INTERVENTION BY
MS. WAN NUR AZHANI SYAMIM ABD AZIZ
SECOND SECRETARY
PERMANENT MISSION OF MALAYSIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS
AT THE SECOND COMMITTEE SIDE EVENT “TOWARDS A RISK-INFORMED APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT: FINANCING RESILIENCE TODAY FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW”
16 OCTOBER 2025, CONFERENCE ROOM 2, UNHQ
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Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the panellists for sharing valuable information on this very important topic.
If I may share, in Malaysia's own experience, our country increasingly grapples with disasters such as floods, storms, landslides and heat waves. Among these, floods remain the most frequent and severe, exacerbated by more extreme weather patterns that bring heavy rainfalls as climate change continues to influence precipitation trends.
These recurring disasters impose high socioeconomic costs, disrupt livelihoods and highlight the need for integrated and proactive risk management measures at national and local levels.
Recognizing these challenges, Malaysia has strengthened its national disaster governance through the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), established comprehensive flood mitigation programs and expanded community-based disaster preparedness initiatives.
The country has also integrated disaster risk reduction into its national development planning, including in the 12th Malaysia Plan and the recently launched 13th Malaysia Plan. These efforts emphasize the importance of climate adaptation, resilience building and sustainable urban development.
Malaysia remains committed to investing in early warning ecosystem-based solutions, such as river restoration and mangrove rehabilitation, and partnership with local authorities and civil society to enhance community resilience.
We welcome all the information that has been shared by the panellists this morning, and we also call upon the commitment from all partners globally to help ensure that we can reduce disaster risks.
As you have mentioned, this requires a global effort to ensure that all countries, especially developing countries, can benefit from disaster risk management.
Thank you.