Vulnerability Assessment for Climate-Induced Disasters in Malaysia.
Conference paper
Kulatunga, U, Pathirage, C, Thayaparan, M and Sulaiman, N (2016). Vulnerability Assessment for Climate-Induced Disasters in Malaysia. International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Kandy, Sri Lanka 16 - 19 Dec 2016
Authors | Kulatunga, U, Pathirage, C, Thayaparan, M and Sulaiman, N |
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Type | Conference paper |
Abstract | Climate induced disasters can be considered as an outcome of a triggering agents (often known as the hazard) and vulnerability factors. Within the context of climate-induced disasters, humans do not have the control over the triggering agents. Even though it is difficult to control the triggering agent, the level of its exposure to a vulnerable community or system would determine the severity of its impact. Within this context, by reducing the vulnerability the impact of climate-induced disasters can be minimized. Accordingly, this study evaluates the disaster vulnerability factors in Malaysia with particular reference to the climate-induced disaster- floods. A workshop has been carried out with the involvement of practitioners and professionals who are linked with the disaster management activities to identify the key vulnerable factors from the context of Malaysia. The findings identified Social Vulnerability as the main vulnerability factor that affect the Malaysian community followed by Operational/Managerial, Technological, Economic and Political. The findings of the study revealed the need of addressing vulnerability factors at different levels such as at the community, institutional and policy levels and how the vulnerability factors are interconnected with one another. |
Keywords | disasters; clickers voting system; hazard; vulnerability |
Year | 2016 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | |
16 Dec 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 18 Jul 2017 |
Accepted | 16 Nov 2016 |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/87112
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ICSBE 2016 Vulnerability Assessment Final.pdf | ||
License: CC BY 4.0 | ||
File access level: Open |
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