6th Malaysia – The Netherlands Water Dialogue on Water and Climate Change, Kuala Lumpur, 1 Nov 2023

Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Interactions

Water as a Catalyst for Transformation

Joy Jacqueline Pereira

2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Seadpri - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
The Intergovernmental Panel on Co-Chair, WG III – Mitigation of Climate Change
Climate Change and Albert Asian Network on Climate Science & Technology (ANCST)
Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
http://ancst.org
 S T R U C T U R E | S C I E N C E - P O L I C Y I N T E R FA C E

Intergovernmental Panel Hundreds of scientists and experts from

195 member States appointing around the world are involved in the
National Focal Points preparation of IPCC reports

WORKING WORKING
GROUP I GROUP II Authors &
PLENARY Scientists

The Physical Science Impacts, Adaptation

SCIENCE
Basis & Vulnerability
POLICY

France-China The Netherlands-Singapore

Review
BUREAUX
Editors
WORKING TASK FORCE ON
GROUP III INVENTORIES
Mitigation of Task Force on National Expert
EXECUTIVE Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Reviewers
COMMITTEE
Inventories

USA-Malaysia Japan-Pakistan

Policy and science work together to provide rigorous and balanced

scientific information on climate change
 The Challenge
Climate parameters and hazards in Projected changes (2°C
Southeast Asia to 2.4°C)
Mean air temperature; Extreme heat; High confidence of
Atmospheric CO2 at surface increase
Heavy rainfall and pluvial flood; High confidence of
increase
Mean rainfall; River flood; Landslide; Medium confidence of
Tropical Cyclone increase
Relative sea level; Coastal erosion; High confidence of
Coastal flood; Marine heatwave; Ocean increase
acidity
What are the risks of disasters losses and liability?

❑ Transformative actions at an unprecedented scale is required to

limit global warming to 1.5°C.
❑ These include deep emissions cuts for GHG emissions to peak
by 2025 and reduced by 43% by 2030 in all sectors, deployment
of a range of technologies, behavioral changes as well as
increased investment in low carbon options.
❑ There is a rapidly narrowing window of opportunity to enable
climate resilient development.

What is the risk of transition?

How can we continue to attract investment and maintain green growth?

Delayed action -----
Risk of cost escalation, lock-in of infrastructure,
stranded assets, and reduced feasibility and
effectiveness of adaptation and mitigation options

Scaling up ambition and implementation of both

climate change mitigation and adaptation is equally
important

How can the water sector be a catalyst for

transformation by continuing to attract investment
and maintaining green growth?

Thank you very much!