KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): Malaysia aims to complete its National Adaptation Plan (MyNAP) by next year, focusing on both mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said it is in line with the goal of enhancing resilience and building capacity to address climate change challenges.

“Next year, we hope to complete our national adaptation plan. I think this is very critical, because while the climate change bill will cover both mitigation and adaptation, a lot of it will be focused on mitigation.

“I think for mitigation, as a country for Malaysia, our contributions to emissions globally is relatively small.

“With a population of 30 million, as a high middle-income country, we are still not a major contributor in that sense, but [more on] adaptation, because recognising that climate change is real, looking at the weather patterns over the past few years, not just the floods, I think floods get a lot of focus. But look at the heatwaves.”

Nik Nazmi said this during a fireside chat with the moderator, the chair of the Council, Climate Governance Malaysia, Dr Gary Theseira, at the National Climate Governance Summit (NCGS) 2025 at Sasana Kijang here on Monday.

The minister said MyNAP will outline strategies and measures to help the country adapt to the impact of climate change.

With the theme of "Transition Finance: The Foundation of the Transition Economy", the NCGS 2025 is taking place from Monday until April 11, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, and global experts to spotlight transition finance as a cornerstone of Asean's sustainable future.

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