Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Climate change will increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events and create risks that will impact health care facilities. Health care facilities (HCF) will need to assess climate change risks and adopt adaptive management strategies to be resilient. This study aims to project and identify HCF prone for riverine flooding due to climate change. METHODS: The HCFs were categorised as Community Health Clinics (CHCs), Primary Health Clinics (PHCs) and Hospitals. Projection of the 15 most vulnerable river basins in Peninsular Malaysia was done based on IPCCC SRES-AR4 and Regional Hydroclimate Model of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 1268 CHCs, 520 PHCs and 82 Hospitals were included in this study. HCFs in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan were excluded. The current (baseline) and future flood assessments of 2030 and 2050 were carried out based on 100-year Return Period. RESULTS: At Baseline, 108 CHCs, 25 PHCs and two hospitals were projected to be flooded under the current flood modelling simulations. Flood projections at 2030 estimated 217 CHCs, 27 PHCs and three Hospitals being affected. There was an increase in the affected HCFs to 215 CHCs, 67 PHCs and 11 Hospitals in the future flood assessment at 2050, at various ranges of flood depth levels (FDL). DISCUSSION: Many HCFs have not been designed with extreme weather events like riverine flooding in consideration. This study enables stakeholders to assess vulnerability of flooding and plan adaptation measures in anticipation of the impact of climate change on riverine flooding affecting HCFs in Malaysia.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-67,
title = {Impact of Climate Change on Riverine Flooding of Healthcare Facilities in Peninsular Malaysia},
author = {Bala M Sundram and Rafiza Shaharudin and Kamesh Rajendran and Nadia Mohammed and Anis S Kamarudin and Norlen M and Rohaida Ismail and Thahirahtul A Zakaria and Nor Bizura A Hamid and Mohd Y Kuman and Mohd Zaki M Amin and Marini M Ideris and Nurul Huda M A},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Climate change will increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events and create risks that will impact health care facilities. Health care facilities (HCF) will need to assess climate change risks and adopt adaptive management strategies to be resilient. This study aims to project and identify HCF prone for riverine flooding due to climate change. METHODS: The HCFs were categorised as Community Health Clinics (CHCs), Primary Health Clinics (PHCs) and Hospitals. Projection of the 15 most vulnerable river basins in Peninsular Malaysia was done based on IPCCC SRES-AR4 and Regional Hydroclimate Model of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 1268 CHCs, 520 PHCs and 82 Hospitals were included in this study. HCFs in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan were excluded. The current (baseline) and future flood assessments of 2030 and 2050 were carried out based on 100-year Return Period. RESULTS: At Baseline, 108 CHCs, 25 PHCs and two hospitals were projected to be flooded under the current flood modelling simulations. Flood projections at 2030 estimated 217 CHCs, 27 PHCs and three Hospitals being affected. There was an increase in the affected HCFs to 215 CHCs, 67 PHCs and 11 Hospitals in the future flood assessment at 2050, at various ranges of flood depth levels (FDL). DISCUSSION: Many HCFs have not been designed with extreme weather events like riverine flooding in consideration. This study enables stakeholders to assess vulnerability of flooding and plan adaptation measures in anticipation of the impact of climate change on riverine flooding affecting HCFs in Malaysia.},
note = {Type: ORAL PRESENTATION; Organisation: Environmental Health Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), Complex E, Federal Government Administration Centre, Putrajaya, Malaysia, National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Selangor, Malaysia, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Civil Engineering, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Selangor, Malaysia.},
keywords = {health care facility; climate change; modelling; riverine flooding; adaptation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}