Transition, Resilience & Adaptation Capital Markets
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Join us at the RIFAR SHOWCASE
Recognising the role of youth in advancing the nation’s climate resilience, the Securities Commission Malaysia has launched the River Flooding Adaptation & Resilience (RIFAR) Challenge. Set in Selangor, more than 400 students from 35 universities in Malaysia and abroad have signed up to be part of the solutions for river flooding.
The RIFAR Showcase convenes cross-sector leaders to spotlight the urgency of climate adaptation at both federal and state levels in Malaysia, while championing the role of youth-led innovation in advancing adaptation and financing solutions. The Showcase also explores real-world case studies and blended finance structures that mobilise private capital for climate adaptation.
As the closing act, join us as the Top 3 teams from the Sprint and Marathon are announced and awarded prizes for their outstanding submissions and solutions.
featured speakers
YAB Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy Transition and Water Transformation
YBhg. Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi
Executive Chairman
Securities Commission Malaysia
YAM Tengku Zatashah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Princess of Selangor,
Environmental Advocate
AGENDA
Time
Session
2.30 PM – 2.40 PM
Arrival of VIPs
2.40 PM – 2.50 PM
Welcome Remarks
Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Executive Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia
To set the scene for the capital market's role in mobilising sustainability and adaptation financing, positioning these priorities within the Capital Market Masterplan 2026-2030.
2.50 PM – 3.05 PM
Keynote Address: Malaysia’s Future of Flood Resilience
YAB Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy Transition and Water Transformation
To articulate the federal government's whole-of-nation approach to adaptation, anchored in MyNAP and flood mitigation infrastructure, and the priorities for translating national policy into financeable action.
3.05PM – 3.10 PM
RIFAR Marathon Showcase
3.10 PM – 3.20 PM
Prize Giving: RIFAR Marathon
To award top 3 winners of the RIFAR Marathon, where teams designed a practical flood-risk intervention for the Klang River corridor, combining an engineering concept with a capital-market financing plan.
3.20 PM – 3.35 PM
Break
3.35 PM – 3.55 PM
Fireside Chat: A Generation’s Stake in Climate Resilience
YAM Tengku Zatashah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Princess of Selangor and Environmental Advocate
To underscore Selangor’s critical climate risks and vulnerabilities, with a focus on Taman Sri Muda, as well as highlight the importance of climate literacy and empowering youth to drive the future of Malaysia’s resilience.
3.55 PM – 4.35 PM
Panel Discussion: Mobilising Private Capital within Blended Finance Structures for Adaptation
To examine how climate adaptation solutions could be made investable from both demand and supply side perspectives, supported by real-life case studies on successful blended finance structures for adaptation projects.
4.35 PM – 4.45 PM
Prize Giving: RIFAR Sprint
To showcase the top 3 submissions of the RIFAR Sprint, where students developed a 45- to 60-second video to build awareness around rivers & waste, and award prizes to the top 3 winning teams.
4.45 PM – 5.00 PM
Closing Address
5.00 PM
End
VENUE
SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA,
50490, KUALA LUMPUR
AUDITORIUM, LG1
