Delineating risk zones and evaluation of shelter centres for flood disaster management along the Pahang River Basin, Malaysia

Isahak, Anizan; Reza, Mohammad Imam Hasan; Siwar, Chamhuri; Sahid, Ismail; Sulaiman, Norela; Hanafi, Zulkifli; Zainuddin, Mohd Syukri; Taha, Mohd Raihan

doi:10.4102/jamba.v10i1.501

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“…This situation explains the high vulnerability index for the Land components. Moreover, most Pekan households traditionally reside close to the Pahang River banks, so their main source of income has a higher chance of being affected by flooding [28,36]. Thus, crop planting is not their main option for growing survival food, as it will only get damaged during flood season.…”

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GIS-Based Livelihood Vulnerability Index Mapping of the Socioeconomy of the Pekan Community

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Monsoon floods that annually hit the east coast of Malaysia have brought a variety of implications, especially for those who inhabit the most vulnerable areas. This study aims to find the relationship between the socioeconomy of the community living and flood events in the district of Pekan, Pahang. This involved geographic analyses which combined data on vulnerability index components represented by Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping. A field survey was conducted to assess the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI), comprising major and sub-components of vulnerability for ten sub-districts in Pekan. LVI mapping was performed for every major component of the LVI with spatial data on the district. Households in the Gancung sub-district were found to be more vulnerable to flooding impact, with a high exposure index (0.59), but reported a positive vulnerability based on adaptive capacity (0.06). Penyur (0.51) was the most vulnerable and sensitive in terms of food security during the flood season. LVI assessment in the Pekan district could be used as an indicator to change livelihoods, survival food storage practices, and other preventive measures in order to curb damages and injuries when annual flooding strikes in the future.

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“…In relation to research on flood disaster in Malaysia, most studies are said to be more inclined towards structural or engineering measures as well as on 'dependency type relief measures in the during and post disaster period (e.g. Chan et al, 2012Chan et al, , 2015Chan et al, , 2019Isahak et al, 2018;Mohit & Sellu, 2013;Asmara & Ludin, 2014). Thus, our study addresses the need for research on flood disaster preparedness and the involvement of human capital such as NGOs in FDRR in Malaysia.…”

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“…Chan et al (2019) explain that major flood disaster measures and research in Malaysia focus more on techno-centric approaches that give importance to the ability of technology to protect and manage the environment and communities (e.g. Mohit & Sellu, 2013;Isahak et al, 2018). In fact, most studies mainly emphasize on the fields of hydrology and engineering for the improvement of hydraulic models and the importance of structural measures (Chan et al, 2019;.…”

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Discourses of Flood Disaster Preparedness by NGOs: Humanitarian Aid, Teamwork and Victimization

Selvaraj

Sandaran

2019

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In recent years global warming and climate change due to human activity and natural phenomena, have become recognized as major contributors to the increased occurrence of flood events worldwide. Similarly, the frequency and seriousness of floods in Malaysia have made it a major threat to the country. To this end, research on flood disaster has increased. Most investigations have however, focused on engineering fields, thus there is a real need for research on human activities, response and involvement. Addressing the need for research on human involvement in flood, we adopt a social constructionist perspective to investigate the discursive construction of knowledge about flood disaster preparedness by NGOs commonly involved in flood mitigation and management in Johor. We draw on the perspective that disaster discourses reveal interpretations and perceptions of ways of understanding flood disaster, and that different discourses directly shape and influence response and action for flood mitigation and management. The data consists of four in-depth semi-structured interviews with officers from various NGOs. Adopting van Leeuwen's Critical Discourse Analytic approach, i.e. recontextualisation if social practice and representation of social actors and social action, the findings show that the members from NGOs employ various discourses such as discourses of flood causation, discourses of teamwork and humanitarian which have a direct impact on their actions/ response during the floods. More specifically, these discourses highlight more of what they do rather than the communities being helped. The study posits that the discourses not only show the positioning of the NGOs as humanitarians called on to help others, but via a discourse of victimization, they construct flood risk communities as helpless victims awaiting assistance. It advocates a change in mindset of the various parties involved in flood disaster mitigation and management in Malaysia, from that of perceiving the community as victims to survivors, thereby tapping on the communities' resourcefulness via discourses of empowerment, communitarianism and responsibilization.

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“…Moreover, it is also highlighted that Malaysia has no specific guidelines on post disaster temporary or permanent housing implementation (Roosli & Collins, 2016). There is also evidence of inadequate relevant national and state policies; particularly planning and environmental regulations on flood mitigation and recovery (Shazwani & Sukeri, 2016;Roosli & Collins, 2016;Isahak et al, 2018).…”

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Post-Disaster Shelters: A Review Of Strategies And Design Framework

Samad¹

2019

The European Proceedings of Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Currently, more rampant and severe natural disasters have increased the threat of displaced population and refugees requiring relief shelters, not only during the catastrophe but also in the aftermath, for permanent replacement of damaged homes. In Malaysia, flood accounts for 62% of all-natural disasters and had increased in severity over the last decade. This paper aims at examining the milieu on the threats of flood disaster, policies and strategies, and recovery process focusing on post-disaster shelters for victims. An in-depth systematic literature review data shows that efforts by the relevant agencies are geared towards the disaster response and the recovery on infrastructure itself without proper strategy and provision on designated relief shelters (temporary or permanent) as a crucial part of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). Victims are often placed in temporary shelters in school and community buildings on higher grounds over the critical flooding period. These measures are insufficient for more severe scenario, where massive damage to houses occurred, requiring longer recovery periods disrupting the function of schools and community buildings. For long term solutions, more cohesive efforts by the agencies are essential to include post-disaster shelters as a critical part of disaster relief strategies learning from the global counterparts. From the review of global solutions and adapting from models from other countries, this paper proposes the design and management framework for efficient temporary and permanent post-disaster shelters to offer acceptable standard of living for displaced victims.

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Delineating risk zones and evaluation of shelter centres for flood disaster management along the Pahang River Basin, Malaysia

Cited by 17 publications

References 6 publications

GIS-Based Livelihood Vulnerability Index Mapping of the Socioeconomy of the Pekan Community

GIS-Based Livelihood Vulnerability Index Mapping of the Socioeconomy of the Pekan Community

Discourses of Flood Disaster Preparedness by NGOs: Humanitarian Aid, Teamwork and Victimization

Post-Disaster Shelters: A Review Of Strategies And Design Framework

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