NAHRIM R&D INITIATIVES ON FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION - DUTCH DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) TO MALAYSIA IN FLOOD MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP ON FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCE
In response to the extensive flooding in December 2021 on the Malaysian Peninsula, the Malaysian government requested the Netherlands Embassy to deploy a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) scoping mission. Based on this, a DRR-Team was deployed from 22 August until 2 September 2022. The objective of the mission was to support the Malaysian government in the further development of a Flood Risk Management Strategy and Investment Programme and to assess how Nature-based Solutions could be included in the Flood Risk Management Strategy. The DRR-team made an assessment of the current governance, work-pro- cesses, and strategies related to flood risk management, the physical conditions and socio-economic context contributing to flood risk, through a series of workshops with government agencies, discussions, field observations, and additional information as well as data analyses. The DRR-team adopted a Nature-based Approach with the aim to come to integral recommendations including technical solutions ranging from “grey” (i.e., engineering solutions) to “green” (i.e., Nature-based Solutions) but also including recommendations on governance and socio- economic aspects. The objective of the mission was to support the Malaysian government in the further development of a Flood Risk Management Strategy and Investment Programme and to assess how Nature- based Solutions can be included in the Flood Risk Management Strategy. Nature-based Solutions play an important role as the Malaysian government seeks not only for a flood risk management strategy but also hopes to adopt a sustainable flood resilience approach. Nature-based Solutions as part of a Flood Risk Management Strategy take the natural environment and natural processes as a starting point for redu- cing flood risk. This means finding solu- tions that fit within the water and soil systems, that do not deplete these sources, and that do not harm them. In this way, long-term sustainability can be achieved, and resilient environments and communities arise.
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In response to the extensive flooding in December 2021 on the Malaysian Peninsula, the Malaysian government requested the Netherlands Embassy to deploy a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) scoping mission. Based on this, a DRR-Team was deployed from 22 August until 2 September 2022. The objective of the mission was to support the Malaysian government in the further development of a Flood Risk Management Strategy and Investment Programme and to assess how Nature-based Solutions could be included in the Flood Risk Management Strategy. The DRR-team made an assessment of the current governance, work-pro- cesses, and strategies related to flood risk management, the physical conditions and socio-economic context contributing to flood risk, through a series of workshops with government agencies, discussions, field observations, and additional information as well as data analyses. The DRR-team adopted a Nature-based Approach with the aim to come to integral recommendations including technical solutions ranging from “grey” (i.e., engineering solutions) to “green” (i.e., Nature-based Solutions) but also including recommendations on governance and socio- economic aspects. The objective of the mission was to support the Malaysian government in the further development of a Flood Risk Management Strategy and Investment Programme and to assess how Nature- based Solutions can be included in the Flood Risk Management Strategy. Nature-based Solutions play an important role as the Malaysian government seeks not only for a flood risk management strategy but also hopes to adopt a sustainable flood resilience approach. Nature-based Solutions as part of a Flood Risk Management Strategy take the natural environment and natural processes as a starting point for redu- cing flood risk. This means finding solu- tions that fit within the water and soil systems, that do not deplete these sources, and that do not harm them. In this way, long-term sustainability can be achieved, and resilient environments and communities arise.
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IR. MARINI MOHAMAD IDERIS , GOH YEE CAI, ZURINA ZAINOL, IR. MOHD ZAKI BIN MAT AMIN, NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA (NAHRIM). 2022. NAHRIM R&D INITIATIVES ON FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION - DUTCH DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) TO MALAYSIA IN FLOOD MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP ON FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCE. Digital NAHRIM Publication Repository.