ADVANCING LOCAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR EQUITABLE RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

A number of climate-related disaster has increased about 83% globally over the last four decades. Asia Pacific is known as the worlds’ disaster prone region, which have recorded one life lost every 13 minutes. Malaysia and Indonesia are not an exception. Our national disaster human and economic losses have reported more than 220% increment in comparison between the northeast monsoon, 2014/2015 and 2021/2022. Extreme weather events becoming more common as a consequence of climate change, including frequent heavy rainfall.

Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC), Malaysia-Japan International Institute Of Technology (MJIIT) , Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) Surabaya, Indonesia collaborated through a research project which is “Advancing Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies For Equitable .

This research project aims to investigate and develop strategies for local disaster risk reduction and resilience that promote equitable outcomes for all members of community, particularly marginalized group, while promoting community development. In this context, marginalized groups include the poor, people with disabilities, the elderly, children and woman.