MAKING CITIES RESILIENT:
THE MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE
Omairi bin Hashim
Director of City Planning
Putrajaya Corporation
MALAYSIA
[email protected]
INTRODUCTION:
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Malaysia is fortunate for not experiencing major disaster except for flash
floods in major cities like Kuala Lumpur but the Malaysian Government
has taken disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation
(CCA) as a national agenda.
The government of Malaysia through its various ministries, departments,
agencies and local authorities has drawn up various DRR and CCA
policies and measures to be implemented in response to Hyogo Framework
of Actions 2005-2015
Putrajaya , Kuala Lumpur and Melaka has been chosen by the
government as role model cities in the resilient cities campaign to be
emulated nation wide
Disaster Awareness Campaign via the Disaster Awareness Day 2011 was
held recently to raise public awareness on disaster risks as well as to
promote commitment among country leaders, decision makers and local
authorities towards government efforts in dealing with DRR
THE ROLE OF LANDUSE PLANNING IN DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
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Land use planning is governed under the Town and Country Planning Act
1976 (Act 172)
The National Urbanisation Policy incorporates Hyogo Framework for
action 2005-2015
National Physical Plan (NPP) incorporates management of geo-hazards
and CCA
LANDUSE PLANING SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA
NATIONAL PHYSICAL PLAN
(NPP)
THE PUTRAJAYA EXPERIENCE
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THE KUALA LUMPUR EXPERIENCE
KUALA LUMPUR
METROPOLITAN
REGION
• KL in a metropolitan
region is surrounded by
9 other local authorities
• Interdependence in
terms of infrastructure
and implementation of
DRR & CCA measures
THE USE OF STATUTORY PLANS IN DRR & CCA
KUALA LUMPUR STRUCTURE PLAN 2020
KUALA LUMPUR CITY PLAN 2020
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FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES BY CITY HALL KUALA
LUMPUR
STRUCTURAL
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MEASURES
Upgrading of main drains and
minor rivers
Construction of flood
detention / retention ponds
Construction of pump houses
Maintenance of main drains,
rivers, ponds and pump houses
Flood detention pond with
pumping facilities
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STRUCTURAL MEASURES
Flood mapping
Land use planning
Flood prediction and warning
system
Education & Awareness
campaign
Flood warning system and LED board
FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS
SMART tunnel: Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel
•  To alleviate flooding problem at the Kuala Lumpur city centre due to stormwater from the
Klang-Ampang catchment.
•  To ease traffic congestion at the southern main gateway to the city centre.
DISASTER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
DISASTER AWARENESS DAY 2011
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Disaster Awareness Day 2011 was held for
the first time in Malaysia on 18-19 February
2011 to raise public awareness in disaster
risks as well as to promote commitment
among country leaders, decision makers and
local authorities toward government efforts in
disaster management and disaster risk
reduction (DRR).
The programme, themed as “Enhance
National Resilience through Disaster Risk
Reduction”, was organised by the Malaysian
National Security Council (MKN) with
cooperation from the Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Health, Ministry of Housing and
Local Government Malaysia in addition to the
support of United Nations International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
and ASEAN Secretariat
Campaigns will continually be carried out to
include society from all walks of life to ensure
preparedness in the face of any disaster.
CONCLUSION
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Malaysia has participated actively in the global campaign on
the “Resilient Cities: My City is Getting Ready” to prepare for
any unforeseen circumstances due to climate change and
natural disaster
Hyogo Framework for action has been incorporated in the
national policies in land use planning and urbanisation policy
DRR & CCA has now become a national agenda and campaign
will be continually carried out at various levels
The way forward is to prepare the Malaysian community in
dealing with climate change and natural disaster
THANK YOU …