NEWS
Makmal Hidup “Living Lab”: Pembelajaran Dari Banjir Hulu Langat Kajian Kes Tindak Balas & Kesediaan Bencana
Pada 16 Disember 2021, berlaku lekukan tropika (tropical depression) di pantai timur Semenanjung Malaysia, dan kemudiannya meliputi kawasan utama Semenanjung Malaysia, membawa hujan lebat tiga hari yang menjejaskan lapan negeri di seluruh semenanjung. Hal ini telah...
Rejuvenating Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in Malaysia
DPPC seeks to advance science and technology for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (DR3), support evidence-based decision-making for reducing future disaster risk, and promote transdisciplinary approach (TDA) for building societal resilience to achieve UNDRR...
Webinar on Sediment Related Issues for Sustainable Reservoir Management
On 23 June 2021, MJIIT together with JASTIP and IPASA organized the Webinar on Sediment Related Issues for Sustainable Reservoir Management that invited Prof. Dr. Tetsuya Sumi of DPRI, Kyoto University who is a MDRM lecturer for the River System and Management...
Participation to the 11th ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Week (ASTIW) 2021
During 14-17 June 2021, MJIIT participated in the Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform (JASTIP) side event of the 11th ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Week (ASTIW) representing the group of Working Package 4 (Disaster Prevention). The...
In remembrance of 2015 Sabah Earthquake: Learning from the past for better future
EARTHQUAKE resulted in one fifth of the annual losses due to disasters, and Malaysia is not an exception. The 2015 Sabah earthquake was the most fatal geophysical related disaster ever recorded in Malaysia with high economic losses and triggered many cascading...
Webinar on Strengthening Local Strategies for Building Disaster Resilience
On 21 April 2021, the NADMA-JICA joint webinar on "Strengthening Capacity for Building Local Resilience" was implemented as a part of JICA’s technical cooperation project, “Enhancement of the Disaster Risk Management Capacity of the National Disaster Management Agency...
Start of NADMA-JICA Survey on DRRM Capacities of Local Governments in Malaysia
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) is primarily the responsibility of local governments and communities. While national government and other stakeholders may provide support to plan and implement DRRM measures, it is important first to understand the DRRM...
Webinar on COVID-19 and natural hazard response and prevention from Malaysia and Japan
On 17 March 2021, the Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur together with the Embassy of Japan in Malaysia and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Malaysia organized a webinar...
DPPC MJIIT: Not Just Another Ordinary ‘Mission’
The recent and current flooding occurring across Malaysia poses both economic and life-threatening challenges to the thousands of families affected. The Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC) of Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT),...
Towards a resilient society: An assessment of disaster readiness in 5 ASEAN cities
Pdf version is available for download HERE