Netherlands offers water management expertise to help Sarawak combat worsening floods

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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, Jan 28: The Netherlands has expressed its readiness to share its extensive expertise and experience in water management to help Sarawak address increasingly severe flooding linked to climate change.

According to a Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) news report, Dutch Ambassador to Malaysia Jacques Warner said the matter was discussed during his courtesy call on Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, with water management cooperation being the main focus of the meeting.

He said the Netherlands is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on water cooperation with the federal government in the near future, and proposed that a similar scope of collaboration be extended to the Sarawak government.

“Over hundreds of years, we have developed various solutions that make us highly experienced and knowledgeable in water management issues.

“This knowledge, expertise, as well as related goods and services, are what we hope to share with Sarawak in the future to help reduce flood risks and impacts,” he told reporters after the courtesy call at Wisma Bapa Malaysia in Petra Jaya here today.

Jacques noted that Sarawak has experienced serious flooding incidents in recent years, including in Bintulu, Sibu and several other areas, underscoring the need for a more comprehensive long-term approach.

As such, he said cooperation and the sharing of expertise are crucial to mitigating flood risks and impacts, particularly as climate change is expected to worsen the situation.

Meanwhile, Jacques said his visit to Sarawak also included representatives from several Dutch companies interested in contributing to Sarawak’s vision of building more airports and modernising existing facilities.

“We have several Dutch companies that are keen to contribute towards achieving these objectives,” he added. — DayakDaily

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