Key Experts | Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY)

KEY EXPERTS IN CLIMATE AND ENERGY

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION

Adrian Lasimbang

Served as a Senator at the Malaysian Parliment Senate (2018-2021)
Special interest in renewable energy system
Director of Community Development and Regenerative Farming (VERDE Resources Malaysia Sdn Bhd) - Develops mechanism to generate carbon credits through carbon farming
Former Executive Director of TONIBUNG, a non-profit organisation that leads and designs community-led micro-hydro systems in Sabah and Sarawak remote indigenous villages.
Former Managing Director of Penampang Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd.

Dr Dzaeman Dzulkifli

Executive Director of Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre (TRCRC), Malaysian-based organisation that works on conserving rare and endangered tree species.
Tropical rainforest ecologists, featured in Tatler Asia
Expertise: Rainforest conservation (esp. endangered tree species), advising business communities in protecting rainforest and grow sustainably.

Hafizudin Nasarudin

President of Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam Malaysia (KUASA)
Founding Director of EkoAlam Forestry, Perak, which produce forest seedlings for conservation, reforestration, and carbon sequestration

Ili Nadiah Dzulfakar

Co-founder and Chairman of Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY) https://www.klimaactionmalaysia.org
Business and Human Rights lead on environment pillar in the National Baseline of NAP Business and Human Rights
Consultant at European Climate Foundation
Advisor at Regeringskansliet, Utrikesdepartementet (an international advisory group for environment, climate and biodiversity under the Minister for International Development Cooperation in Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
Research associate at the Institute Of Strategic & International Studies Malaysia
Advisor to the Environment of Peace initiative led by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Kiu Jia Yaw

Partner and Sustainable Development Lawyer at Kiu & Co. https://www.kiu-co.com
Deputy Co-chair at Bar Council Environment & Climate Change Committee
Co-Chair at Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance
A Secretariat Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group of Malaysia on the Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG)
ESG Committee of The Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of KL & Selangor (KLSCCCI)

Khoo Salma Nasution

President of Penang Heritage Trust
Custodian of Sun Yat Sen Museum, Penang (120 Armenian Street)
Co-founder of Little Penang Street Market through Lestari Heritage Network
Authored and co-authored many books on social history, cultural heritage, and sustainable development in Penang and Perak: Google Scholar

Meena Raman

President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Legal Advisor to Consumers Association of Penang
Coordinator of Third World Network’s Climate Change Programme
Has actively participated in the UNFCCC negotiations since 2007

Wong Pui Yi

Asia Pacific Project Coordinator - Waste Trade at Break Free From Plastic, a global non-profit organisation that fights plastic pollution
Previously a researcher in The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) (2019-2021)
Featured in Consider This in Astro Awani on the degazettement of Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve
Featured in BFM 89.9, discussing on the links between plastic pollution and corruption.
Article published in Asia Global Institute: The University of Hong Kong on "Unhealthy Air and Plastic Waste: The Nexus of Pollution, Public Health and Corruption."

THINK TANKS

Darshan Joshi

Expertise on climate and sustainability policy papers and national sectoral policy reviews and action plans
Climate consultant at The Asia Foundation
Programme coordinator, Partnership for Market Implementation at The World Bank
Previously an analyst at Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia and the Penang Institute. His work: https://www.isis.org.my/author/darshan/
Research work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Darshan-Joshi

Evelyn Teh

Executive Director at Ara Research
Director of a documentary, "Grey Scale," a story about ageing alone in a changing world.
Former Researcher at WorldFish, The Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA), Penang Institute, and Third World Network
Former Consultant at DHI

INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTION

Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham

Climate and Environment Consultant at UNICEF
Former Manager of the Malaysian Youth Delegation to UNFCCC
Conducted research at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at Sunway University, The Earth Institute and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York

INDUSTRY

Dr Renard Siew

Co-chair UNEP-FI’s Collective Commitment on Climate Action
Facilitator Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
Former Researcher at Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM)
Presidential Fellow of Malaysia’s National Youth Council
Co-chair of the Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management Working Committee

Arina Kok

Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Malaysia
Former trainer for Bursa Malaysia’s Sustainability Engagement Series for Chief Financial Officers (“CFOs”) / Chief Sustainability Officers (“CSOs”)

Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar

Founder and chairperson of Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM)
The country chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative
Lead CEO Action Network (CAN) Policy Advocacy Workstream
A Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
Advisory Panel of the UN Global Compact Malaysia’s Sustainability Center of Excellence

Luanne Sieh

Senior Managing Director, Head, Group Sustainability at CIMB
Working Group Chair, #CEOActionNetwork
Former Consultant at Towers Watson

Shakila Rajendran

Senior consultant, UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) Country Associate at Arup
Sustainability consultant at Sense & Sustainability Solutions
Contributing editor at Robb Report Malaysia
Previously the Head of Sustainability for Cenergi Sdn Bhd
Previously a writer in several publications (April Magazine, Food for Thought, The Asian Woman, etc.)

