12 January 2024: Mini hydros have impacted at least 2 Orang Asli communities in Perak. Can Malaysia’s transition to renewable energy be more equitable to communities? We discuss who the beneficiaries of these hydro projects are, processes such as Free, Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) and Environmental Impact Assessments,  and the cultural importance of traditional lands. 

Featuring  Ashley Yeong and Wong Siew Lyn from Macaranga and Piarapakaran Subramaniam, President, Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER).  Hosted by Juliet Jacobs on ‘Earth Matters’, BFM89.9.

Based on Macaranga story Perak Dams Threaten Stone Spirits and Ancestral Graves.