DATE: 17 MARCH 2021

VIA ZOOM PLATFORM (link will be provided later) and FACEBOOK LIVE

The Disaster Preparedness & Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur will be organizing the COVID-DRR Webinar on “Responding and Preparing for Natural Hazards under the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sharing Challenges and Lessons from Malaysia and Japan” that will be held on 17 March 2021 via ZOOM platform and Facebook Live. This program aims to share the challenges and lesson in Malaysia and Japan on responding to compound disaster under COVID-19 pandemic and suggest the way forward to better reduce and prevent future disasters. Several distinguish guests will be joining this program, whom are Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Health; Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, the Vice Chancellor of UTM; H.E. Hiroshi Oka, Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia; and Mr. Masahiko Takizawa, Chief Representative of JICA Malaysia. Invited panelist are Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shinji Akitomi, Director of Department of Medical Crisis Management at the Medical Corporation Ioukai, Japan; Mr. Said Alhudzari Ibrahim, General Manager of Program Operations in MERCY Malaysia; Dr. Naoki Sakai, Chief Researcher at the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Japan; and Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, Director of Operations at the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) Malaysia

BACKGROUND

The Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC) is a research centre established in 2015 at Malaysian-Japanese International Institute of Technology, University of Technology Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur aiming to become a world-class research and training centre for building resilience to natural hazards, disasters and climate change. DPPC coordinates national and international effort in building community resilience towards disaster by bringing together various stakeholders, policy makers, leading academic scientists and researchers in conducting multi-disciplinary applied research, training, and field practice in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Management (DRM). DPPC targets to assist in the global achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) implemented and outlined by the United Nations.

VACANCIES

1. Research Officers (Hydrologist)
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Department/Office: Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysian-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT)
Organization: University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Start date: Immediately

a. Duties and Responsibilities

• The research officer is expected to work closely with our existing project team and carry out the following responsibilities:1) Processing of hydrological data i.e. quality control of hydrological data, frequency distribution and development of IDF curve for an ungauged basin.
• Prepare various maps and figures such as spatial interpolation maps.
• Prepare written reports and presentations of the findings.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

b. Competencies and requirements

• Candidate must possess at least Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Familiar with ArcGIS or QGIS software.
• Familiar with MSMA 2.0.
• Meticulous and able to handle multi-function/routine-tasks.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and able to work independently.
• Programming skill in C language will be added advantage.
  

c. Salary information
Salary is determined based on the candidate’s qualifications and the professional and scientific pay rate set by the university.

d. Contract duration
The duration for this contract is 3 months

Kindly forward your CV and cover letter to dppc@utm.my and indicate your availability date. Write an email/contact us at 0322031585 if you have further inquiries.

DATE: 8 – 12 JANUARY 2021

LOCATION: KLUANG – JOHOR BAHRU – KOTA TINGGI – MERSING – PEKAN – KUANTAN – MARAN

The Disaster Preparedness & Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur will be organizing the DPPC Disaster Relief & Rapid Assessment Mission 2021 that will be held from 8 until 12 January 2021 that covers various locations in Johor and Pahang which affected by the recent flood. This tour aims at observing the impacts of recent monsoons resulting in many riverine floods, landslides, and high-tide phenomenon related disaster in the most developing states, e.g. Johor and Pahang. We also aim at exploring good practices, benchmarking local commitments, understanding needs and demands for emerging risk, climate-induced disaster, cascading hazards, and community-led disaster risk reduction in the most vulnerable states to extreme weather, environmental degradation, rapid urbanization, and anthropogenic activity. This program also reflects the progress of achieving global target G on multi-hazard early warning system, and disaster risk information and assessments to the people, as set by 2030. This program highlights co-design and co-develop practices of local DRR resilience strategies towards rejuvenating DRR investment, and promoting a quintuple helix innovation model on public-private-academia-civil society characterized by environmental disaster and systemic risk. A multi-sectoral engagement, benchmarking good practices, field reconnaissance and site visit are the focus of our activities with the great support of various strategic partners at federal, state and local level. This program objectives are to:

