Experts

Dr. Khairul Naim Bin Adham

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES)
Gender
Male

Expertise

  • Biodiversity
  • Environment
  • Law and Policy
  • Management
  • Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS)
  • Conservation
  • Governance
  • Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC)
  • National Policy on Biological Diversity

Locality

  • Peninsular Malaysia

Educational Background

  • 2011 - 2013
    PhD in Environment and Development, National University of Malaysia
  • 2005 - 2008
    Master in Science (Science and Technology), University of Malaya
  • 1990 - 1995
    Bachelor in Bachelor of Horticultural Science, University Putra Malaysia
  • 2003 - 2004
    Diploma in Public Management, National Institute of Public Administration
  • 2017
    Certificate in Sustainability Operations Level 3, Department of Skills Development

Working Experience

  • 2015 - 2018
    Head of Unit (Strategic Planning)
    National Biodiversity Centre Core Team, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
  • 2014 - 2015
    Principal Assistant Secretary (International Importance Areas & CEPA Unit)
    Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
  • 2000 - 2001
    Lecturer (Agronomy)
    Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • 2002 - 2003
    Tutor (Pomology)
    Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia
  • 2018 - 2020
    Deputy Undersecretary (Biodiversity)
    Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division, Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources
  • 2020 - Present
    Undersecretary
    Biodiversity Management Division, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

Contribution

  • 2022
    Committee
    Steering Committee on National Blue Economy Blueprint for Malaysia
  • 2022
    Committee
    Biodiversity Technical Committee, Department of Standards Malaysia
  • 2022
    Committee
    Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to Meet the National Reporting Obligations under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  • 2022
    Committee
    Steering Committee Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) Blueprint (Economic & Socio-Cultural)
  • 2021
    Committee
    National Competent Authority for Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 [Act 795]
  • 2021
    Council Member
    Advisory Council for Marine Park and Reserves
  • 2018
    Expert
    Study on the readiness of the Malaysia’s construction industry in implementing GGP for government projects
  • 2014
    Expert Panel
    National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) Green Technology Compliance, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Human Resource
  • 2013
    Committee
    Sustainable Infrastructure Development Framework - Green Procurement, Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, Ministry of Works Malaysia
  • 2012
    Expert
    Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policy Support Malaysia, European Union (EU) SWITCH Asia Programme (EU in collaboration with Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister Department, Malaysia

Recognition

  • 2021
    Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (Kesatria Mangku Negara)
  • 2020
    Professional Technologies, Malaysia Board of Technologies
  • 2019
    Excellent Service Award
  • 2017
    Excellent Service Award
  • 2014
    Excellent PhD Thesis Award
    Institute for Environment and Development, National University of Malaysia
  • 2011
    Best Paper Presenter (Sustainability)
    2nd International Conference on Sustainable Future for Human Security (SUSTAIN 2011), Kyoto University, Japan
  • 2008
    Excellent Service Award
  • 2005
    K. Kumarasivam Young Environmentalist Award
    Environmental Management and Research Association of Malaysia (ENSEARCH)
  • 2002
    International Association of Traffic and Safety Science (IATSS) Award
    International Association of Traffic and Safety Science (IATSS), Japan
  • 2001
    Excellent Service Award
  • 2001
    Best Research Poster Presentation
    Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference (MSPP)

Research

  • 2011 - 2013
    An empirical investigation of Government Green Procurement (GGP) Practices in Malaysia
  • 2007 - 2008
    A case study of innovation in the Malaysian Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Company
  • 2002 - 2003
    Control of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima var. Ecke's Red) vegetative and reproductive growth by growth regulators and difference between day and night temperature (DIF)
  • 1995 - 1996
    The effects of Indole-3-Butyric Acid (IBA) hormone and types of cutting on rooting performance of Melastoma decemfidum and Tibouchina semidecandra

