Flood, disaster resilience and social cohesion informing sustainable disaster recovery policy in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasymi, Yusoff, D, Arbon, Paul
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; H Social Sciences (General); HM1001 Social psychology; HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior; HM701 Social systems
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/1/SABAH%20CONFERENCE_ABSTRACT%20BOOK_FLOOD%20CDR%20_ORAL.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/2/CERT%20SABAH_ORAL.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53008/

Introduction: In responding to the post-2015 “Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction” (UNISDR 2015), countries across the globe have emphasized the important role of local government and community organization support in implementing community resilience programs. However, despite the Malaysia...