About Us
The ‘Developing Green City Action Plans (GCAP) to Accelerate Post-COVID-19 Competitiveness and Resilience’ Project is a technical assistance (TA) effort funded by the Asian Development Bank. It aims to prepare GCAPs in 14 select cities in Malaysia as part of the 12th Malaysia Plan 2021-2025.
The GCAPs will leverage Asian Development Bank (ADB) knowledge, finance, partnerships, and One ADB approach to (i) identify institutional, policy, and sector constraints on inclusive growth; and (ii) develop a pipeline of priority quality infrastructure investments (QII) that will increase resilience and respond to challenges intensified by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The GCAP Subproject 1 will support the first batch of selected local governments—Penang Island, Langkawi, Kota Bharu, and Kuching (Padawan Municipal Council). It is jointly implemented by a consortium composed of ICLEI South Asia, ICLEI Southeast Asia, and the IMT-GT Joint Business Council (JBC) Malaysia.
Specifically, the consortium seeks to support the development of GCAPs, each with a pipeline of quality infrastructure investments (QII); as well as to strengthen the capacity of the 14 cities in the development and implementation of GCAPs and capital investment plans.
Vision
To create resilient, sustainable, and competitive Malaysian cities post-COVID-19 by developing and implementing comprehensive Green City Action Plans (GCAPs) that prioritize environmental sustainability, economic growth, and social well-being for present and future generations.
Our Mission
Enhance Resilience and Sustainability:
Utilize advanced methodologies and tools—such as the ClimateResilientCITIES methodology, ADB’s Resilience Toolkit, Malaysia-specific Harmonized Emissions Analysis Tool (HEAT+), and the City Infrastructure Investment Programming and Prioritization Toolkit—to assess and address city-specific climate risks and vulnerabilities through data-driven approaches.
Leverage Global Best Practices:
Incorporate tailored outcomes and learnings from regional and global green city programs, establishing an institutional mechanism for effective implementation.
Foster Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure inclusive and transparent planning processes and mobilize public and private sector support through engagement activities and a robust communication strategy using various media platforms.
Promote Quality Infrastructure Investments:
Develop and prioritize a pipeline of quality infrastructure investments, creating initial concept plans and conducting prefeasibility studies to ensure project viability and impact.
Regions
The IMT-GT idea was initiated by former Malaysian Prime Minister, H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad. In 1993, the former President of Indonesia, H.E. Suharto, Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Chuan Leekpai and HE. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad was endorsed the formalisation of IMT-GT in Langkawi, Malaysia.
IMT-GT provides a sub-regional framework for accelerating economic cooperation and integration of the member states and provinces in the three countries. It promotes private-sector-led economic growth and facilitates the development of the sub-region as a whole by exploiting the underlying complementarities and comparative advantages of the member countries.
BIMP-EAGA is a cooperation initiative established in 1994 to spur development in remote and less developed areas in the four participating Southeast Asian countries. The subregion covers the entire sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; the provinces of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and West Papua of Indonesia; the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia; and the island of Mindanao and the province of Palawan in the Philippines. These areas are geographically far from the national capitals, yet strategically close to each other. These states and provinces account for over 60% of the land area of the BIMP-EAGA countries; yet they make up about 18.8% of the total population and 18.4% of the labor force.
Through BIMP-EAGA, the four countries want to generate balanced and inclusive growth as well as contribute to regional economic integration in the ASEAN Economic Community. They want to boost trade, tourism, and investments by easing the movement of people, goods, and services across borders; making the best use of common infrastructure and natural resources; and taking the fullest advantage of economic complementation.
Participating Malaysian cities (please create a map)
GCAP, Malaysia’s Green City Goals, and the SDGs An overview of Malaysia’s green city goals and priorities within the GCAP framework, showcasing how they connect to specific SDGs.
Noteworthy local SDG initiatives of Malaysian Cities
These Malaysian Cities are at the forefront of local SDG implementation.
GCAPs and Malaysian National Agencies Contact information for relevant Malaysian government agencies (ME) overseeing GCAP implementation.