Community-based approach for a flood preparedness plan in Malaysia
Community-based approach for a flood preparedness plan in Malaysia
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马来西亚基于社区的防洪计划
DOI：
10.4102/jamba.v11i1.598
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发表时间：
2019
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通讯作者：
Z. S. Hamidi
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作者：
N. Shariff;Z. S. Hamidi
Floods have caused inevitable major disasters around the world as well as in Malaysia. This paper demonstrates that lessons can be taken from the previous flood disasters when developing an effective flood preparedness plan. As a common practice, disaster management is based on a top–down approach or is government-centred. This article attempts to highlight the significance of developing a flood preparedness plan by involving the communities affected. Qualitative analysis was adopted in order to gain in-depth insight of the communities. Two flood-prone communities were chosen: (1) Machang, Kelantan; and (2) Kuala Lipis, Pahang. There were two important things executed by the community for the preparation: (1) community-based disaster risk management; and (2) intensive mutual assistance.