Publication

  • 2019
    Bacon, E., Gannon P., Stephen, Seyoum-Edjigu, E., Schmidt, M., Lang, B., Sandwith, T., Xin, J., Arora, S., Adham, K.N., Espinoza, A.J.R, Prates, A.P.L, Qwathekana, M., Ervin, J., Shestakov A., Cooper, D., Dias, B.F.S, Leles, B., Marc Attallah, M., Mulongoy, J., Gidda S.B. (2019). Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 in the Like Minded Megadiverse Countries. Journal for Nature Conservation 51: 125723
  • 2017
    Adham, K.N. & Siwar, C. (2017). Factors in?uencing government green procurement practices: structural equation modelling analysis. Middle East Journal of Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Sustainable Development (MEJELSD), 1(1): 61-88
  • 2015
    Adham, K. N., Siwar, C. & Bhuiyan, M. A. H. (2015). An overview of Malaysian Government initiatives on sustainable consumption and production practices. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 5(6): 23-32
  • 2015
    Bohari, A. A. M., Skitmore, M., Xia, B.,Teo, M., Zhang, X. & Adham, K. N. (2015). The path towards greening the Malaysian construction industry. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 52: 1742-1748
  • 2014
    Walter Kahlenborn, Norma Mansor & Khairul Naim Adham. (2014). Government Green Procurement: A Guideline for Government Procurers. Putrajaya: Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department Malaysia
  • 2014
    Khairul Naim Adham, Chamhuri Siwar, Md. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan & Sarah Aziz Abdul Ghani Aziz (2014). Strategic use of government procurement to spur renewable energy generation in Malaysia. Current World Environment, 9(2): 251-259
  • 2013
    Walter Kahlenborn, Norma Mansor & Khairul Naim Adham. (2013). Government Green Procurement Short-term Action Plan 2013-2015. Putrajaya: Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department Malaysia
  • 2013
    Khairul Naim Adham, Karin Merle & Gerhard Weihs. (2013). Sustainable Consumption and Production Policy Support for Malaysia: A Baseline Study on Government Policies, Institutions and Practices. Putrajaya: Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department Malaysia
  • 2012
    Md. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan, Chamhuri Siwar, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail &Khairul Naim Adham (2012). Green tourism for sustainable regional development in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) in Malaysia. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 5(7): 69-78
  • 2012
    Adham, K. N. & Siwar, C. (2012). The establishment of government green procurement (GGP) practices in Malaysia: The way forward. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 5(8): 41-50
  • 2012
    Adham, K. N. & Siwar, C. (2012). An empirical investigation of government green procurement (GGP) practices in Malaysia. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 4(4), 77-88
  • 2012
    Abul Bashar Bhuiyan, Chamhuri Siwar, Rabiul Islam & Khairul Naim Adham (2012). Greening economics and sustainable livelihood and socio-economic well-being of the low income households in Malaysia. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 6(5): 156- 168

Presentation

  • 09-06-2020
    Managing the Nation’s Natural Resources for a Sustainable Future: Prospects and Challenges (Keynote)
    National Centre for Defence Studies
  • 21-10-2019
    Addressing wildlife crime - Combating wildlife crime in Malaysia (Oral)
    European Union, ASEAN Centre for Biodversity (ACB), Federal Republic of Germany, KfW, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), SwedBio, CBD, and Japan Biodiversity Fund
  • 21-10-2019
    Setting the scene from the EU perspective and the ASEAN perspective - ASEAN commitments relating to wildlife conservation (Keynote)
    European Union, ASEAN Centre for Biodversity (ACB), Federal Republic of Germany, KfW, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), SwedBio, CBD, and Japan Biodiversity Fund
  • 26-09-2019
    Institutionalizing sustainable consumption and production (SCP): SCP and government public procurement (GPP) legislations (Oral)
    GIZ, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Natural Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), and Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Thailand
  • 18-06-2019
    Green public procurement (Oral)
    Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (MGTC), GIZ and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA)
  • 2019
    Malaysia’s obligations to CITES and challenges in illegal wildlife trade (Keynote)
    British High Commission Malaysia (BHC), Embassy of Japan in Malaysia, Royal Customs Malaysia and Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources
  • 22-04-2015
    Greening Procurement in Malaysia - Sustainability Leadership by Example (Oral)
    Candide Consulting, Blue Asia Group, SCP Malaysia and University of Malaya
  • 17-12-2014
    Baseline Policy and Planning for Riverine Biodiversity (Oral)
    Department of Drainage and Irrigation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
  • 09-12-2014
    An Overview of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme (Oral)
    UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • 03-12-2014
    Linking Government Green Procurement (GGP) and Eco-label (Oral)
    Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia (KeTTHA), Malaysian Green Technology Corporation and Green Purchasing Network Malaysia (GPNM)
  • 26-08-2014
    Factors influencing government green procurement practices in Malaysia: A structural equation modelling analysis (Oral)
    Academy of Science and Technology (AST) and International Organization for Research and Development (IORD) Turkey
  • 25-06-2014
    Promoting innovation through procurement: Ecosystems for local industry (Oral)
    SEA-EU.Net.Paris
  • 20-11-2013
    Government green procurement short-term action plan - a policy instrument in enabling green economy in Malaysia (Oral)
    Institute for Environment and Development, National University of Malaysia
  • 22-11-2012
    Policy study on government procurement as a tool in achieving sustainable energy in Malaysia (Oral)
    Universiti Brunei Darussalam, SEE Forum and Energy Division Prime Minister Office (EDPMO)
  • 2012
    Government green procurement as an instrument for greening Malaysia’s economy: The way forward (Oral)
    East Asian Economic Association (EAEA), Singapore
  • 09-10-2011
    An overview of Malaysian Government initiatives towards government green procurement (GGP) practices (Oral)
    Kyoto University, Japan

Consultancy

  • 2013
    Sustainable Infrastructure Development Framework - Green Procurement, Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, Ministry of Works Malaysia
  • 2012
    Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policy Support Malaysia, European Union (EU) SWITCH Asia Programme (EU in collaboration with Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister Department, Malaysia
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