SYNOPSIS

This talk delves into Malaysia's comprehensive approach to combating climate change through adaptation and mitigation, highlighting the inseparable nature of these strategies, encapsulated in the phrase "Berpisah Tiada" (inseparable) in the following area :-

1.    Climate Change Impacts
2.    Adaptation Strategies
3.    Mitigation Efforts
4.    Synergy Between Adaptation and Mitigation
5.    Challenges and Opportunities

Finally to go through on the critical need for Malaysia/ASEAN to adopt a holistic approach to climate change, integrating both adaptation and mitigation to build a resilient future. This is by focus on the importance of continuous innovation, community engagement, and strong policy frameworks.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Noor Iziddin Abdullah Bin Ghazali has more than 18 years of technical and leadership roles in the following industries: semiconductor, property, data center & telecom. He previously led sustainability energy programs at 22 government hospitals. Initially in a semiconductor with Spansion then MIMOS. Subsequently to data center development at Cyberjaya for Google, Deutsche Bank, TM, NTT, Petronas, and BMW. Then attach to Mesiniaga as Project Manager for Cisco network implementations at Petronas.

Next with Putrajaya Holdings for the development of green buildings. After that as Electrical Manager at Sunway Property overseeing the M&E projects. Later with edotco (Axiata) as the Regional Head overseeing energy projects in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan & Cambodia using a remote energy monitoring system. Then as Program Manager 4G/LTE modernization with Huawei & Ericsson. Subsequently as the Dean, of Engineering Faculty at UNIMY before joining Medivest as the Head of the Sustainable Energy Program.

Before this managing a clean energy supply & demand (electricity, fuel & water) portfolio at Westports Holdings. Followed by setting up a solar energy & energy storage subsidiary at Worldwide Holdings Berhad. Currently as the Senior Energy Advisor at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH from the German agency for Kuala Lumpur city authority. The current focus will be on Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE) project implementation (planning and execution) for the overall Kuala Lumpur city is to be benchmarked with a few dozen megacities around the world in terms of climate change and sustainability. With more than two dozen locations around KL city to implement this clean energy project simultaneously including potential district cooling.

As the energy advisor and project management consultant in the clean energy sector. Ir. Noor Iziddin Abdullah Bin Haji Ghazali carries out work related to low carbon activities in supporting UN SDG and ESG agenda based on Kuala Lumpur Climate Action Plan (KL CAP 2050) & Dasar Tenaga Negara (DTN) 2022-2040 besides Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER).