This pre-forum workshop in collaboration between LEAP, Forever Sabah, and University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) was a build up towards a full day forum to encourage more dialogue around Infrastructure Planning and Development project.

The participants consisting of UCSF students and faculty were presented with an overview of various infrastructure projects in Sabah and were challenged to form teams and come up with various alternatives and solutions to the negative effects on the environment and communities caused by these infrastructure development projects.

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On 22 October 2019, the Institute for Development Studies (Sabah) and Coalition Humans Habitats Highways (Coalition 3H) co-organised the “Inclusive Dialogue between Stakeholders on Infrastructure Development in Sabah for the 12th Malaysia Plan”. This gathering aimed to bring all sectors – government, industry, academia, non-governmental organisations and the general public – together in the spirit of transparency for an open dialogue and discussion about key areas of infrastructure expansion in Sabah. The objectives of the dialogue were to: Provide a platform for effective dialogue and understanding of current information and policies by key players; and Explore the establishment of an all-inclusive Joint Action Committee that reviews infrastructure projects in Sabah.

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