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This page features recent webinars, articles, and maps that provide important insights into the issue of air pollution in Malaysia. As a rapidly developing country, Malaysia is facing increasing challenges in managing air pollution, which has significant impacts on public health, the environment, and the economy.  On this page, you will find a selection of resources that cover various aspects of air pollution in Malaysia. These resources include webinars featuring experts in the field who discuss the causes and consequences of air pollution in Malaysia, articles that provide in-depth analysis of the issue and highlight key policy measures, and maps that visualize the distribution of air pollution across the country.

Policy BriefS

 

In the most recent session of our webinar series, we have launched two policy briefs on haze communication with Malaysia as its focal discussion point. The first brief covers recommendations to the government to disseminate and promote health-conscious behaviours during air pollution periods while the second investigates key strategies in creating effective campaigns on protections against haze.

 

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webinars

 

Clearing The Air: Ep1 Haze & Covid19

CERAH, in collaboration with KAMY and Greenpeace Malaysia, will be hosting Clearing The Air, an anti-haze webinar series. How do we continue ensuring that our voices are heard, and progress to transformative actions?
In our second episode, CERAH will focus on the powerful role of civil society, from grassroots to international, in influencing vital, cohesive change.

Clearing The Air: Ep2 Haze & Civil Society

CERAH, in collaboration with KAMY and Greenpeace Malaysia, will be hosting Clearing The Air, an anti-haze webinar series.
How do we continue ensuring that our voices are heard, and progress to transformative actions?
In our second episode, CERAH will focus on the powerful role of civil society, from grassroots to international, in influencing vital, cohesive change.

Clearing The Air: Ep3 Does Malaysia Need a Transboundary Haze Law

Yes, you heard right. The Malaysian Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) has been shelved. 
But what ACTUALLY is it? What does it CONTAIN? And why was it the single most important piece of legislation in combating regional South East Asian haze? Could its premature death be one of the biggest missed opportunities of our time?

 

are you staying in an area of high air pollution? 

Below is an Air Pollution Site Map across Malaysia. As on March 4, 2023, Malaysia is currently ranked at 50/118 countries in terms of Air Quality. 

The 2021 average PM2.5 concentration in Malaysia: 3.9 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value. With a rating of 19.36 µg/m³, putting its yearly average into the ‘moderately’ polluted range. The cleanest city in Malaysia was Bongawan, Sabah (24 – moderate), whereas the most polluted was Klang, Selangor (108 – Unhealthy for Sensitive people).