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#Flood #RiskManagement #NikZafri
Malaysia have many acts but there is no specific Flood Risk Act - this may somehow lead to overlapping of duties between the stakeholders. Most important, it also makes it difficult to do a proper Risk Management Plan (Flood and Mitigation Design).
Malaysia have many acts but there is no specific Flood Risk Act - this may somehow lead to overlapping of duties between the stakeholders. Most important, it also makes it difficult to do a proper Risk Management Plan (Flood and Mitigation Design).
Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID/JPS), The National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) and my fellow colleagues - professional engineers (geotechnical especially) including other professional associations such as Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM), Institutions of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and so many others have done very good jobs by preparing strong foundations for flood mitigation.
As a 'non-technical person', I am amazed on the design storm analysis by DID/JPS - calculation (which is totally customized) coupled with Mann-Kendall analysis, researches on interrelationship with climate change (sea tides, forest, water, biodiversity, riparian etc) by NAHRIM, proposed mitigation structures by so many professional associations are splendid!
I propose that these agencies should be in the lead. I have faith in these fine Malaysians and I think it's time to put together our heads to come out with perhaps a Malaysian Flood Risk Act 2016 (maybe) and pass the bill in the Parliament - so that there will be no longer issues of who to do what.... most important..this is a business of saving lives in the future.
So who wants to be the champion?
As a 'non-technical person', I am amazed on the design storm analysis by DID/JPS - calculation (which is totally customized) coupled with Mann-Kendall analysis, researches on interrelationship with climate change (sea tides, forest, water, biodiversity, riparian etc) by NAHRIM, proposed mitigation structures by so many professional associations are splendid!
I propose that these agencies should be in the lead. I have faith in these fine Malaysians and I think it's time to put together our heads to come out with perhaps a Malaysian Flood Risk Act 2016 (maybe) and pass the bill in the Parliament - so that there will be no longer issues of who to do what.... most important..this is a business of saving lives in the future.
So who wants to be the champion?
Flood in Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia
The proposed Act for Malaysia should be something like this :
: Flood Risk and Water Management Act 2010 (UK/Wales)
Introductory Text
Part 1 Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
1. Key concepts and definitions
1.“Flood” and “coastal erosion”
2.“Risk”
3.“Risk management”
4.“Flood risk management function”
5.“Coastal erosion risk management function”
6.Other definitions
2. Strategies, co-operation and funding
7.National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: (Malaysia)
8.National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy:(States)
9.Local flood risk management strategies: East
10.Local flood risk management strategies: West
11.Effect of national and local strategies: North
12.Effect of national and local strategies: South
13.Co-operation and arrangements
14.Power to request information
15.Civil sanctions
16.Funding
17.Levies
3. Supplemental powers and duties
18.DOE: reports
19.Local authorities: investigations
20.Ministerial directions
21.Lead local authorities: duty to maintain a register
4. Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
22.Establishment
23.Consultation and consent
24.Membership
25.Money
26.“The Minister”
5. General
27.Sustainable development
28.Power to make further amendments
29.Restructuring
30.Designation of features
31.Amendment of other Acts
Part 2 Miscellaneous
32.Sustainable drainage
33.Reservoirs
34.Special administration
35.Provision of infrastructure
36.Water use: temporary bans
37.Civil sanctions
38.Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: DOE
39.Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: local authorities
40.Building regulations: flood resistance
41.Compulsory works orders
42.Agreements on new drainage systems
43.Drainage: concessionary charges for community groups
44.Social tariffs
45.Water and sewerage charges: non-owner occupiers
46.Abolition of Overlapping Committees
Part 3 General
47.Pre-consolidation amendments
48.Subordinate legislation
49.Technical provision
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Risk Management: Designation of Features
SCHEDULE 2 Risk Management: Amendment of Other Acts
SCHEDULE 3 Sustainable Drainage
SCHEDULE 4 Reservoirs
SCHEDULE 5 Special Administration