Johor Menteri Besar, Dato’ Onn Hafiz Ghazi has announced that Johor has been chosen to host the Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2023 conference, which will be held at the Persada Johor International Convention Centre from November 13-17 2023 at a press conference that was also attended by Niclas Svenningsen, UNFCCC Programme Coordination Manager.
When asked about how the Asia Pacific Climate Week came to Johor, Niclas Svenningsen said, “It was through a bidding process which saw countries such as South Korea and Pakistan participating in the bid, but Johor’s interest was brought to our attention by the UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB) who actively helped to lobby for the APCW to be hosted here.”
The convention would involve 150 countries and 2,000 delegations.
One of the four regional climate change conferences in 2023, APCW 2023 is jointly organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (#COP28) in Dubai.
Also present were the Chairman, Johor Economic, Tourism and Cultural Office (JETCO) in Singapore, Dato’ Haji Hasni Mohammad, Chairman of the Johor State Investment, Trade and Consumer Affairs Committee, Lee Ting Han, Johor State Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture Committee Chairman, Raven Kumar Krishnasamy, Deputy Secretary of the Johor Government (Development), Dato’ Haji Mohammed Ridha Dato’ Haji Abd Qadir, Chief Executive of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Dato’ Dr Haji Badrul Hisham Kassim; Mayor of the Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB), Dato’ Haji Mohd Noorazam Dato’ Haji Osman; MBIP Mayor – Iskandar Puteri City Council, Dato’ Haji Mohd Haffiz Haji Ahmad, Mayor of Pasir Gudang City Council, Dato’ Asman Shah Abd Rahman, Divisional Secretary, Climate Change Division (BPI), Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Dr Hartini Mohd Nasir, Chief Executive Officer of Invest Johor, Zarina Abdul Kadir, Edey Suresh, Director at UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB), and several heads of departments and agencies.
“The APCW 2023 conference will be a significant international gathering to discuss and formulate important policies to lessen the adverse effects of this global crisis related to climate change, and the state is ready to share its plans for increasing the use of renewable energy, managing sustainable energy resources, creating green technology, and how prepared Johor and Malaysia are to deal with flood issues,” said Onn Hafiz.
With the Federal Government’s Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) and the State Government’s readiness, I am confident that APCW 2023 will be the starting point for the transition to green energy, positioning the state of Johor as a model state for the rest of the world.
Global partners involved in this prestigious event are the UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Environment Programme, UN Climate Change and the World Bank Group and the Regional partners are ESCAP, Asian Development Bank, IGES and UNGCMYB.
More details of the Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2023 may be found at https://unfccc.int/APCW2023
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