Community Adaption to Flood Hazards: A Case Study of Kg. Bekalau, Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia

The risk of encounter flood hazards increases as the population in floodplains grows. However, in order to continue to survive, communities in the floodplains, particularly in the Beaufort area, are implementing adaptation strategies in hopes of increasing resilience to disaster. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify the adaptation strategies adopted by the residents of Beaufort floodplain and to assess the effectiveness of the adaptation strategy in reducing the risk of flood losses. Therefore, a total of 30 residents of Kg. Bekalau were used as samples for this study to answe... Mehr ...