Towards Sustainable Development in Malaysian Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (NDRR)

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Mohammed Nurashikin

University of Manchester - School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Edwards Rodger

University of Manchester - School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Date Written: August 30, 2018

Abstract

December 2014 recorded the worst unprecedented flooding in 30 years time, which affected the east coast part of Malaysia the most. Starting from mid December 2014 until January 2015, Malaysia had faced with the worst raining season in 50 years time. Therefore, people in Malaysia are getting more concerned that new build should be better managed to ensure sustainability towards the environment and its surroundings. It is really critical to deal with natural disaster management; the government and local authorities are those front lines that have the administration control over the undesired events especially in flooding. In Malaysia, management of flooding involves different stages and plans and each one of them will have their own significance. The government of Malaysia has conducted numerous actions to improve prevention, mitigation, response, relief and recovery of disasters throughout the country. The examples of actions are; amendments to current laws, improving early warning systems, come out with mitigation structure and create public awareness. Since the demand for the matter has been incredibly massive, it will put pressure on Malaysian business industry to come out with reasonable efforts to perform their best under any given circumstances. Looking at these circumstances, the professional approaches are always in request. This paper involves literature review and discussions to shepherding natural disaster risk reduction (NDRR) approaches that concerns the sustainable development, flooding, including the country laws. The paper is significant in three ways; i) delivering means to respond to flooding efficiently through careful analysis, design plan, strategic, tactical and operational implementation ii) preparing Malaysians business industry to have a coordinated flooding approach by providing background understanding, guidelines and handling misunderstandings iii) comprising sustainability and resiliency efforts in Malaysian flooding management in the process of urban design and strategies. The key findings of the paper are; a) sustainable development in flooding management could help in addressing flooding risks and its vulnerability in more detail b) country laws, guidelines and frameworks in NDRR plays an essential role in helping the communities in terms of; defending business or properties, handling difficult decisions, setting up long-term planning in flood management and flood risk assessment c) National Risk Assessment (NRA) should be implemented by the Malaysian government to ensure all planning phases involving flooding risk reduction are taken care of, including protecting crucial national infrastructure and keeping essential services running. The paper provides forethoughts regarding sustainability assessment, vulnerability, and impacts of floods, including the risks imposed towards the people, property, infrastructure, and land.

Keywords: Disaster, Flood, Malaysia, Risk, Sustainability

Suggested Citation

Nurashikin, Mohammed and Rodger, Edwards, Towards Sustainable Development in Malaysian Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (NDRR) (August 30, 2018). OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 11, No. 08, pp. 41-54, 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3286454

Mohammed Nurashikin (Contact Author)

University of Manchester - School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering ( email )

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Manchester, N/A M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Edwards Rodger

University of Manchester - School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering ( email )

Oxford Road
Manchester, N/A M13 9PL
United Kingdom

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