STRATEGY -> DEVELOP

DEVELOP economic opportunities in the coastal and watershed areas of Klang and Kuala Langat in consonance with the social development and environmental management goals of the communities.  

Objective 1:  Balancing economic development objectives with environmental management goals

Action programs:

1.     Establish well-planned industrial, commercial and agricultural development activities compatible with the integrated economic  development and strategic environmental management of the coastal areas.

•     Adopt and implement a zonation plan for industrial, commercial and agricultural development activities within the integrated land and sea-use zonation master plan of the coastal areas.

•     Developing and applying economic and regulatory instruments to smoothly implement the zonation plan.

•     Developing policy and guidelines and applying the principle that new development shall be provided with clean technology, and effective waste disposal and management system.

•     Awarding the coastal water front uses to industries and enterprises that directly depend on access to coastal water and willing to pay for its uses.

•     Relocating existing industries and enterprises that are not designated to be within the coastal front areas.

    2.       Develop linkages between socio-economic development opportunities with desired             benefits and enhancement in the quality of life
            for coastal communities by:

•     Providing land and sea-based recreational amenities.

•     Enhancing the environmental quality of life by developing ports and fishing harbours as landmarks areas and as water front venues for recreation and tourism. 

    3.       Control the indiscriminate use of pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals used in the         agriculture industry by:

•     Introducing policies and enforcing regulation and guidelines on pesticide usage through the enforcement of Pesticide Act 1974 and adopting the Malaysia Farm Accreditation Scheme (SLAM) for Best Farm Management Practices.  The latter was introduced by the Department of Agriculture in 2002 to encourage the adoption of environmentally compatible best practices and standards including the fertilizer uses, to gain the stamp of approval of the SLAM accreditation scheme logo on their agriculture production for enhance marketing.

•     Implementing integrated pesticide management approaches adopting alternative technologies such as organic farming.

•     Managing pesticides usage by packaging, handling containers and residual pesticides in accordance with approved practices.

Objective 2: Develop and implement an environmental investment plan for treatment facilities for pollution from point and non-point sources.

Action programs:

1. Develop and improve policies, legislations, institutions and measures to support environmental investments in order to reduce risks and uncertainties hence creating a  ‘sustainable win-win partnership’. 

2. Developing and establishing a dedicated environmental investment fund for the coastal areas through innovative financial scheme consisting of both tax and non-tax revenue generations by:

• Establishing a Port Klang Coastal Environmental Fund which is to be derived from both tax and non-tax fund acquisition scheme, based on the concept of ‘beneficiaries and polluters pay principle’.  Other sources would be from permits and licensing schemes as well as from donations, grants and endowments provided by Federal, State Governments and Local Authorities.

• Provide finance for strategies and programs for improved implementation and multisectoral coordination of operations at the local and national levels, such as oil spill contingency plan and response, liability and compensation for environmental damages, integrated enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, and integrated environmental monitoring.

          3.   Developing and implementing financial instrument such as incentive and penalty
          schemes according to the ‘polluters and beneficiaries pay principle’ to support the
          implementation of strategic environmental management plan.

• Providing economic or market-based instruments (e.g.‘beneficiaries and polluters pay principle’) to complement legal and administrative mechanisms (e.g. total maximum daily load pollution charge), as part of the overall mechanism to change the attitude and behavior of people regarding the environment and sustainable development.

          4.   Developing the scheme based on the CLC, FUND and Basel Conventions where
          relevant, for recovery of oil and chemical spills clean up and damages compensation
          costs.

          5.   Identifying potential areas of investment and partnership with the private sector, such
          as:

• Provision for treatment facilities for industrial and municipal wastewaters including centralised and regional treatment facilities.

• Efficient and effective solid waste management system.

• Efficient and effective toxic and hazardous waste disposal, treatment and management facilities.

• Effective earthworks and siltation control measures.

• Technologies and control systems for discharges for agriculture and livestock farming activities.

• Environmental management systems for other small and medium sized enterprises.

• Aforestation program and sustainable logging for the inland and coastal-forested areas to increase carbon sinks and provide protection against erosion and sedimentation.

    6.   Provide drainage facilities to low lying areas subject to flash and annual floods.

    7.   Provide coastal protection facilities and remedial works to mitigate erosion and
          sedimentation along the shoreline.             

Objective 3: Utilise sustainable fishing practices and management system.

Action programs:

1. Integrate fishery management into coastal management programs of the ICM.

2. Develop and institutionalise the fisher folks and fishermen association participation in regulating the commercial, recreational and sport fishing activities with special focus on the protected fish life support system areas.

Foundation of The Strategy
Inform   Conserve   Protect   Develop   Implement