Cleaner Production History In Malaysia

The term Cleaner Production was coined by the United Nations Environment Programme in 1989, and is interchangeably used with the terms Cleaner Technology, Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention.

Cleaner Technology was introduced in Malaysia in January 1996, through projects under the Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development (DANCED), a technical cooperation programme between Government of Malaysia and Government of Denmark.

The projects which implemented by SIRIM, promoted Cleaner Technology through activities such as environmental and energy audits, demonstration sites and information dissemination with few selected Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Under this program, SIRIM offers two types of services i.e., Cleaner Technology Extension Services (CTES) and Cleaner Technology Information Service (CTIS).

Since then, the Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia has embarked on many projects to further promote CP among the SMEs in the country.

References:

Pollution Prevention&Abatement Handbook 1998: Towards Cleaner Production

CTI Workshop on Energy Efficiency among Asian Countries; 18 -27 October, 2004; ICETT, Japan

Cleaner Production Definition

Cleaner Production is ‘the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy applied to processes, products, and services to increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans and the environment’. Cleaner Production can be applied to the processes used in any industry, to product themselves and to various services provided in society.

For production processes, Cleaner production results from one or a combination of conserving raw materials, water and energy; eliminating toxic and dangerous raw materials, and reduction of all emissions and wastes at the source.

For products, Cleaner Production strategy focuses on reducing the environmental, health and safety impacts along the entire life cycle of a product from raw materials extraction to the ultimate disposal of the products.

For services, Cleaner Production reduces the environmental impacts of the service provided over the entire life cycle, from system design and use to the entire consumption of resources required providing the services.

Reference: United Nation Environment Program (UNEP)

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World Habitat Day focuses on cities and climate change

The City of Aguascalientes in Mexico on Monday led the global celebration of World Habitat Day 2011 – a year in which the message is about the huge influence of cities on climate change and its impacts on large population centres.

"Experts predict that by the year 2050, global population will have increased by 50 per cent from what it was in 1999. Also by that time, scientists say, global greenhouse gas emissions must decrease by 50 per cent compared to levels at the turn of the millennium. I call this the "50 – 50 – 50 challenge," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a message read out on his behalf at World Habitat Day events around the world.

"The nexus between urbanization and climate change is real and potentially deadly," he said. He reminded the world that both developed and developing countries had committed to reduced greenhouse gas emissions in a formal, accountable international agreement.

In a statement also read out on his behalf around the world, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos, said: "It is estimated that by 2050, there could be as many as 200 million environmental refugees worldwide, many of whom will be forced from their homes by rising sea levels and the increased frequency of flooding or drought.

"Prevention should be addressed through better urban planning and building codes so that city residents, especially the poorest, are protected as far as possible against disaster," he said. "Such measures can also help to keep their ecological footprint to the minimum."

UN-HABITAT chose the Cities and climate change theme for the 2011 observance of World Habitat Day because it is important to see what cities are doing about climate disruption: This means their pollution and environmental footprint, as well the impact in turn of climate change problems on cities, especially on the poorest and those least able to cope when a weather-related disaster strikes.

Mr. Achim Steiner, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, also made a special World Habitat Day statement in which he stressed the need to “green” the buildings in which we live and work around the world so that they consume less energy.

“As countries prepare for the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) in Brazil in June 2012, there are real opportunities for cities to lead the greening of the global economy, where economic development can reduce environmental risks and improve human well-being,” said the chief of UN-HABITAT's Nairobi-based sister agency. “Today, our homes and offices contribute to around one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. The development of greener buildings to house the world’s fast-growing urban population is therefore essential to tackling climate change.”

World Habitat Day 2011

The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 3 October 2011 and the Global Celebration will be hosted by the Government of Mexico. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all, to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.

The United Nations chose the theme Cities and Climate Change was chosen because climate change is fast becoming the preeminent development challenge of the 21st century. Indeed, no-one today can really foresee the predicament in which a town or city will find itself in 10, 20 or 30 years time. In this new urban era with most of humanity now living in towns and cities, we must bear in mind that the greatest impacts of disasters resulting from climate change begin and end in cities. Cities too have a great influence on climate change.