Abstract
Several structural and non-structural measures and approaches have been implemented by the Malaysian government in order to overcome and alleviate the flood disaster. To date, Education, Partnership and Research have been identified as crucial components in forming an effective Flood Management system in Malaysia. This argument has been supported by many public and private institutions worldwide. As such, the standards and plans can be developed and implemented at district, state and federal levels. The spirits of Hyogo and Sendai were used as the guiding principles. Semi-structured interviews with several responding agencies were conducted for data collection. The findings indicated that less emphasis was given to the roles of components such as Education, Partnership and Research in Flood Management. The aim of this paper is to propose an integrated system for storing, disseminating and analyzing information pertaining to Education, Partnership and Research.
Highlights
The Flood Disaster (FD) system in Malaysia is compounded of climate, geography, culture, ethics and behavior
Some of the respondents from agencies such as Fire and Rescue Department (FRDM), Public Work Department (PWD) and Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) mentioned that they recognized the contribution of EPR; the implementation mechanism was absent
Information pertaining to the relief centre locations, flood kits and actions in responding to disaster are imparted to the community either verbally or using pamphlet
Summary
The Flood Disaster (FD) system in Malaysia is compounded of climate, geography, culture, ethics and behavior. FD affects the environment, property and community. In Malaysia, various measures have been undertaken to improve all aspects pertaining to Flood Management (FM). Many calls have been made by the Malaysian Government [1] to seek solutions in FM. The two (2) common types of flood which hit Malaysia are Flash flood and Monsoonal Flood. Klang Valley Flash Flood Bertam Valley flash flood and East Coast Malaysia Monsoonal Flood are some examples of flood in Malaysia [2]
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