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Kuala Lumpur: Kerajaan meletakkan komitmen yang tinggi dalam memperkukuhkan kesiapsiagaan menghadapi bencana bersama negara-negara anggota ASEAN menerusi perkongsian pengalaman, inovasi serta kepakaran khusus dimiliki oleh setiap negara.
Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad, berkata selaras dengan Kepengerusian ASEAN 2025, perkongsian kepakaran itu dilihat dapat membuka peluang negara tampil lebih proaktif sebagai peneraju serantau dalam memperkukuhkan daya tahan masyarakat.
Katanya, dalam hal ini Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) memainkan peranan penting dalam menggembleng semua pihak berkepentingan bagi memastikan perkongsian itu memberi manfaat kepada rakyat dan negara.
"Bukan setakat itu saja, perkongsian itu juga dapat memperkukuhkan jaringan kerjasama dan memperluaskan inovasi untuk memastikan komitmen kerajaan demi kesejahteraan rakyat dapat direalisasikan hingga ke peringkat antarabangsa.
"Bagi pihak saya sendiri, saya juga ingin ucapkan terima kasih kepada NADMA yang sentiasa turun padang, membantu rakyat dan waspada bagi memastikan setiap orang berada dalam keadaan selamat," katanya ketika merasmikan Majlis Pelancaran Logo dan Sidang Media Resilient Asia 2025, di sini, hari ini.
Turut hadir Ketua Pengarah NADMA, Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah dan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Pelaksanaan Operasi NADMA, Datuk Dr Abdul Gapar Abu Bakar.
Pameran dan Forum Resilient Asia 2025 dengan bertemakan "AI For Future-Proofing DIsaster Management Towards Stronger Communities" itu akan berlangsung dari 24 hingga 26 Oktober ini di Pusat Dagangan Dunia (WTC), Kuala Lumpur.
Semua negara anggota ASEAN dan delegasi antarabangsadari negara yang menjalankan kerjasama strategik dalam bidang pengurusan bencana seperti Amerika Syarikat, Australia, Belanda, China, Jepun, Qatar dan Russia juga akan dijemput menyertai pameran itu.
Sementara itu, Abdul Halim berkata, penganjuran pameran dan forum ini menekankan kepentingan sains, teknologi dan inovasi sebagai pemacu utama pengurusan bencana moden.
Katanya, dalam masa yang sama ia mengangkat peranan kerjasama awam dan swasta, membuka ruang pembangunan intelektual melalui perkongsian ilmu pengetahuan demi mengurangkan risiko bencana secara menyeluruh.
"Sepanjang penganjuran, pelbagai forum dan persidangan antarabangsa akan dilakukan merangkumi aspek pencegahan, mitigasi, kesiapsiagaan, tindak balas, bantuan kemanusiaan serta pemulihan semula.
"Ia selaras dengan usaha kerajaan memperkukuhkan kapasiti, memanfaatkan teknologi terkini dan memperluaskan program berasaskan komuniti demi memastikan kesiapsiagaan negara berada pada tahap terbaik," katanya.
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 September - Pameran dan Forum Resilient Asia 2025 yang julung kali diadakan di Malaysia merupakan langkah proaktif dalam memperkukuh sistem pengurusan bencana negara selaras dengan komitmen meningkatkan kesiapsiagaan masyarakat di peringkat tempatan, serantau dan global.
Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini Ahmad berkata, ia turut menekankan peranan sains, teknologi dan inovasi sebagai pemacu utama dalam pengurusan bencana moden, selain menggalakkan pendekatan Kerjasama Awam-Swasta (PPP) melalui forum, bengkel dan sesi perkongsian ilmu.
"Inisiatif ini sangat penting kerana bukan sahaja melibatkan kerajaan, tetapi turut membabitkan sektor swasta, komuniti dan rakan antarabangsa. Setiap langkah yang diambil diharap dapat memberi manfaat berpanjangan kepada rakyat dan negara," jelasnya.
Beliau berkata demikian dalam ucaptama pada majlis pelancaran Pameran dan Forum Resilient Asia 2025 di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) di ibu negara.
Datuk Seri Dr Noraini hadir mewakili Timbalan Perdana Menteri merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Pusat, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi pada majlis itu.
Penganjuran iitu juga signifikan dan bertepatan dengan Sambutan Bulan Kesiapsiagaan Nasional 2025, yang juga menandakan ulang tahun ke-10 pelaksanaannya di Malaysia.
