Latest additions to the knowledge base

This report provides insights on how, and in what contexts, international labour migration can be a viable adaptation strategy to climate change.

South-East Asia is among the regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, where rising sea levels and intensifying natural hazards affect millions of people in densely populated areas and coastal zones.

This is to ensure these infrastructures are well prepared against future disasters particularly earthquakes and floods

This article presents the development of 5 m flood maps for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hydraulic model framework covered two types of flood: direct rainfall and fluvial flooding.

In REFSA’s latest research brief, researchers investigate the ways in which climate change affects Malaysian cities, and how sustainable urbanisation measures which take on a whole-of-society approach can enhance the resilience of our cities.

This research brief investigates the ways in which climate change affects Malaysian cities, and how sustainable urbanisation measures which take on a whole-of-society approach can enhance the resilience of our cities. 

The country’s EWS needs to be improved where every warning is made based on forecast data that is observed and modelled at the local level, and information is disseminated based on the calculated impact and uses various digital dissemination platforms

This updated Malaysia Disaster Management Reference Handbook provides a baseline of understanding of factors that influence disaster management within the country.