Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland
This article presents the community awareness on the implementation of Early Warning System (EWS) in a well-planned Integrated Community-Based Disaster Management (ICBDM) that covers all Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) hydroelectric schemes. In Cameron Highland, Lembah Bertam and further downstre...
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Planning Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/65459/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65459/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65459/1/MIP%20Journal%20Paper%20Ramzi%20et%20al.%2C%202018.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65459/7/65459_COMMUNITY%20AWARENESS%20ON%20THE%20IMPLEMENTATION_scopus.pdf |
| Summary: | This article presents the community awareness on the implementation of Early
Warning System (EWS) in a well-planned Integrated Community-Based Disaster
Management (ICBDM) that covers all Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB)
hydroelectric schemes. In Cameron Highland, Lembah Bertam and further
downstream villages were reported to have the highest occurrence of floods
especially during monsoon season, which makes the area vulnerable. This study
incorporates and synergizes three major stakeholders; the community; local
authority; and TNB; gearing towards minimizing loss of life and property
damages in the event of a dam related disaster. The aim of this article is to assess
the level of awareness and perceptions of the directly affected communities
towards the implementation of EWS. Their heightened awareness would help to
reduce their vulnerability in the event of future disaster. This study opted for a
quantitative approach, which included a questionnaire survey. The findings
revealed that the demographic characteristics influenced community awareness
regarding the implementation of EWS. Most of the respondents accepted the
EWS positively and understood the importance of EWS. Thus, the community
members have the right to know and understand the hazard they should be
expecting so they can plan for themselves and make informed choices to reduce
their vulnerability. |
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