megatfa | Disaster Preparedness & Prevention Centre (DPPC)

Visit to Defense Geospatial Division, Ministry of Defense Malaysia

by megatfa | Oct 31, 2017 | Events and Photo Gallery, News

On 25 October 2017, DPPC members visit the office of Defense Geospatial Division, Ministry of Defense Malaysia at the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia from 9.30 a.m. until 11.00 a.m. Delegations from DPPC are Prof. Masafumi Goto, the Director of DPPC; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Yuzir, Deputy Director of DPPC; Prof. Aminaton Marto and Dr. Sumiaty Ambran. Representatives from the geospatial divisions are Kol. Hj. Zakaria Abdul Rahman, the Deputy Director of Defense Geospatial Division; Lt. Kol. Sr Abidin Hj. Daud, Director of Geospatial Development Section; Lt. Kol. Norazlin Pamuji, Director of Geospatial Services Section; Mej. Faizal Fitri Mansor and Faizah Bakri, Senior Deputy Director.

During this visit, Prof. Goto introduce DPPC to the representatives and the function and expertise of DPPC in terms of disaster risk management. Prof. Goto also did some promotion of MDRM to the representatives. This visit was held to get in details information about the division function and purpose, which is to prepare a comprehensive and integrated defense geospatial services for defense and security purposes. This visit also aims to collaborate with the division in terms of research and exchanges of data/information for shared use. With this courtesy visit, we hope that the Defense Geospatial Division could provides relevant data such as topographical maps, cadastral maps, thematic maps and underground utility maps for disaster risk planning and management purpose.

CPT – Disaster Data Management and Forecasting

by megatfa | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized

Our second Certified Professional Training (CPT) module for 2017/2018 session, Disaster Data Management & Forecasting is now open for registration!!! For more information regarding to this module, please click on the photo below. For more information regarding to CPT, please visit here.

DID-DPPC Joint Seminar 2017

by megatfa | Oct 5, 2017 | Events and Photo Gallery, News

On 28 September, DPPC and DID organized the first joint seminar that gathered over 60 participants from different DID departments at both federal and state levels. Professor Emeritus Kuniyoshi Takeuchi of Yamanashi University presented on 2 topics, “Transdisciplinary Approaches to Disaster Management: Case studies from Asia” and “Integrated Flood Analysis: Overview of IFAS/RRI models and field application,” while DID officer and DPPC member each introduced their respective activities in flood mitigation measures and research.

DPPC proposed to jointly develop a research project with DID in the next few months on priority issues to be raised by Humid Tropics Centre (HTC) of DID.

Meeting with NaDMA on the Role of Science and Technology for DRM

by megatfa | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

On 27 September, DPPC team conducted its regular business meeting with the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) together with Professor Kuniyoshi Takeuchi and JICA Malaysia Office to discuss on the role of Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Management.

Professor Takeuchi shared his experiences of establishing ICHARM (International Centre for Water Hazard) that has been assisting disaster agencies and managers globally to build their resilience particularly for water related disasters. He advised that in order for NaDMA to be able to enforce its role as a coordinating agency, it needs to first build its unique in-house technology.

It was agreed in the meeting that NaDMA could utilize DPPC’s comparative advantage to integrate training, research and field practice to effectively strengthen its role to implement and monitor the goals set in the Sendai Framework for DRR.

Master of Disaster Risk Management (MDRM) 2017/2018 Opening Session

by megatfa | Oct 5, 2017 | Events and Photo Gallery, News

Another year of MDRM has started at MJIIT with students from various DRM backgrounds. Lecture of the first module, “Integrated Disaster Risk Management,” was initiated again this year by Professor Emeritus Dr Kuniyoshi Takeuchi.

MDRM lectures are conducted by a team of prominent Japanese professors from top Japanese universities and research institutes together with renowned Malaysian experts. Aimed to train DRM practitioners wishing to advance their knowledge and skills in their respective works in DRM, the program covers various topics in DRM from policy and technical issues.