The Klang River is one of the defining waterways of Kuala Lumpur, but for many of us, it's something we pass by without really noticing. The Klang River Festival is trying to change that, by bringing people closer to the river, its history, its communities and the habitat along its banks. Now in its fifth year, the festival has grown beyond a weekend event into a year-round effort to build a stronger relationship between people and the river. This year's theme, “Act!vating Habitat”, puts the focus on the biodiversity of the riverbank, and on what it means to care for an urban river as a living environment. We speak to Faith Foo, Programme Coordinator, and Nurul Qistina, Community Architect, both with KongsiKL, which organises the Klang River Festival, about its origins, its environmental mission, and the role communities can play in reconnecting with the river and protecting its future.

The Klang River is one of the defining waterways of Kuala Lumpur, but for many of us, it's something we pass by without really noticing. The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.klangriverfestival.com/">Klang River Festival</a> is trying to change that, by bringing people closer to the river, its history, its communities and the habitat along its banks. Now in its fifth year, the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cloudjoi.com/org/496-klang-river-festival">festival</a> has grown beyond a weekend event into a year-round effort to build a stronger relationship between people and the river. This year's theme, “Act!vating Habitat”, puts the focus on the biodiversity of the riverbank, and on what it means to care for an urban river as a living environment. We speak to Faith Foo, Programme Coordinator, and Nurul Qistina, Community Architect, both with KongsiKL, which organises the Klang River Festival, about its origins, its environmental mission, and the role communities can play in reconnecting with the river and protecting its future.

Climate change, ferocious weather and ‘the haze’ are now part our everyday lives. How are our lifestyles connected to them, and what can we do about it? What does the economy have to do with it? Earth Matters engages with activists and experts to explore our changing relationship with the planet that we only borrow from our children.