EP 3: Kopi with Klima Action Malaysia - Regional Solidarity In Southeast Asia

In the run-up to our rally on 23 September at Hong Lim Park, SG Climate Rally will be featuring the voices and stories of climate activists in our region; after all, the climate crisis is an existential threat that transcends national borders, affecting people, ecosystems, and economies worldwide. 

In this episode, we speak with Aroe Ajoeni, a student and Communications Director of Malaysian climate justice and feminist organisation Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY), where she focuses on the production of media content in the formation of a people-based discourse on the climate, and leads KAMY's in-house media production team, Climatea. Aroe shares more about Malaysia’s climate activism scene, how local communities have tackled the climate crisis, and how regional climate organisations can collaborate to foster greater regional solidarity, amongst other interesting insights!

Links:

KAMY Report - CLIMATE AND ENERGY TRANSITION REPORTING IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA'S MAINSTREAM NEWS MEDIA

KAMY Instagram: @klimaaction

Aroe’s Instagram: @aroeajoeni

Aljazeera article on Sabah’s Nature Conservation Agreement 

Clarification: Malaysia latest installed renewable energy capacity target is 70% by 2050, not 2040, as stated in the episode

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction/Who is KAMY?

(04:02) Malaysia's climate activism scene

(07:03) What are the major challenges faced by Malaysian communities?

(12:17) What have been the major challenges for Malaysian climate activists?

(13:33) How should international organisations work with local indigenous communities in rural areas?

(16:30) How have local communities responded to the impacts of climate change?

(18:10) How the Malaysian government support local communities in building climate resilience

(20:10) Collaboration with regional organisations in SEA

(24:40) KAMY at COP27

(27:15) What does a Green Malaysia look like?

(33:08) More on SG’s involvement in the Sabah NCA/Outro