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Flood

Data source provider

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)

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

Frequency

Annual

Time series

2009-2021

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

DOSM provides data on Extreme Events and Disasters. Go to DOSM eStatistik > click on 'Free Download' on the left pane on the page > search 'Compendium of Environment Statistics' > Table of Component 4 (4.1 Number of flood incident reported by state).

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