Greenier Malaysia

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Government commitments

The National Green Technology and Climate Change Council (MTHPI), was established in 26 Jan 2010, to formulate a policy and identify strategic issues pertaining to national green technology and climate change.

A Green Neighbourhood Planning Guideline has been prepared by the Housing and Local Government Ministry through the Federal Town and Country Planning Department based on a passive green neighbourhood design, the reduce, reuse and recycle (3R) concept, and support for the use of green technology.

This guideline is focused on development and environmental equilibrium factors, shaping a continuous green technology and more green areas in neighborhoods by providing pedestrian and cycling tracks, encouraging the diversified use of land and buildings, integrating natural elements and traditional technology as well as promoting passive building design by means of natural lighting and wind.

Green neighborhood planning also encourages compact development and integrated public transportation as outlined in the 2nd National Physical Plan (RFN), which mentions the availability of green lungs and agricultural areas around towns that will not be affected by high-density development.

MURNInet has been carrying out a review to find more accurate and effective sustainability levels as new indicators that encompass cross-sectoral sustainability development. Current MURNInet indicator applications have 11 sectors in six dimensions, 20  themes and 36 indicators of working design to mirror urban and rural sustainability levels.

The new six dimensions are:-

1) Economic Competitiveness 2) Sustainable Environment Quality 3) Community Well-being 4)Optimization of Land Use and Natural Resources 5)Efficient Infrastructure and Transportation 6)Effective Governance

A Happiness Index survey will be conducted to measure the population’s well-being and happiness at the local authority level.

It is vital to have collective commitment from stakeholders and communities to support a low carbon lifestyle in shaping green townships and neighborhoods. Simultaneous top-down and bottom-up approaches, as employed by successful countries are important to realize these projects. Therefore, a successful green community must be led by the community itself.

Lifelong learning

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The Blueprint on the Enculturation of Lifelong Learning for Malaysia 2011-2020 was launced (14 Nov 2011) by the DPM, in conjunction with the International Conference on Lifelong Learning 2011 (ICLLL2011) @Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Enculturation is a process which teaches individuals the accepted cultural norms and values of the society as well as what is accepted behaviour within that society.

In this context, enculturation of lifelong learning seeks to influence individuals to embrace lifelong learning as an integral part of their lives.

The enculturationof lifelong learning will be supported by a national agenda that is designed to move lifelong learning into the mainstream of human capital development.

The strategies will correlate with the 10th Malaysian Plan, which ends in 2015, and will hopefully carry through to the 11th Malaysia Plan, which will end in 2020.

Under the blueprint, lifelong learning is defined as ‘learning engaged by everyone of age 15 and above except students who are enrolled full-time in school, college or university’. According to the Department of Statistics as mentioned in the blueprint, it is estimated that there are more than 18.5 million potential lifelong learners in the country currently ant they comprise 63.9 per cent of population. These figures are expected to increase to approximately 22.6 million potential lifelong learners comprising 65.9 per cent of the population by 2020.

Lifelong learning programmes provide many with the opportunity to enhance their academic qualifications, acquire skills and competencies, and imporve on existing ones.

The blueprint identifies many types of lifelong learning programmes including those that lead to formal educational qualifications suca as certificatesm diplomas and degrees, as well as on-the-job training programmes.

These programmes are offered through open and distance learning isntitutions (ODL).

 

 

Bermula dari Tanam dirumah

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Penghasilan makanan dari pertanian tempatan amat penting untuk menjaga penawaran yang berterusan dan dan mencukupi. Namun, kita masih lagi bergantung kepada negara-negara jiran bagi bekalan asas makanan yang sebenarnya dapat dihasilkan di dalam negara.

Di kampung, tanah perlu di manfaatkan secukupnya tetapi masih banyak lagi tanah yang terbiar dan tidak diusahakan atau dijual untuk pembinaan kawasan perumahan, kilang-kilang dan juga bangunan. Kita perlu sedar bahawa dari tanah yang subur kita akan memperoleh sumber makanan yang mencukupi. Tetapi perlulah diusahakan dengan sebaik mungkin.

Laman Argo merupakan inisiatif kerajaan untuk mendekatkan rakyat terutama di kawasan kampung untuk menceburi bidang pertanian dengan lebih proaktif dan innovatif. Program ini bagi menggalakkan masyarakat terutamanya di bandar supaya terlibat dalam kegiatan pertanian walaupun dengan kawasan tanah yang terhad untuk berucuk tanam.

Dunia dijangka akan mengalami krisis makanan menjelang 2050, kajian ini telah dilakukan oleh Pusat Alam Sekitar Serantau Yayasan Asia-Eropah, Marta Szigeti Bonifert. Pada masa ini penduduk dunia berjumlah 7 billion.

Melihat kembali cadangan-cadangan pertanian yang sesuai diketengahkan seperti pertanina bertingkat yang melibatkan tanaman padi, ternakan ayam dan ikan air tawar dikawasan bertingkat.

Program tanaman berkelompok dimana ia akan mewujudkan estet padi yang menjimatkan kos dan menambah hasil padi.

Konsep Kebun Masyarakat, tanam untuk makan sendiri atau bersama jiran, tetangga, orang-orang kampung sebenarnya mampu dilaksanakan. Semua ini secara langsung akan mewujudkan ikatan kesepakatan dalam kejiranan.