Susceptibility Modelling for Building Climate Resilience in Cities: The Kuala Lumpur Multi-Hazard Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

Global warming of 1.5 °C is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of climate extremes in many regions, with Southeast Asia expected to experience extraordinary economic losses. Climate hazards are already impacting the well-being of people in cities and disrupting essential facilities and services. The situation is expected to worsen; hence the motivation to leverage local knowledge and develop a system that supports science-based decision-making. Susceptibility modelling was conducted to delineate exposed areas and vulnerable communities that could be affected by landslides and floods due to climate extremes in the worst-case scenario. The information was integrated into the Kuala Lumpur Multi-Hazard Platform (KL-MHP), a dynamic web-based system that provides forecasts of rainfall, temperature and wind speed, as well as information on prevalent geological and atmospheric hazards at the neighbourhood scale within the city. The KL-MHP is now operational but limited accessibility hinders its benefit to stakeholders including the community.