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Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia

In the past decade, the inevitable increase in temperature has caused Malaysia to experience more extreme heat events, and yet very little research has been dedicated in exploring the heat-related vulnerability of exposed population. In this study, the extreme heat vulnerability index (EHVI) has bee...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Kamal, Nurfatin Izzati, Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan, Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom, Mohd Kusin, Faradiella, Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus, Sharaai, Amir Hamzah, Muharam, Farrah Melissa, Mohd Ariffin, Noor Afiza
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Published: Taylor and Francis 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97247/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17565529.2021.1937030
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spelling my.upm.eprints.972472022-09-12T08:52:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97247/ Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia Ahmad Kamal, Nurfatin Izzati Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus Sharaai, Amir Hamzah Muharam, Farrah Melissa Mohd Ariffin, Noor Afiza In the past decade, the inevitable increase in temperature has caused Malaysia to experience more extreme heat events, and yet very little research has been dedicated in exploring the heat-related vulnerability of exposed population. In this study, the extreme heat vulnerability index (EHVI) has been evaluated to identify the most vulnerable districts to extreme heat events. We evaluated exposure, population sensitivity and adaptive capacity from sociodemographic and remote sensing data. We have applied multivariate analysis on 13 indicators for every 87 districts to elucidate the extreme heat vulnerability in Peninsular Malaysia. The EHVI was generated by summing up the normalized extreme heat exposure scores and factor scores from the multivariate analysis. Our findings clarify that the most vulnerable populations are confined in the urban and northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. The source of vulnerability varied between both regions, with urbanization and population density increase the vulnerability in urban areas, high heat exposure and sensitive population are the dominant factors of vulnerability in the northern region. These findings are valuable in identifying districts vulnerable to extreme heat and help regulatory body; in designing effective adaptation and preparedness strategies to increase the population resilience towards extreme heat. Taylor and Francis 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97247/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Ahmad Kamal, Nurfatin Izzati and Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan and Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom and Mohd Kusin, Faradiella and Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus and Sharaai, Amir Hamzah and Muharam, Farrah Melissa and Mohd Ariffin, Noor Afiza (2021) Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia. Climate and Development, 14 (5). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1756-5529; ESSN: 1756-5537 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17565529.2021.1937030 10.1080/17565529.2021.1937030
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description In the past decade, the inevitable increase in temperature has caused Malaysia to experience more extreme heat events, and yet very little research has been dedicated in exploring the heat-related vulnerability of exposed population. In this study, the extreme heat vulnerability index (EHVI) has been evaluated to identify the most vulnerable districts to extreme heat events. We evaluated exposure, population sensitivity and adaptive capacity from sociodemographic and remote sensing data. We have applied multivariate analysis on 13 indicators for every 87 districts to elucidate the extreme heat vulnerability in Peninsular Malaysia. The EHVI was generated by summing up the normalized extreme heat exposure scores and factor scores from the multivariate analysis. Our findings clarify that the most vulnerable populations are confined in the urban and northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. The source of vulnerability varied between both regions, with urbanization and population density increase the vulnerability in urban areas, high heat exposure and sensitive population are the dominant factors of vulnerability in the northern region. These findings are valuable in identifying districts vulnerable to extreme heat and help regulatory body; in designing effective adaptation and preparedness strategies to increase the population resilience towards extreme heat.
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author Ahmad Kamal, Nurfatin Izzati
Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus
Sharaai, Amir Hamzah
Muharam, Farrah Melissa
Mohd Ariffin, Noor Afiza
spellingShingle Ahmad Kamal, Nurfatin Izzati
Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus
Sharaai, Amir Hamzah
Muharam, Farrah Melissa
Mohd Ariffin, Noor Afiza
Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia
author_facet Ahmad Kamal, Nurfatin Izzati
Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus
Sharaai, Amir Hamzah
Muharam, Farrah Melissa
Mohd Ariffin, Noor Afiza
author_sort Ahmad Kamal, Nurfatin Izzati
title Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia
title_short Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia
title_full Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia
title_fullStr Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia
title_sort extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in malaysia
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97247/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97247/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17565529.2021.1937030
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