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SUBSTANTIAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENT FOR CLEAN ENERGY, SAYS DPM
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Substantial finance and investments are needed to meet the urgent challenges of mitigation, adaptation and access to clean energy in developing countries, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said
Thursday.
As such, multilateral development banks and other development agencies need
to support countries in this endeavour, the deputy prime minister said.
"We welcome the establishment of the Climate Investment Funds, including
the
Clean Technology Fund and the Strategic Climate Fund, presently administered by
the World Bank," he said at the Asia-Pacific Health Ministers Conference On
Climate Change and Health here.
Najib said there must also be non-developmental financing mechanisms that
could be sourced by developing countries, particularly in building human
resource capacity and health-specific adaptation strategies and
programmes.
Financial and human resources needed to be mobilised from a wide
range of stakeholders such as donors and partner developing countries' civil
societies and private sectors.
"However, I would also like to emphasise that effective utilisation of
these resources requires leadership and good governance among all parties
involved," he said.
Najib said the key to success in addressing the climate change issue was
innovation and apart from financing mechanism, other methods included innovative
technologies to mitigate climate change and innovative strategies to adapt to
these changes.
A holistic approach that addressed every facet of the society was needed in
addressing the health impact of climate change, thus the need for such policies
and strategies to be integrated into the overall development planning, he said.
"As a developing country, Malaysia needs to implement various development
projects to further improve the socio-economic status of our population.
"It will be a great challenge for us to achieve developed nation status by
2020, in view of the changing and volatile local and international
socio-economic environment, but we are committed to achieving that status in a
sustainable way."
Najib said the government had recognised the importance of harmonising and
integrating the development and climate change policies at all levels of the
administration through the establishment of a Cabinet Committee on Climate
Change.
But as a developing country, Malaysia might not be ready to address the
problems of climate change alone because of limited capacities and
resources.
"There is a need for all of us to increase international collaboration in
the areas of scientific and health research, locally appropriate capacity
building, technology transfer and the sharing of experiences and results," he
said.
He also stressed the importance of strengthening the health system and
health-specific approaches to attain the desired impact.
More than 120 health ministers and senior health officials from 18
countries
are attending the two-day conference.
Thursday.
As such, multilateral development banks and other development agencies need
to support countries in this endeavour, the deputy prime minister said.
"We welcome the establishment of the Climate Investment Funds, including
the
Clean Technology Fund and the Strategic Climate Fund, presently administered by
the World Bank," he said at the Asia-Pacific Health Ministers Conference On
Climate Change and Health here.
Najib said there must also be non-developmental financing mechanisms that
could be sourced by developing countries, particularly in building human
resource capacity and health-specific adaptation strategies and
programmes.
Financial and human resources needed to be mobilised from a wide
range of stakeholders such as donors and partner developing countries' civil
societies and private sectors.
"However, I would also like to emphasise that effective utilisation of
these resources requires leadership and good governance among all parties
involved," he said.
Najib said the key to success in addressing the climate change issue was
innovation and apart from financing mechanism, other methods included innovative
technologies to mitigate climate change and innovative strategies to adapt to
these changes.
A holistic approach that addressed every facet of the society was needed in
addressing the health impact of climate change, thus the need for such policies
and strategies to be integrated into the overall development planning, he said.
"As a developing country, Malaysia needs to implement various development
projects to further improve the socio-economic status of our population.
"It will be a great challenge for us to achieve developed nation status by
2020, in view of the changing and volatile local and international
socio-economic environment, but we are committed to achieving that status in a
sustainable way."
Najib said the government had recognised the importance of harmonising and
integrating the development and climate change policies at all levels of the
administration through the establishment of a Cabinet Committee on Climate
Change.
But as a developing country, Malaysia might not be ready to address the
problems of climate change alone because of limited capacities and
resources.
"There is a need for all of us to increase international collaboration in
the areas of scientific and health research, locally appropriate capacity
building, technology transfer and the sharing of experiences and results," he
said.
He also stressed the importance of strengthening the health system and
health-specific approaches to attain the desired impact.
More than 120 health ministers and senior health officials from 18
countries
are attending the two-day conference.
