What Effective Flash Flood Measures Look Like

Dr Camelia May Li Kusumo, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Building Design, Taylors University | Cha-Ly Koh, CEO and Founder, Urbanmetry

10-May-22 18:00

What Effective Flash Flood Measures Look Like

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DBKL has announced the Flash Flood Mitigation Action Plan 2022, which is a 10 million ringgit initiative to tackle flash floods in KL. First, we look at the 14 measures that have been set out, and whether they would work to tackle flooding issues. Then, we zone in on the garbage-free initiative zones and what we need to do to ensure it’s effective.

Image source: Harrison Haines, Pexels

Produced by: Erin Kok, Alia Zefri, Natasha Fusil

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: social issues, environment

Tags: evening edition, inside story, flood, dbkl, natural disaster, climate change, flood management, flash flood, littering,

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