Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia

Introduction: In responding to the post-2015 “Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction” (UNISDR 2015), countries across the globe have emphasized the important role of local government and community organization support in implementing community resilience programs. However, despite the Malaysia...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasyimi, Yusoff, D, Arbon, Paul
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) HM1001 Social psychology HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior HM701 Social systems
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/1/SABAH%20CONFERENCE_ABSTRACT%20BOOK_FLOOD%20CDR%20_ORAL.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/2/CERT%20SABAH_ORAL.pdf

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spelling	iium-530082016-12-06T01:33:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/ Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia Mohamed Ludin, Salizar Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasyimi Yusoff, D Arbon, Paul GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) HM1001 Social psychology HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior HM701 Social systems Introduction: In responding to the post-2015 “Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction” (UNISDR 2015), countries across the globe have emphasized the important role of local government and community organization support in implementing community resilience programs. However, despite the Malaysian Government acknowledging the need to review and redevelop Malaysia’s sustainable disaster recovery policies and post-disaster rebuilding programs, the level of Malaysia’s community disaster resilience and cohesiveness and how to measure it are unknown. Aim: To discover the association between disaster resilience and social cohesion among flood affected communities in Kelantan, Malaysia to inform development of sustainable disaster recovery policies at both local and national level. Methodology: A cross-sectional study design was employed using Buckner’s Index of Cohesion (BIC) and the Index of Perceived Community Resilience (IPCR) to survey members (communities) of six Kelantan flood affected areas over six-month period in 2015. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 386 respondents. SPSS statistical software (version 20) was used for descriptive and inferential analysis of the survey response to generate the findings. Results: A total of 386 respondents’ completed the questionnaire (100% returns rate). Most respondents were female (211; 54.7%), stayed in their village and had a low income. Marital status (positive but weak relationship; r (95) = 0.108, p = 0.017), education level (negative; inverse correlation; r (95) = -0.142, p = 0.003) and injury during emergencies or disasters (negative and weak relationship) correlated significantly with disaster resilience (r (95) = -0.111, p = 0.015). Living expenses were found to be significantly correlated (weak) (r (95) = 0.164, p = 0.001) with communities’ social cohesion. There was a moderate correlation (0.471) between disaster resilience status and social cohesion, varied strength of the relationship varied among communities. Mean intensity of cohesion and resilience scores showed a place-speciﬁc differentiation. Temporal phases of disaster recovery were recorded for each community. Conclusion: The association between community disaster resilience and social cohesion, and place-based variations indicates the need to provide support to develop resilience and cohesion to equally high levels in all flood affected communities. This finding may assist in developing sustainable disaster preparedness, response and recovery policy and practice. 2016-10 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/1/SABAH%20CONFERENCE_ABSTRACT%20BOOK_FLOOD%20CDR%20_ORAL.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/2/CERT%20SABAH_ORAL.pdf Mohamed Ludin, Salizar and Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasyimi and Yusoff, D and Arbon, Paul (2016) Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia. In: 2nd. International Nursing Conference (2nd INC 2016), 6th-7th. October 2016, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. (Unpublished)
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topic	GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) HM1001 Social psychology HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior HM701 Social systems
spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) HM1001 Social psychology HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior HM701 Social systems Mohamed Ludin, Salizar Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasyimi Yusoff, D Arbon, Paul Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia
description	Introduction: In responding to the post-2015 “Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction” (UNISDR 2015), countries across the globe have emphasized the important role of local government and community organization support in implementing community resilience programs. However, despite the Malaysian Government acknowledging the need to review and redevelop Malaysia’s sustainable disaster recovery policies and post-disaster rebuilding programs, the level of Malaysia’s community disaster resilience and cohesiveness and how to measure it are unknown. Aim: To discover the association between disaster resilience and social cohesion among flood affected communities in Kelantan, Malaysia to inform development of sustainable disaster recovery policies at both local and national level. Methodology: A cross-sectional study design was employed using Buckner’s Index of Cohesion (BIC) and the Index of Perceived Community Resilience (IPCR) to survey members (communities) of six Kelantan flood affected areas over six-month period in 2015. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 386 respondents. SPSS statistical software (version 20) was used for descriptive and inferential analysis of the survey response to generate the findings. Results: A total of 386 respondents’ completed the questionnaire (100% returns rate). Most respondents were female (211; 54.7%), stayed in their village and had a low income. Marital status (positive but weak relationship; r (95) = 0.108, p = 0.017), education level (negative; inverse correlation; r (95) = -0.142, p = 0.003) and injury during emergencies or disasters (negative and weak relationship) correlated significantly with disaster resilience (r (95) = -0.111, p = 0.015). Living expenses were found to be significantly correlated (weak) (r (95) = 0.164, p = 0.001) with communities’ social cohesion. There was a moderate correlation (0.471) between disaster resilience status and social cohesion, varied strength of the relationship varied among communities. Mean intensity of cohesion and resilience scores showed a place-speciﬁc differentiation. Temporal phases of disaster recovery were recorded for each community. Conclusion: The association between community disaster resilience and social cohesion, and place-based variations indicates the need to provide support to develop resilience and cohesion to equally high levels in all flood affected communities. This finding may assist in developing sustainable disaster preparedness, response and recovery policy and practice.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohamed Ludin, Salizar Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasyimi Yusoff, D Arbon, Paul
author_facet	Mohamed Ludin, Salizar Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasyimi Yusoff, D Arbon, Paul
author_sort	Mohamed Ludin, Salizar
title	Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia
title_short	Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia
title_full	Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia
title_sort	flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/1/SABAH%20CONFERENCE_ABSTRACT%20BOOK_FLOOD%20CDR%20_ORAL.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/2/CERT%20SABAH_ORAL.pdf
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