The pathway toward sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in Malaysia

ABSTRACT

Sustainable infrastructure represents a tremendous opportunity as a catalyst for addressing socioeconomic challenges, restoring economic advancement, and preserving biodiversity. Nevertheless, the potential of key policy and institutional modifications to raise the profile of green infrastructure remains limited. This paper examines the top-down initiatives implemented by the Malaysia government to encapsulate all efforts to adapt the country to sustainable infrastructure development. The paper highlights the evolution of green and sustainable development in Malaysia by incorporating fiscal, institutional, legislative, and regulatory mechanisms into the country's national plan. The comprehensive review of the integration of green and sustainable approaches into current initiatives offers a holistic perspective on Malaysia's progress towards achieving sustainable development and becoming a climate-resilient nation. The detailed information provided on the current establishment can further serve as a basis for future discussions regarding the formulation of more innovative solutions for Malaysia to ensure the implementation of sustainable and resilient development.

KEYWORDS:

• Climate-resilient
• green development
• infrastructure
• Malaysia plan
• sustainable

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Funding

-The authors acknowledge financial support from the Government of Malaysia via the sponsorship by the Ministry of Higher Education under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2023/TK08/UITM/02/19).

Notes on contributors

N.K. Mustaffa

N.K. Mustaffa is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Her research involves developing sustainable and low-carbon initiatives in urban development.

N.S.N. Shahrudin

N.S.N. Shahrudin is a Ph.D. student at the School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Her research focuses on developing performance assessment tools to assess sustainability and resilience in infrastructure projects.

A. Mustaffa

A. Mustaffa is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law & International Relations, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, Malaysia. His research areas include international laws, legal frameworks and the enforcement of laws.