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION

Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr Zaini Ujang

Secretary General for the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water
Spearheaded a team to develop Malaysia Green Technology Master Plan (2017-2030)
Board of Directors at Water Asset Management Ltd (PAAB, fully owned by Ministry of Finance), Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA), Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA), Chemical Companies of Malaysia (CCM), Institute of Sultan Iskandar for Urban Habitat and High Rise Buildings (since 2008), Malaysia Qualification Agency (2013-2016), National Higher Education Fund Corp (PTPTN 2013-2016), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2013-2016), International Islamic Universiti Malaysia (2013-2016), Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations (METEOR 2008-2013) and Chair of Proton Technology Advisory Council (PTAC 2010-2013)

ACADEMIA

Prof Dr Fredolin Tanggang @ Tajudin Mahmud

Chairman and professor at the Dept. of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Technology at UKM (JSBAS)
Expertise: Climatology, Physical Oceanography, Climate Change, Climate Variation
Established and coordinates the Southeast Asia Regional Climate Downscaling (SEACLID) / CORDEX Southeast Asia, that focuses on narrowing knowledge gaps on scientific understanding of regional climate change over the Southeast Asia region.
IPCC: Vice-Chair of the UN IPCC Working Group 1 Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), Review Editor for Chapter 10 IPCC AR6
Research Biograpghy: https://ukmsarjana.ukm.my/main/lihat_profil/SzAwNTQwOA==

Dr Helena Muhamad Varkkey

Associate professor of Environmental Politics at the Dept. of International and Strategic Studies Universiti Malaya (UM)
Expertise: transboundary haze, land use change governance, in Southeast Asia, and the global politics of palm oil and alimate change
Project Lead in Policy and governance approaches to cooperative mitigation of peatland carbon emissions and transboundary haze in Southeast Asia.
Published The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia: Palm Oil and Patronage with Routledge (2016)

Prof Dr Joy Jacqueline Pereira

Principal fellow at Institute of Environment and Development (LESTARI UKM)
Expertise: Environmental Geosciences, Natural Hazards and Climate Adaptation, Mineral Resources and Environment
Principal Research Fellow at UKM's Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM)
Fellow of Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)
Extensive work with IPCC: Vice-Chair of the IPCC Working Group 2 on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Coordinating Lead Author for the Asia Chapter of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, Review Editor for the 2012 IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (IPCC-SREX), and Lead Author for the IPCC-AR5 Synthesis Report.
Research Biography: https://ukmsarjana.ukm.my/main/lihat_profil/SzAwNzUxMg==

Dr Matthew Ashfold

Associate professor and Head of the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences (2020) at University of Nottingham Malaysia
Expertise:Atmospheric science in Southeast Asia, trans-boundary air pollution, haze, air quality in cities, connections between climate change, climate variability, and air pollution.
Collaborate in Policy and governance approaches to cooperative mitigation of peatland carbon emissions and transboundary haze in Southeast Asia.
Publications: https://www.nottingham.edu.my/Science/People/matthew.ashfold

Dr Sharina Abdul Halim

Senior lecturer/senior fellow at Institute of Environment and Development (LESTARI UKM)
Expertise: Environemtal Sociology, Heritage Conservation, Natural Resource Management, Ecotourism, and more.
Head for Research Programme on Environment, Economics and Social Sustainability (KASES) at LESTARI UKM
Head of Research Programme for Cultural Heritage and Social Sustainability, Langkawi Research Centre (PPL, UKM)
Lead Author for Chapter 5 on the Special 1.5 degrees Report (2017-2018) and Chapter 10: Asia for the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6-WG2) (2019-2021)
Research Biography: https://ukmsarjana.ukm.my/main/lihat_profil/SzAxODA0Ng==

Ir Dr Salmah Zakaria

Fellow Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)
Chair of ASM-EPU (Economic Planning Unit) Study on Water Section Transformation 2040 (May 2020 - Dec 2021): https://www.akademisains.gov.my/ar20/roadmap-for-the-national-agenda-on-water-sector-transformation-2040/
Former Chair of ASM Water Committee (2015-2022)
Research work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salmah-Zakaria

Dr Zelina Zaiton Ibrahim

Volunteer via Amal Putra Scheme at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Climate Change lead at the Centre for Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia (CETDEM)
Previously an Associate Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM Dept. of Environmental Management)
Expertise: catchment pollution estimation, estuarine and coastal processes to physical oceanography
Coordinating lead author of Working Group II Chapter 16 Key Risks across Sectors and Regions, contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6-WG2)
Research work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zelina-Ibrahim

