City Overview

Malaysia’s membership in the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities is at the state level. Melaka State is located along the southwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. The state comprises three districts and four municipalities. Melaka is a frontrunner in Malaysia that is actively involved in embracing the concept of ‘Green City’. The state government has announced an ambitious plan to become the first state in Malaysia to adopt green technology and be a green ‘city-state’ by 2020. This project has its goal to reduce GHG emissions in cities in Malaysia. It will achieve this by providing support to the development and enhancement of national urban policy framework in an integrated and inclusive manner. Towards this, it has a two-pronged objective, firstly, to promote an integrated approach to urban planning and management that is guided by evidence-based, multidimensional, and broadly inclusive planning process that balance economic, social and environmental resource consideration; Secondly, to build awareness and institutional capacity, and promote investment in climate risks mitigation technologies through demonstration projects.