Economic impact of natural disasters' fatalities by Padli, Jaharudin, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah, Abdul Hamid, Baharom

“…Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find the meaningful relationship between the economic impact of the natural disaster and economic condition. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employed cross-sectional analysis to investigate the relationship between economic condition namely, gross domestic product per capita (GDPpc); gross domestic product per capita squared (GDPpc2); government consumption ratio to GDP (gc); ratio of M2 over GDP(M2); years of schooling attainment (sc); land area and finally; population and the economic impact of natural disasters, whereby ten types of natural disasters were chosen. …”
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Effects of natural disaster on fertility rate and quality of life by Nagaratnam, Shalini

Subjects: “…Quality of life - Natural disaster effects…”
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Factors affecting mitigation of natural disaster fatalities in selected countries by Padli, Jaharudin

Subjects: “…Natural disasters - Research…”
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Exploring experiences of counselors in crisis intervention of natural disasters in Malaysia by Zakaria, Mohd. Zaliridzal

“…Crises such as natural disaster are an intrinsic part of life and despite efforts aimed at prevention, crises will continue to occur. …”
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Researching natural disaster preparedness through health behavioral change models by Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Kamarudin, Syafila

“…This reflects the lack of knowledge about how these models identify certain behaviors regarding natural disaster preparation. This article seeks to address this lack of knowledge. …”
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Hybrid renewable energy as power supply for shelter during natural disasters by Maghami, Mohammad Reza, Maghoul, Alireza, Dehkohneh, Samad Shirzadi, Gomes, Chandima, Hizam, Hashim, Othman, Mohammad Lutfi

“…People are very vulnerable in case of natural disasters. Power grid destruction is a common disaster in these situations. …”
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Impact of natural disaster on human capital, biodiversity loss and infectious disease by Pritam Singh, Harpaljit Kaur

Subjects: “…Human capital - Natural disaster effects…”
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Counselors’ experience with disaster survivors of natural disasters: A descriptive phenomenological study by Zakaria, Mohd. Zaliridzal, Zakaria, Noor Syamilah, Baharudin, Dini Farhana, Krauss, Steven Eric, Madon, Zainal, Subarimaniam, Neerushah

“…This research found that the experience gained from the disaster survivors during the disaster situations has developed the understanding and addressing the complexity of satisfying disaster survivors’ critical needs during natural disasters. It was also informed that providing crisis support during natural disaster has brought plethora of experiences and knowledge that should be shared with other counselors in Malaysia.…”

Disaster types in Malaysia: an overview by Shaluf, Ibrahim Mohamed, Ahmadun, Fakhru'l-Razi

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Natural disaster death and socio-economic factors in selected Asian countries: a panel analysis by Padli, Jaharudin, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

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Natural disasters and gross domestic products : panel data approach for five South Asian countries. by Lee, Chin Yu, Abdul Samad, Abdul Rahim

Transforming mosques into a containment space during natural disasters; browsing through recent publications by Shakir Haraty, Hayder Jawad, Mat Raschid, Mohammad Yazah, Utaberta, Nangkula

“…However, nowadays, mosques are not only used for its educational component, but on occasion have been transformed into places to serve multi-ethnic and multi-religious communities during natural disasters. This paper is an attempt to surf through the recent publications that discuss natural disasters and the containment of such incidents. …”
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Challenge of extension agents against flood and natural disasters to develop agriculture sectors in Kelantan, Malaysia by Zaini, Nur Amirah

“…This study concerned the challenges of extension agents against flood and natural disasters to develop agriculture sectors in Kelantan, Malaysia. …”
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Natural disasters and gross domestic product: panel data approach for five selected South Asian countries by Lee, Chin Yu, Abdul Samad, Abdul Rahim

“…Given that the impact of damage due to natural disasters is greater than the impact of investment to GDP, therefore, research on the impacts of natural disasters needs great attention.…”
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Learning from South Sumatran indigenous technology for sustainable housing construction by Ari Siswanto

“…Indigenous technology shows how site selection, house layout, structure and local materials of traditional houses have the ability to be environmentally friendly and able to withstand natural disasters for generations. Traditional houses are also very durable in the face of natural disasters such as landslides, floods and earthquakes. …”
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Determinants of flood fatalities: evidence from a panel data of 79 countries by Padli, Jaharudin, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah, Abdul Hamid, Baharom

“…In many developing countries, the frequent occurrences of natural disasters, particularly floods are not uncommon. …”
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Assessing agricultural losses of 2014/2015 flood disaster in Kelantan, Malaysia by Jega, Abdussalam Adamu, Man, Norsida, Abd Latiff, Ismail, Wong, Kelly Kai Seng

“…Floods account for a significant socio-economic loss against all other natural disasters occurring in most part of the world in recent decades, especially to small farming communities living along coastal and low-lying areas. …”
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Investigating older persons and NGOs flood preparedness to reduce vulnerabilities associated with ageing: a case study by Hussain, Rizal M, Syed Abd Rashid, Sharifah Norazizan, Sabri, Bukryman, Bagat, Mohamad Fazdillah

“…The impact of natural disasters on the older population is unlikely to diminish in the years to come due to the increasing number of older persons in Malaysia. …”
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Overtopping risk and uncertainty analysis of embankment dams by Goodarzi, Ehsan

“…Iran is one of the ten foremost countries sensitive to the unexpected phenomena and natural disasters. Flooding is one of the most important disasters in Iran and losses during 1951-2000 exceeded more than 11,500 people. …”
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Making sense of disaster: affinity to God as a coping strategy of Muslim refugees in Central Sulawesi by Taufik, Taufik, Ibrahim, Rahimah

“…The present study aimed to uncover the essence of coping with natural disasters experienced by Muslim refugees. Fourteen refugees, who lived in three refugee camps in Central Sulawesi, were involved as informants. …”
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