1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
As summarised by Ref. 1, the following goals have been identified for the intervention:
- restoration of natural ecosystems, landscapes and biodiversity;
- enhancement of attractiveness of Melaka to residents and visitors;
- potential provision of access to green spaces in urban areas for residents, encouraging active and healthy lifestyles;
- provision of both flood and air pollution mitigation, in addition to reducting urban heat island effects.
- restoration of natural ecosystems, landscapes and biodiversity;
- enhancement of attractiveness of Melaka to residents and visitors;
- potential provision of access to green spaces in urban areas for residents, encouraging active and healthy lifestyles;
- provision of both flood and air pollution mitigation, in addition to reducting urban heat island effects.
Quantitative targets
Still in the envisioning stage of the intervention, quantitative do not yet appear to have been determined for the project. The intervention is to be aligned with SDG Goals 11.6 and 15.1, so ought to pursue the protection, restoration and promotion of sustainable use of ecosystems and the reversing of land degradation and/or biodiversity loss; and also pursue the reduction of the environmental impact of the city, by a) paying special attention to waste management and b) providing access to safe, open public spaces (Ref. 1).
The Department of Management Services and Department of Environmental Health is to conduct a feasibility study to understand the current extent of environmental degradation at the site in order to determine a suitable programme of rehabilitation which will "render the site suitable for public use" (Ref. 1).
The Department of Management Services and Department of Environmental Health is to conduct a feasibility study to understand the current extent of environmental degradation at the site in order to determine a suitable programme of rehabilitation which will "render the site suitable for public use" (Ref. 1).
Monitoring indicators defined
As above, due to the intervention remaining in its envisioning stage at present, monitoring indicators are yet to be defined.
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
Following the completion of a feasibility study, the site will undergo significant rehabilitation in order to counteract the environmental degradation which has occurred to date and restore natural habitats (Ref. 1). In particular, attention will be paid to reducing potential water pollution which may occur due to the site's close proximity to the Melaka River and the potential for leachate to be released from the site (Ref. 1). Having had the site rehabilitated and the natural habitat restored, the site will then be developed into a public park (Ref. 1).
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Through the remediation and rehabilitation of the Krubong landfill site, and its eventual conversion into an alternate land-use, suitable for public use as a park, technological innovation will be undergone (Ref. 1).
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
There is no information provided alongside the proposed intervention to suggest that the project idea and/or design have been derived from existing initiatives within the city. It appears rather that the intervention was developed during Phases I and II of the Resilient Melaka strategy, in which expert opinion was elicited on the most pressing issues which the city faces as regards its resilience (Ref. 1).
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
There is no information provided to suggest that the Krubong initiative will be transferred to additional landfill sites within the city. However, the introduction of policies that aim to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills may see similar initiatives be invoked further down the line (see Ref. 5 for further detail on such policies).
