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1,000 Madani parks planned for greener Malaysia
Sustainability first: (From left) Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Ho Hon Sang, Green Real Estate (GreenRE) chairman Datuk Seri FD Iskandar, Nga and Rehda Institute chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip posing for a photo during the opening ceremony of IGBC 2025.
PETALING JAYA: Some 1,000 Madani recreational parks will be created across the country over the next decade as part of efforts to promote sustainable urban living and development.
Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming, who disclosed this, said a safely decommissioned landfill in Bandar Tenggara, Johor, was transformed into a public park recently.
'This milestone not only helps mitigate environmental pollution and eliminate odour issues, it also provides the community with much-needed green spaces for recreation, leisure and social activities.
'Such green elements serve as vital nature-based solutions to urban challenges. This includes mitigating flash floods and reducing the urban heat island effect, making our cities more liveable and resilient,' he said in his keynote address at the International Green Build Conference (IGBC) 2025 here yesterday.
Nga said the government was seeking US$20mil (RM84mil) from the Global Climate Adaptation Fund to help scale up climate-resilient, nature-based solutions in Kuala Lumpur after previously securing US$10mil from the fund for similar projects in Penang.
He said at least 20% of garbage trucks operating in the country would comprise electric vehicles by 2027 as part of the ministry's public cleansing reforms.
This change would be introduced for all states currently implementing the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007, he added.
'We will also introduce night-time cleaning services so as not to disrupt traffic flow and to better suit our country's climate.
'Comprehensive cleaning using water jets at strategic locations will also be implemented ahead of Visit Malaysia Year 2026,' he said.
