Current flood protection, response as well as risk management strategies have yet to show any favorable sign of managing flood crisis effectively and efficiently, as it is a cause for concern that the flood related damages are showing an alarming trend with significant increased in the risk, frequency and intensity of floods across Africa, Middle East, Europe, Asia Pacific including Malaysia. As for Malaysia, what about reviewing a permanent solution to flood disaster? In the wake of the most recently flooding, Penang is paralyzed by floods, are there any other appropriate options available to mitigate the flood crisis? All these critical issues will be discussed at this Conference
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Flood is a weather-related hazard causing catastrophic damage that is affecting all countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe, Asia Pacific including Malaysia. Question has been raised over how responses to flood problem has yet to be effective.
The recent floods in Penang, Malaysia, have also exposed the effectiveness of current strategies, tactics and models to mitigate flood situation, which has not been effective in responding to flooding problem. It is now a cause for concern that flood related damages are showing an increasing trend, with increase risk, frequency and intensity of floods affecting the world at large, including Malaysia. Against this critical development, this Conference is a timely platform to share ideas, perspectives and insights on some of the policy and planning that can reduce the exposure to flooding. Key issues to be discussed at this conference including:
• Review of flood damages to flood protection infrastructure and plans for restoration and reconstruction works3, Sattahip Port and Laem Chabang Port Phase 3
• Measures for improvements in flood forecasting and warning system
• Standardization of designs and specifications for flood protection works
• Enable various implementers to address effectively the critical areas for minimizing flood damages.
• Ensuring the incorporation of flood resistant features in the design and construction of new structures in the flood prone areas
• Experiences and challenges in flood risk reduction across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia Pacific, including Malaysia and how Malaysia can learn from these experiences
• Developing capacity for resilience to flood disasters through space applications and flood risk management
• Critically understand the severity and risks associated with potential future flooding and focus solely on reducing or eliminating flood damage to structure
• Development of new water management instruments and tools for flood forecasting and mitigation
• Innovative uses of flood hazard and risk assessment data in order to maximize flood loss reduction
• Floodplain mapping updates, mitigation planning and reviewing changes of flood control situation and adjustments of flood management strategy
• Challenges in urban flood prevention, risk management and introducing adaptive strategies and countermeasures for comprehensive urban flood management
This conference provides an integrated approach to the development of flood risk reduction strategies, which enables a holistic view of flood situation and required measures for flood preparedness and capacities assessment across Malaysia.
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Dato’ Paduka Ir. (Dr.) Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah, Chairman,Council of Wetlands International Malaysia;former Director General, Department of Irrigation & Drainage,, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Malaysia
Ir Hj Mohd Fauzi bin Mohamad, Deputy Director General, National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM),Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia
Dr Norlinda binti Mohd Dom, Deputy Director & Head of Humid Tropics Centre Kuala Lumpur, Department of Irrigation & Drainage,Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Malaysia
Prof Hj Ismail Abustan, Professor of Urban Water,Universiti Sains Malaysia,Malaysia
Associate Professor Dr Wan Norhayate Wan Daud, Director, Centre for Strategic Planning & Quality Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal,Malaysia
Dr Siti Sarah Maidin, Faculty Member, Computing & Technology, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation,Malaysia
Dr Jazuri Abdullah, Faculty Member, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Assoc Prof Dr Arnis Asmat, Director, Community of Research (CoRe): Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD), Institute of Research Management and Innovation (IRMI), Universiti Technologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Liko Solangkoun, Deputy Team Leader, National Early Warning System Project, Department of Meteorology & Hydrology, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MONRE),Lao PDR
Lemuel Ibanez-Manalo, Environmental Research Specialist,Interface Development Interventions Inc,Philippines
Caleb Aw, Business Development Manager, , OTT Hydromet GmbH, Singapore
Dr P. Suresh Babu, Director, Kalingu Consultancy, Singapore
Dr Iain Willis, Managing Director, JBA Risk Management, Singapore
Dr Ir Oswar Muadzin Mungkasa, MURP, Deputy Governor for Spatial Planning and Environment, Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta,Indonesia