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Green rooftops and permeable pavements can help reduce risks of floods
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2020-04-28
Now that we are finally taking a breather from water scarcity and rationing, we are confronting increased flood risks brought by the south-west monsoon, as evidenced by the recent floods in Petaling Jaya, Penang and Kedah. Echoing Sahabat Alam Malaysia president Meenakshi Raman’s call to create “sponge cities” (“Create sponge cities to prevent flash floods, says SAM”, The Star, April 22), I would like to reiterate that it is imperative for us to pursue climate change adaptation more vigorously now.