"Program ini bukan sahaja memberi nilai tambah kepada agensi pengurusan bencana, malah turut mengangkat nama Malaysia di persada antarabangsa sebagai peneraju dalam bidang pengurangan risiko bencana dan kesiapsiagaan komuniti.
"Ia sekali gus membuktikan komitmen negara memperkukuh daya tahan masyarakat melalui perkongsian pengalaman, inovasi serta amalan terbaik di peringkat tempatan, serantau dan global," katanya.
Bertemakan 'AI For Future-Proofing Disaster Management Towards Stronger Communities', pameran selama tiga hari bermula 24 hingga 26 Oktober depan itu akan menghimpunkan delegasi antarabangsa dari Amerika Syarikat, Jepun, China, Australia, Belanda, United Kingdom, Korea Selatan, Turkiye dan Qatar.
Ia termasuk pelbagai pemegang taruh daripada kerajaan, sektor swasta, institusi pendidikan tinggi, badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) serta komuniti akar umbi.
Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) selaku penganjur utama diberi mandat besar untuk memastikan program itu menjadi platform strategik, bukan sahaja bagi mengukuhkan kesiapsiagaan nasional tetapi juga dalam merealisasikan komitmen Malaysia sebagai pengerusi ASEAN 2025.
KUALA BERANG: The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia has distributed 150 community boats nationwide in preparation for the upcoming Northeast Monsoon season.
Director-General Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad stated these boats will enable local communities to conduct prompt evacuations of flood victims.
He confirmed that the department will maintain larger boats on standby for situations involving stronger and swifter currents.
“We have completed the distribution of 150 community boats for the monsoon season to facilitate early community-led evacuations and address logistical challenges,“ he said after closing a media collaboration programme at Hutan Lipur Sekayu.
Nor Hisham explained that previous flood operations in urban areas faced difficulties due to shallow water and numerous obstacles requiring smaller, lighter boats.
The department has mobilised 24,000 personnel to prepare for floods expected to begin in late December.
The government has approved the procurement of 200 new vehicles including boat towing vehicles and light operational vehicles for delivery early next year.
JBPM maintains additional assets comprising 450 marine vehicles, 417 light transport vehicles and 119 heavy transport vehicles.
These enhancements aim to increase the department’s capacity for rescue and assistance operations during emergencies. – Bernama
Proposed RM17bil flood mitigation project failed due to objections, sand export ban, says Kitingan
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KOTA KINABALU: The proposed flood mitigation, irrigation and drainage scheme with a Chinese Fortune 500 company for Sabah could not take off because of local opposition to it as well as a federal ban on the export of sand.
Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said in a statement on Sunday (Sept 21) they had hoped to structure financing for the RM17bil project via the sale of sand and carbon credits.
However, this could not materialise due to the ban on sand exports and objections by NGOs over the trading of carbon credits under the Nature Conservation Agreement (NCA).
He said the planned project failed to take off after a memorandum of understanding was signed on March 15, 2024 between the Irrigation and Drainage Department and Shaanxi Construction Engineering Malaysia Sdn Bhd (SCEM).
Under the MOU, a potential financing requirement was estimated at RM17bil, which could have created up to 20,000 job opportunities, he said.
"Contrary to speculation, no funds were ever received under this MOU. The document was merely an expression of interest and did not constitute any binding financial commitment," he said.
He added the MOU only permitted the company to carry out due diligence and feasibility studies in 11 districts identified for flood mitigation, irrigation and drainage projects.
He also said claims that RM17bil had been misused or diverted were baseless as the project was never implemented and no funds were ever received.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): The flood situation in Sabah is improving while the number of victims in Sarawak remains unchanged as of this afternoon.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) in a statement today said the number of victims declined to 130 people from 31 families this afternoon, compared to 439 people from 128 families this morning.
It said only two temporary relief centres remain operational, serving the districts of Penampang and Papar.
“The number of flood victims housed in the relief centre in Papar has reduced to only seven people, while Penampang still has 123 victims. In addition, the flood situation in Membakut has improved with two relief centres closed this afternoon,” the statement said.
The committee added that only three villages remain affected this afternoon, one in Penampang and two in Papar.
In Sarawak, the National Disaster Control Centre portal revealed that the number of flood victims sheltering at Dewan Suarah Marudi in Miri remained at 16 people from five families this afternoon.
Data from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s Public Infobanjir portal showed that the river level at the Long Teru station stood at 8.69 metres (m), above the danger level of 8 m, but showing a declining trend.
The water level at the Marudi station was 4.12 m compared to the danger level of 3.25 m, also showing a downward trend.
So far, no rainfall has been reported in the affected areas. – Bernama