BY VIRMAN JURI
ADAPTATION STRATEGIES to accommodate climate change and flood mitigation plans should be rethought in a new light.
“A well-integrated approach comprising better coastal development and zoning mechanism, redesigning the draining system, and assets assessment on flood mitigation plans are needed to ensure the long-term impact of the projects,” Datuk Professor Dr Azizan Abu Samah, a meteorologist of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University Malaya (UM) told The Petri Dish in a recent interview.
He said: “Floods are a natural phenomenon, and they can be good. For example, soil along the River Nile is fertile for agricultural activity because the soil is often flooded with water.”
