A one and a half day symposium was conducted to officially wrap up the 5-year SeDAR program and hand over the program to the Selangor State Government. Four sessions were carried out on (1) Community Leadership, (2) DRR Initiatives and Its Future in Malaysia, and (3) Science and Technology in Read more…
Publication of The Training of Trainers Guidebook for Planning and Implementing Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Programs. The Training-of-Trainers (TOT) Guidebook is a training tool to teach community leaders and local government agencies on how to plan, implement, and monitor community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) programs. Packed with practical information, the Guidebook teaches basic concepts Read more…
The understanding and communicating of disaster risks is an important skillset for residents to acquire towards community-based disaster risk reduction. Local government and community leaders will learn how to communicate landslide and flood risks to members of their communities in a series of Training-the-Trainers programs carried out by the Project Read more…
On October 21, 2019, the second risk communication session was carried out to the local government officials and community leaders of the Hulu Langat district, specifically the Batu 14 area, which is susceptible to landslides, and Kampung Sg. Serai, which is known for its frequent flooding. This session focused on Read more…
Throughout the months of October and November 2019, risk communication sessions were carried out to local government officials and community leaders in the project areas. In these sessions, participants learned how and why their areas were deemed hazardous, what are the causes, and how risks can be managed. The important Read more…
On October 7, 2019, the first of three risk communication sessions under the SeDAR program was carried out. In this session, local government officials and community leaders in the Ulu Klang area learned about landslide hazards, the causes of landslides, and what communities can do about landslide mitigation. Participants also Read more…
After a year of data collection, modelling, visualization and risk analysis, the landslide and flood expert team—together with social scientists, data scientists, digital surface mapping experts, and content developer—published a primer on disaster risk called “Disaster Risk Report: Understanding Landslide and Flood Risks for Science-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in the Read more…
A total of eight candidate sites were visited to determine and identify the best suitable areas for the project. Each area was assessed against a list of criteria, and a final selection of four sites was made by the Project Team. The final project sites are Ulu Klang; Batu 14, Read more…
This report explains to local governments the concept of science-based risk analysis such that local landslide and flood risks can be communicated to community leaders for their collective planning and action (in English). Download Report
Visits were made to various technical agencies to request assistance and collaboration in this SeDAR project. Not surprisingly, all of the agencies were agreeable in supporting the project and its objectives. It was in the spirit of cooperation that the risk analysis was able to be conducted. With Mineral and Read more…
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