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LOCAL AGENDA 21
IN MALAYSIA:
Is It Still Relevant?
Dr Aizi Razman Ismail
Thursday, 12 June 2014
at the
Razak School of Government
Structure of the Presentation
• Introduction
• What is Agenda 21?
• Local Agenda 21
• The Malaysian Pilot Project on Local
Agenda 21
• Is it still relevant in Malaysia?
• Conclusion
• Q&A
INTRODUCTION
• Malaysia is a signatory to the Agenda 21
document (Earth Summit, 1992)
• Now, communities are still asking if the
principles of LA21 are carried out effectively
by local authorities (as the lead agencies)
• The govt has taken many steps, but…
• So, is LA21 still relevant?
?
WHAT IS AGENDA 21?
• Why twenty-one?
• An agenda for sustainable development
• Development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own
needs (Brundtland Report, 1987)
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Malaysia’s New Economic Model
Inclusiveness
High income
Sustainability
Environmental
Social
Economic
GOOD (URBAN)
GOVERNANCE
• “Government knows best” in the 50s and 60s…
• “Malaysia Incorporated” introduced in the 80s…
• Good governance in the 90s and into the 21st
centuryPrivate sector
Government
Civil society
GOOD GOVERNANCE
LOCAL AGENDA 21
• Agenda 21 at the local level: local authorities
• Chapter 28 of the Agenda 21 document:
Because so many of the problems and solutions
being addressed by Agenda 21 have their roots in
local activities, the participation and cooperation
of local authorities will be a determining factor in
fulfilling its objectives
Each local authority should enter into a dialogue
with its citizens, local organisations and private
enterprises and adopt "a local Agenda 21"
• Community vision
• Community-based issue analysis (CBIA)
• Partnership (Local Agenda 21 Committee)
• Action plan
• Implementation & monitoring
• Evaluation & feedback
Private sector
Local Government
Civil society
LOCAL AGENDA 21
LOCAL AGENDA 21
Local Agenda 21 Process:
The Malaysian Pilot Project on Local Agenda 21
• Year 2000 to 2002; funded by UNDP
• In 4 local authority areas:
Petaling Jaya
Kuantan
Miri
Kerian
• To replicate to other local authorities in the
country – municipal councils; district councils
Is it still relevant?
• Signed in 1992
• Pilot Project: 2000-2002
• Now it is 2014
• Sustainable/green cities
• Future cities
CONCLUSION
• Yes, Local Agenda 21 in Malaysia is still
relevant
• Very much so
• Why? Environmental
Social
Economic
Private sector
Government
Civil society
