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ICP863 MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT

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Flood Preparedness
Planning

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MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT UNDER FIRE FOR FLOOD RESPONSE

Najib: SOP to tackle major floods

to be drawn up within six months

SOP banjir akan diperincikan semula Shahidan

KANGAR: Jawatankuasa Bencana Negara akan
memperinci semula prosedur operasi standard
(SOP) banjir bagi memastikan pelaksanaannya
kelak mengikut model negara maju.

More than 120,000 people forced to flee homes as rescuers
battle to reach inundated parts of north-east of country

Occurrence of flood in Malaysia is a
common phenomenon. Every year the
northern part of the country comprising
Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang are
inundated due to flash flood, cyclonic storm
caused intense downpour. During flood, large
tracts of land get inundated and, thereby,
disconnected from the adjoining areas
resulting in disruption of normal day to-day
activity in that area. Though natural
calamities like flood cannot be avoided, its
impact in terms of loss of lives and damage
to properties.



This can be minimized by undertaking
appropriate management practices for
preparedness, prevention and mitigation
measures. This constitutes a holistic
approach towards management of flood with
emphasis not only on the traditional post
disaster response; but also on pre-disaster
preventive/mitigation preparedness as well,
thereby, laying down the Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP) for a Disaster especially for
flood management.

YOUR TASK

IN A GROUP OF 5 (FIVE)



You are required to draft a new comprehensive Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) that fits Malaysias landscape on
community preparedness for the annual flood disaster. This is in
tandem with The Prime Minister, Datuk Sri Najib Razaks
statements that the current standard operating procedures (SOP)
of national disaster management be reviewed to reduce burdens
and losses in the future (BH Online, 2014).



Comparisons are necessary to derive a new SOP

with the developed country especially the United States, United
Kingdom and Japan, as they are known to have the best disaster
management system in the world.

Furthermore interviews could be conducted with various
stakeholders to identify unique variables for inclusion in the new
SOP.



METHOD OF DELIVERY REPORT AND PRESENTATION





Dr Mohamad Nidzam Rahmat

email drnidzam04@yahoo.com