Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood

Flood has been one of the most recurring disasters in Malaysia since the early 1920’s. Previously it was limited to the city centre with flash floods occurring at various intervals. With the major development and expansion of the country as a whole, various states especially those located in the eas...

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Main Authors:	Harith, Noorhashirin, Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza, Rusli, Mohammad Farhan, Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/7/66265%20Assessing%20Malaysian%20disaster%20preparedness%20for%20flood.pdf

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spelling	iium-662652018-10-04T03:32:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/ Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood Harith, Noorhashirin Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza Rusli, Mohammad Farhan Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Flood has been one of the most recurring disasters in Malaysia since the early 1920’s. Previously it was limited to the city centre with flash floods occurring at various intervals. With the major development and expansion of the country as a whole, various states especially those located in the eastern coastal regions have been badly affected over the recent years. The capital Kuala Lumpur has also not been spared. Various agencies play a role in the mitigation and preparedness in the event of a flood disaster and this article aims to look at the strategic planning and also assess the Malaysian disaster preparedness as a whole. They are however very limited papers and research done on the disaster preparedness in Malaysia, and the majority of the paper has used guidelines, Acts and Laws, reports and also direct Ministerial regulations to help assess the disaster preparedness plan in Malaysia. The paper found that there are many areas of assessment and key agencies involved. The disaster plan in Malaysia at present is not perfect and there is much room for improvement and upgrading. Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/7/66265%20Assessing%20Malaysian%20disaster%20preparedness%20for%20flood.pdf Harith, Noorhashirin and Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza and Rusli, Mohammad Farhan and Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah (2016) Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 3 (2). pp. 1-15. E-ISSN 2289-7577 http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/287/238
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description	Flood has been one of the most recurring disasters in Malaysia since the early 1920’s. Previously it was limited to the city centre with flash floods occurring at various intervals. With the major development and expansion of the country as a whole, various states especially those located in the eastern coastal regions have been badly affected over the recent years. The capital Kuala Lumpur has also not been spared. Various agencies play a role in the mitigation and preparedness in the event of a flood disaster and this article aims to look at the strategic planning and also assess the Malaysian disaster preparedness as a whole. They are however very limited papers and research done on the disaster preparedness in Malaysia, and the majority of the paper has used guidelines, Acts and Laws, reports and also direct Ministerial regulations to help assess the disaster preparedness plan in Malaysia. The paper found that there are many areas of assessment and key agencies involved. The disaster plan in Malaysia at present is not perfect and there is much room for improvement and upgrading.
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author	Harith, Noorhashirin Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza Rusli, Mohammad Farhan Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
author_facet	Harith, Noorhashirin Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza Rusli, Mohammad Farhan Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
author_sort	Harith, Noorhashirin
title	Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood
title_short	Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood
title_full	Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood
title_fullStr	Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood
title_sort	assessing malaysian disaster preparedness for flood
publisher	Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/7/66265%20Assessing%20Malaysian%20disaster%20preparedness%20for%20flood.pdf
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