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The blueprint is a continuation to the 11th Malaysia Plan with a clear strategic direction to allocate the national budget from 2021 to 2025 in regard to all economic sectors in Malaysia. The blueprint was tabled by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob in Dewan Rakyat, Parliament on 27 September 2021. [2]
Surface water stored in reservoirs, such as this reservoir supplying Penang, are the most important source of drinking water supply in Malaysia. Water resources in Malaysia are abundant and available throughout the year. They are estimated at 580 km3/year (average 1977-2001), equivalent to more than 3,000 cubic meters per capita and year.
Imported water has gradually reduced over the years; as of 2009, imported water had been reduced from 50% previously to 40% of total consumption. [35] After the expiry of a 1961 water agreement between Malaysia and Singapore in 2011, two agreements are in force now. One was signed in 1962 and another one in 1990. Both will expire in 2061.
Graph showing temperature anomaly in Malaysia between 1901 and 2021. Climate change is having a considerable impact in Malaysia. Increasing temperatures are likely to greatly increase the number of heatwaves occurring annually. Variations in precipitation may increase the frequency of droughts and floods in various local areas.
Kota Tinggi was the worst affected area causing 1,174 victims to be evacuated on 12 January 2025. Other towns in Johor like Johor Bahru, Kulai, Pontian, and Kluang were also flooded. [26] [27] In East Malaysia of Sarawak and Sabah, non-stop heavy rainfall since 27 January 2025 has caused many places inundated by floodwaters.
Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity. [4] According to Food and Agriculture Organization, ″total freshwater withdrawal is the sum of surface water withdrawal and groundwater withdrawal ...
Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji: Mahathir Mohamad (VII) Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (b. 1960) MP for Kubang Kerian: PN Minister of Environment and Water 10 March 2020 24 November 2022 Mansor Othman (2020–2021) Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad (2021–2022) Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail ...
Renewable energy became more prominent in the 21st century, becoming part of official policy in the 2016–2020 Eleventh Malaysia Plan, alongside the 2016–2025 National Energy Efficiency Action Plan. [2] Malaysia ratified the Paris Agreement on 16 November 2016, while submitting its first Nationally Determined Contribution. An Intended ...