Target Groups: Local community
Funder: Department of Irrigation and Drainage  Malaysia)
Partners: JPS Selangor, MPAJ, Local Communities
Period of Execution: 2012 - ongoing
Project Website: www.myrol.my

The ROL-POP is a programme to foster partnerships and to improve attitudes and behaviours of target groups to reduce pollution.

The main objective of ROL-POP is to generate evidential improvement in attitudes and behaviours of target groups within the Project Area towards river care and preservation in order to improve water quality and reduce pollution within project area. other than that, it is to promote a sense of ownership towards the river and initiating long term and sustainable change in behaviour towards preserving the river.

 The scope and location of the ROL-POP

The Public Outreach Programme will be conducted within the boundary of River of Life project area as shown:

Project stages

Implementing the Phase 1 programme may be conducted in stages for the purposes of providing focus. The suggested divisions of stages are as follows:

• Stage 1 – Klang Gates to the junction of MRR2 and Jalan Taman Zoo View
• Stage 2 – the junction of MRR2 and Jalan Wangsa 1
• Stage 3 – the junction of MRR2 and Jalan Wangsa 1 to the confluence of Klang and Ampang Rivers.

Timeframe

The pilot project is implemented over a two years project period which has started on June 2012. The successful completion of the implementation will enable River of Life (RoL) Public Outreach Programme to achieve its objectives to increase people participation, reduce river pollution and improve water quality in the RoL pilot project area.

Project Approach

Through Campaigns and Talks (awareness, education, knowledge)
 

Through Training and Workshops (knowledge, skills)
 

Through Activities and Initiatives (local action)
 

Through Partnerships  (reporting, websites, blogs)
 
    

 Read more of the project at www.myrol.my