Klang River Basin Restoration and Rehabilitation Project at Sungai Batu through Biodiversity Enhancement

Project status: Completed
  • Duration: December 2022 – 2023
  • Funder: CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad
  • Partners: Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Gombak District

Klang River Basin Restoration and Rehabilitation Project at Sungai Batu through Biodiversity Enhancement

Aiming at enhancing riverbanks through Nature-based Solutions (NbS), the project will focus on enhancing an identified 1km stretch of Sungai Batu, a tributary of the Klang River Basin.

The project will include various programmes including, tree planting to help reduce riverbank erosion and landslides. It will also involve the reintroduction of local riverine species along the riverbank to enhance riverine biodiversity and pollution reduction through community-based Best Management Practices (BMP).

Participating Villages
  • Kampung Nakhoda
  • Kampung Sungai Tua Baharu/Tanah Gantian
  • Kampung Sungai Kertas
  • Kampung Laksamana
  • Kampung Baru Batu Caves
  • Kampung Melayu Batu Caves Selatan
  • Kampung Indian Settlement Batu Caves
Key Activities
  • Riverbank enhancement through nature-based solutions (bioengineering and tree planting to reduce the riverbank erosion and landslides).
  • Reintroduce or replant the local riverine species, pollinating plants/tress along the riverbank for biodiversity enhancement.
  • Community FLOOD Ranger training, including hazard mapping.
  • Promoting Best Management Practices amongst local communities.
  • Ongoing river clean-up activity with local communities and volunteers.
  • Establish community-based riverfront site.
Share this:

Related Projects

Project status: Completed
20221016_dlmi_activitiy
River Care Programme

Citizen Science Engagement Through River Adoption & Monitoring

The project focuses on empowering the local community on issues that contribute to the river care management including river monitoring and citizen science initiatives.

Read more
Project status: Completed
20220219_river_ranger_kg_tonggang_osec_1
River Care Programme

Stewardship for A Healthy Kinta River Basin Through Green Living Practices

This 3-year project aims to achieve a Healthy Kinta River Basin in a long term by redefining the definition of healthy rivers in line with living river concept.

Read more
Project status: Ongoing
20230217_kayuara_sitevisit_ngkaytze_35
River Care Programme

Community-based River Conservation Programme: Sg Kayu Ara River Protection Project

GEC is partnering with OSK Foundation to empower local communities, schools, businesses and the general public and implement a pollution mitigation action plan at selected premises to minimise the impact on Sungai Kayu Ara and contribute to river conservation.

Read more
Project status: Completed
claydyke_taken-on-8sept2021
River Care Programme

W.A.T.E.R Project – Water Stewardship Agenda II (Phase 3)

This project is a consolidation of Water Stewardship Agenda I and is restructured based on four new strategies. Initiated by SPARK foundation, in collaboration with Global Environment Centre (GEC), the project aims to protect water resources at two basins: Sg Klang (Sg Penchala & Sg Way) and Sg Selangor.

Read more