Rehabilitating our rivers Without a doubt, Klang and Gombak rivers have remained two of Klang Valley’s dirtiest rivers. Due to their shameful state, they have become an under-utilised natural asset, especially the Klang River which has the potential to be a vibrant waterfront given its historical importance, heritage centre and location within the city. This…
Pelajar, kakitangan kerajaan, penduduk sertai program PROGRAM Pelestarian dan Pemulihan Sungai Penchala, memberi pendedahan awal kepada generasi muda terutama pelajar mengenai pentingnya penjagaan sungai sebagai sumber air bersih, Aktiviti bersama Global Environment Centre (GEC), Novozymes Sdn Bhd, DBKL serta Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran, dijayakan 150 pelajar, kakitangan Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) dan penduduk sekitar…
IN conjunction with the World Rivers Day 2010, an educational event was held at Sungai Pencala in Taman Rimba Kiara, Kuala Lumur, on Saturday. Organised by Global Environment Centre (GEC) together with Malaysian Country Water Partnership (MyCWP), the event was supported by the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Novozymes…
Live radio interview with Dr. Kalithasan on water, rivers and the W.A.T.E.R. Project Malaysian rivers aren’t doing too well, and Malaysian citizens are very much to blame for this. Dr. K. Kalithasan, Coordinator of the River Care Programme at Global Environment Centre (GEC) helps paint a clearer picture of current state most of our Malaysian…
SEKOLAH Menengah Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya was buzzing with activities during the 2010 River Carnival. The carnival was aimed at educating and engaging the public on how to work together to clean up urban rivers in a fun and exciting way. People young and old came as early as 8am to the carnival, where some…
PETALING JAYA: Some 60 tonnes of garbage are collected from rivers in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor each year, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage said. The department’s river basin and coastal zone management director Datuk Ong Siew Heng described the figure as alarming and said that the people could play their role in addressing the…
PETALING JAYA: The 2.5-kilometre Sungai Way is no longer categorised as Class V, the dirtiest in the five river categories. In just one year the cleanliness of the river has improved from Class V to Class IV, with some parts even in Class III. The progress is attributed to “Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation” (Water),…
With all the attention on the environment, it’s hardly news when a green project goes right. On the contrary, it’s the slip-ups that get the headlines these days. But there’s something about the success story of Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) Foundation’s Sungai Way rehabilitation project that stands out. Eighteen months ago, Sungai Way, a tributary…
THE GAB Foundation in collaboration with the Global Environment Centre (GEC) organised a seminar for business owners and operators situated along the Sungai Way basin. The seminar was part of a community engagement programme under the GAB Foundation’s Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation (W.A.T.E.R) Project – Sungai Way River Rehabilitation Project. The main objective…
THE Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) Foundation and the Global Environment Centre (GEC) recently organised a seminar for owners and operators of businesses situated along the Sungai Way river basin as part of its river rehabilitation initiative dubbed as Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation (WATER) project. GAB Foundation chairman Tan Sri Saw Huat Lye said the…