CIVIL SOCIETY

Suri Kempe

President of Family Frontiers (Persatuan Perpaduan, Pembangunan dan Kebajikan Keluarga) and QueerLapis
UN Women Consultant on Law Reform and Resource Mobilisation
Member of the Technical Advisory Panel of the Think City Grants Programme
UNDP Gender Equality Seal Assessor at Kemban Kolektif PLT

KEY EXPERTS IN CLIMATE AND ENERGY

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION

Adrian Lasimbang

Served as a Senator at the Malaysian Parliment Senate (2018-2021)

Special interest in renewable energy system

Director of Community Development and Regenerative Farming (VERDE Resources Malaysia Sdn Bhd) - Develops mechanism to generate carbon credits through carbon farming

Former Executive Director of TONIBUNG, a non-profit organisation that leads and designs community-led micro-hydro systems in Sabah and Sarawak remote indigenous villages.

Former Managing Director of Penampang Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd.

Dr Dzaeman Dzulkifli

Executive Director of Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre (TRCRC), Malaysian-based organisation that works on conserving rare and endangered tree species.

Tropical rainforest ecologists, featured in Tatler Asia

Expertise: Rainforest conservation (esp. endangered tree species), advising business communities in protecting rainforest and grow sustainably.

Hafizudin Nasarudin

President of Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam Malaysia (KUASA)

Founding Director of EkoAlam Forestry, Perak, which produce forest seedlings for conservation, reforestration, and carbon sequestration

Ili Nadiah Dzulfakar

Co-founder and Chairman of Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY) https://www.klimaactionmalaysia.org

Business and Human Rights lead on environment pillar in the National Baseline of NAP Business and Human Rights

Consultant at European Climate Foundation

Advisor at Regeringskansliet, Utrikesdepartementet (an international advisory group for environment, climate and biodiversity under the Minister for International Development Cooperation in Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs)

Research associate at the Institute Of Strategic & International Studies Malaysia

Advisor to the Environment of Peace initiative led by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Kiu Jia Yaw

Partner and Sustainable Development Lawyer at Kiu & Co. https://www.kiu-co.com

Deputy Co-chair at Bar Council Environment & Climate Change Committee

Co-Chair at Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance

A Secretariat Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group of Malaysia on the Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG)

ESG Committee of The Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of KL & Selangor (KLSCCCI)

Khoo Salma Nasution

President of Penang Heritage Trust

Custodian of Sun Yat Sen Museum, Penang (120 Armenian Street)

Co-founder of Little Penang Street Market through Lestari Heritage Network

Authored and co-authored many books on social history, cultural heritage, and sustainable development in Penang and Perak: Google Scholar

Meena Raman

President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia

Legal Advisor to Consumers Association of Penang

Coordinator of Third World Network’s Climate Change Programme

Has actively participated in the UNFCCC negotiations since 2007

Wong Pui Yi

Asia Pacific Project Coordinator - Waste Trade at Break Free From Plastic, a global non-profit organisation that fights plastic pollution

Previously a researcher in The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) (2019-2021)

Featured in Consider This in Astro Awani on the degazettement of Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve

Featured in BFM 89.9, discussing on the links between plastic pollution and corruption.

Article published in Asia Global Institute: The University of Hong Kong on "Unhealthy Air and Plastic Waste: The Nexus of Pollution, Public Health and Corruption."

THINK TANKS

Darshan Joshi

Expertise on climate and sustainability policy papers and national sectoral policy reviews and action plans

Climate consultant at The Asia Foundation

Programme coordinator, Partnership for Market Implementation at The World Bank

Previously an analyst at Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia and the Penang Institute. His work: https://www.isis.org.my/author/darshan/

Research work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Darshan-Joshi

Evelyn Teh

Executive Director at Ara Research

Director of a documentary, "Grey Scale," a story about ageing alone in a changing world.

Former Researcher at WorldFish, The Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA), Penang Institute, and Third World Network

Former Consultant at DHI

INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTION

Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham

Climate and Environment Consultant at UNICEF

Former Manager of the Malaysian Youth Delegation to UNFCCC

Conducted research at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at Sunway University, The Earth Institute and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York

INDUSTRY

Dr Renard Siew

Co-chair UNEP-FI’s Collective Commitment on Climate Action

Facilitator Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Former Researcher at Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM)

Presidential Fellow of Malaysia’s National Youth Council

Co-chair of the Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management Working Committee

Arina Kok

Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Malaysia

Former trainer for Bursa Malaysia’s Sustainability Engagement Series for Chief Financial Officers (“CFOs”) / Chief Sustainability Officers (“CSOs”)

Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar

Founder and chairperson of Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM)

The country chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative

Lead CEO Action Network (CAN) Policy Advocacy Workstream

A Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia

Advisory Panel of the UN Global Compact Malaysia’s Sustainability Center of Excellence

Luanne Sieh

Senior Managing Director, Head, Group Sustainability at CIMB

Working Group Chair, #CEOActionNetwork