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Malaysia to develop flood disaster risk assessment based on climate change forecasts: Environment minister

Published on 30 March 2022 by Vincent Tan Malaysia

Fire and Rescue Department personnel assisting a flood victim in the Klang Valley on Monday (Mar 7). (Photo: Facebook/FIre and Rescue Department Malaysia)Fire and Rescue Department personnel assisting a flood victim in the Klang Valley on Monday (Mar 7). (Photo: Facebook/FIre and Rescue Department Malaysia)

Malaysia is currently implementing a flood disaster risk assessment based on climate change forecasts, which is expected to be ready by 2024, said Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man in parliament on Thursday (Mar 10).

The risk assessment will be carried out through flood hazard and flood risks maps under the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), covering 36 major river basins, which are ready to be developed, he said.

For the Klang Valley area, flood hazard maps for six river basins are also ready for development, along with the flood risk map for the Bernam River basin.

“The development for these hazard and risk maps are expected to be ready in 2024, and updated continuously,” said Mr Tuan Ibrahim during question time in the Lower House.

He was responding to a question on the ministry’s efforts to study the possibility of drastic climate change and more frequent natural disasters.

On  the country’s disaster early warning system, Mr Tuan Ibrahim said that both the DID and Malaysian Meteorological Department were always maintaining and improving the system’s level of alertness.  

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Source: Channel News Asia 10 March 2022