The Issues and Challenges of Flood-related Agencies in Malaysia

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Objectives of this study is to identify the real issues and challenges of flood related agencies in Malaysia. By using qualitative thematic analysis, this study found that limited authorities, lack of enforcement power, lack of cooperation among agencies, lack of man-power and assets for logistics, insufficient funding for flood risk management and communication problems are the issues faced by the flood-related agencies. The government needs to solve the issues and challenges in order to strengthen the flood-related agencies capacities.

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Journal

Title: Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal

Abbreviated Title: E-BPJ

Publisher: e-IPH Ltd.

ISSN (Electronic): 2398-4287

Publication date Created: March 20 2020

Publication date (Electronic): March 24 2020

Volume: 5

Issue: 13

Pages: 285-290

Article

DOI: 10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2069

SO-VID: 3acf5c84-5b8a-43d1-b0d8-130d126d4b5c

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Psychology,Urban design & Planning,Urban studies,General behavioral science,Cultural studies

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Psychology, Urban design & Planning, Urban studies, General behavioral science, Cultural studies

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