FORDA Looking ahead - ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) Preliminary stages of a cooperative agreement the Philippines on Energy

6. Malaysia’s contribution and climate change programs on cap. building, tech. transfer and provision of finance, research and systematic observation and development of technical studies in Asia ASEAN-Korean Environment Cooperation Project Financial and technical assistance - Korea Technical assistance in forest-related issues - Malaysia Sustainable Management of Forests Reforestation Conservation Forest biomass quantification A/R CDM & REDD+ readiness Training programmes in Malaysia and Myanmar

7. Institutional arrangements National Green Technology and Climate Change Council National Climate Change Focal Point National Steering Committee on Climate change NCII Steering Committee NC Programme Chaired by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Inventory, Mitigation and Adaptation Working Groups Sub-sectoral working groups

8. Results/Critical Success Factors Leadership - trans-ministerial cooperation FULL participation of stakeholders Transparent and Inclusive Prioritization & Problem solving Human resource Data availability Finance

9. Barriers and Constraints Existing political framework Current policy priorities and shifting policy landscapes Human capacity (including language) Readiness Financing Dispersed, fragmentary and incomplete data Shifting jurisdictions Ad hoc mentality still prevalent

10. Key Lessons Learned Importance of establishing a permanent institutional framework Need to identify a network of institutional and individual data Importance of establishing strong linkages between NC initiatives and adaptation and mitigation initiatives Setting cutoff years for various activities reported. Importance of matching funding and time to complete the NC Importance of constant capacity enhancement in all relevant agencies and institutions

11. Thank you