AN ASSESSMENT ON EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: INITIAL SURVEY ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Mohd Ramzi Mohd Hussain Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Noor Suzilawati Rabe Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Ismawi Zen AL MADINAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
  • Izawati Tukiman Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Rahsidi Sabri Muda Tenaga National Berhad Research TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
  • Ahmad Fadhli Mamat Tenaga National Berhad Research TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v17i10.653

Keywords:

early warning system, dam, hazard, Cameron Highland

Abstract

In Cameron Highland, Lembah Bertam area and further downstream villages in Susu Dam area are prone and vulnerable to the highest occurrence of floods especially during monsoon season. Thus, Early Warning System (EWS) were set up to avoid or to reduce the impact of natural hazard turns disasters such as floods, landslides and storms with the aim to reduce the vulnerability and disaster risks that signifies the effectiveness of EWS in the realisation of affected community. To test the awareness and preparedness of community in the selected area, a questionnaire survey was employed as the data collection method. The questionnaire survey was conducted before the direct engagement on the EWS information with the community. Using the mixed sampling method of cluster random sampling, a total of 800 respondents from 11 villages, and 5 main ethnicity groups were involved in the survey. From the result, there was a positive relationship showing that respondents who claimed they knew about the EWS from information signage were those from the older age category and earning
higher monthly income. On the other hand, there is a negative relationship between respondents’ age and monthly income against other sources that indicates respondents who claimed they knew about the EWS from other sources were those in the younger age category and have low monthly income.

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Published

2019-09-04

How to Cite

Mohd Hussain, M. R., Rabe, N. S., Zen, I., Tukiman, I., Muda, R. S., & Mamat, A. F. (2019). AN ASSESSMENT ON EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: INITIAL SURVEY ANALYSIS. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 17(10). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v17i10.653