Flood

Data source provider

Department of Irrigation & Drainage (DID)

Use cases

Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring, Investment and lending decisions, Macro-economic modelling, Scenario analysis, Stress testing

Data group

Exposure to physical risks

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. DOSM
2. DID
3. CoastalDEM
4. National database,
5. World Bank's CCKP
6. CMIP5 models, which are utilized within the AR5 of the IPCC

Unit (e.g. CO2)

1. Number of flood incidents (also shows the 3 states with the highest flood incidents) - DOSM
2. Number of flood events and year of worst flood incident - DID
3. Number of days affected per year or Number of incidents per year

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Region

Time horizon

Backward-looking

Link

https://www.water.gov.my/jps/resources/auto%20download%20images/5844e46d37d56.pdf

Frequency

Vicennial

Time series

1980-2000

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

DID has a publication which lists flood incidents from 1980 to 2000.