1. To perform a series of disaster relief mission at targeted areas covering the most affected states with the support of the Secretariat to the District Disaster Management Committee;
2. To do a fact-finding mission and gather first-hand information about the impacts of water-related disaster in the vulnerable areas;
3. To physically observe the disaster losses and damages especially the critical infrastructure, business discontinuity, and socioeconomic impact in the ground zero;
4. To evaluate root causes of water-related disaster (floods and landslides) due to extreme weather events and land-use changes;
5. To assess the local adaptation and implementation of new COVID-19 related SOPs especially in the temporary designated evacuation centers;
6. To observe the local coordination between governments and civil society organizations/NGOs in the epicenter of the disaster;
7. To explore preventive and mitigation measures towards preparing dual challenges of water-related disaster and COVID-19 pandemic during monsoon season;
8. To understand the needs and demands by local governments, local disaster managers, and local actors for adopting better risk governance;
9. To educate and train basic survival skills related to flooding and lifesaving. This involves communicating with disabled communities;
10. To rejuvenate local DRR resilience strategies by empowering local actors and expert- and traditional knowledge, and risk-sensitive development plan of action;
11. To increase visibility of DPPC and its strategic partners in conjunction    with the commemoration a 5-years anniversary of DPPC and 10-year   commitment to global agenda on disaster risk reduction and resilience in Malaysia.

DATE: 22 – 27 DECEMBER 2020

LOCATION: PAHANG, PERAK, KELANTAN & TERENGGANU

The Disaster Preparedness & Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur will be organizing the DPPC Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Tour 2020 that will be held from 22 until 27 December 2020 that covers 4 states in Peninsular Malaysia; Perak, Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu. This tour aims at exploring good practices, benchmarking local commitments, understanding needs and demands for emerging risk (e.g. dam-related disaster), climate-induced disaster, cascading hazards, and community-led disaster risk reduction in the most vulnerable states to extreme weather, environmental degradation, rapid urbanization, and anthropogenic activity. This tour also reflects the progress of achieving global target G on multi-hazard early warning system, and disaster risk information and assessments to the people, as set by 2030. This program highlights co-design and co-develop practices of local DRR resilience strategies towards rejuvenating DRR investment, and promoting a quintuple helix innovation model on public-private-academia-civil society characterized by environmental disaster and systemic risk. A multi-sectoral engagement, benchmarking good practices, field reconnaissance and site visit are the focus of our activities with the great support of various strategic partners.

SCHEDULE FOR 22 – 23 DECEMBER 2020 ( KL – PAHANG – PERAK)

 SCHEDULE FOR 24 DECEMBER 2020 (PERAK – KELANTAN)

 SCHEDULE FOR 25 DECEMBER 2020 (KELANTAN)

SCHEDULE FOR 26 – 27 DECEMBER 2020 (KELANTAN – TERENGGANU – KL)

DATE: 21 DECEMBER 2020 (Monday)

TIME: 9.30 am – 1.30 pm

VENUE: VIA VIRTUAL PLATFORM (CISCO WEBEX)

The Disaster Preparedness & Prevention Centre (DPPC) is a research centre established in Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur in 2015 to focus on multi-disciplinary research and to conduct training on disaster management and public safety, both nationally and internationally. DPPC plays a big role in establishing close collaboration in disaster-related fields of study and research with over 30 entities including academic consortium and institutes of higher learning. To commemorate the 5-years anniversary of DPPC and MDRM program, DPPC will organize the inaugural DPPC Appreciation Day 2020 by showcasing all achievements, performances along the 5 years’ journey and strategic actions for future plan. This program also will appreciate all the contributions made by Sub-JUC-DRM, Board of Studies (BoS), DPPC members, MDRM Course Coordinators, MDRM Teaching Teams (Japan & Malaysia); To acknowledge all alumni (MDRM & CPT) and strategic partners; To assess needs and demands* by our actors, stakeholders, alumni, clients, and potential collaborators to support re-development of our 10-years road map; and also to increase the global visibility of DPPC and promote our DRR commitment.

SCHEDULE OF DPPC APPRECIATION DAY 2020

OPENING CEREMONY

 SHARING SESSION: EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED!!!

 UNTOLD STORIES & MEETING OUR SENPAI / KOHAI

 RENEWING OUR COMMITMENT TO SENDAI FRAMEWORK

 CLOSING CEREMONY

DATE: 9 DECEMBER 2020

TIME: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm

VENUE: VIA VIRTUAL PLATFORM (CISCO WEBEX)

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNBR) through its research arm, TNBR Research Sdn Bhd, and Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC), Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have embarked into a 3-years integrated project, namely the Stakeholder Engagement Programme (SEP) for Dam-related Disaster (DRD), as part of continuous commitments of TNBR for the dam safety, including empowering the local stakeholders and vulnerable community at risk to prevent future disaster risk in the vicinity of the large dam. The project known as Integrated Community Based Disaster Management (ICBDM), which was initiated by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from the year 2015 – 2020 (Phase I), and second phase until 2023. This meeting and workshop is one of the event organized under this project.

SCHEDULE OF MEETING AND WORKSHOP