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Floods are among the most frequent and devastating extreme events — responsible for 44% of disasters between 2000 and 2019, affecting 1.6 billion people and causing $650 billion in losses.

What makes floods particularly complex is their systemic nature:
🔹 Climate change intensifies rainfall, snowmelt, and sea-level rise
🔹 Rapid urbanisation seals land and overloads drainage
🔹 Deforestation, soil degradation, and river straightening amplify runoff
🔹 Marginalised groups remain the most exposed

Floods come in three forms — fluvial (river), pluvial (rainfall), and coastal — and each requires tailored approaches. But all demand integrated flood management that combines:
✅ Effective governance and early warning systems
✅ Technological innovation, adapted to local realities
✅ Social resilience and traditional knowledge
✅ Nature-based solutions, from mangroves to wetlands

The evidence is clear: piecemeal fixes won’t suffice. Building resilience to floods requires investment in holistic, inclusive, and locally led strategies.

📖 Read more in the World Risk Report 2025 ➡️ https://ow.ly/pYqW50X6fFa

Meet Dr Nurul’Ain Ahayalimudin 🇲🇾, the first and only Malaysian member of the World Society of Disaster Nursing.

In lecture halls at the International Islamic University Malaysia, she teaches future nurses about something many hope they will never face — disasters.

But for Dr Nurul’Ain, preparedness is not optional. It is responsibility.

As the sole national member of WSDN, she has quietly placed Malaysia on the global disaster nursing map. Her work is pushing for stronger systems, better training, and nurses who are ready when communities need them most.

This year, she steps forward as Conference Chair of WSDN 2026. Dr Nurul’Ain will also be speaking at WSDN 2026, 17–19 Sept, sharing insights and advocating the future of disaster nursing.

🎫 Book your conference tickets at https://wsdn2026.com/.

Artificial intelligence could transform disaster risk reduction and climate action. 💡

Machine learning technologies can enhance early warning systems, optimize energy efficiency and food production — but not without risks.

We need to find ways to ensure such innovations benefit those who need it most, and this means overcoming the digital divide and data bias.🚀

Discover how AI is being harnessed to reduce disaster risks🔗 https://ow.ly/IOW250VKj5i

𝗡𝗘𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗔 𝗞𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗞𝗨𝗗𝗔 (𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗔)

▪️𝗡𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝘂𝗱𝗮 (𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟯𝟯) merupakan nebula gelap dalam kawasan Buruj Orion pada jarak kira-kira 1,375 tahun cahaya dari Bumi. Ia terdiri daripada gas molekul hidrogen (H₂) dan debu antara bintang yang sangat padat, menyebabkan cahaya daripada nebula bercahaya di belakangnya diserap dan menghasilkan siluet atau bayang berbentuk kepala kuda. Kawasan ini aktif dalam proses pembentukan bintang (star formation).

▪️Imej ini dirakam dari Observatori Negara Langkawi (ONL), Agensi Angkasa Malaysia (MYSA), Langkawi, Kedah pada Januari 2024 dengan menggunakan teleskop TMB152 dan kamera ZWO ASI2600MM.

The Kulliyyah of Nursing, IIUM extends its warmest wishes of Ramadhan Kareem to all staff, students, alumni, and the wider community.

May this blessed month illuminate our hearts with faith, strengthen our devotion, and inspire us to continue serving with compassion, sincerity, and excellence.

As the nights glow with mercy and the days are filled with reflection, may Allah grant us the strength to seek His pleasure and the opportunity to multiply our good deeds.

Let this Ramadhan be a time of renewal spiritually, personally, and collectively.

IIUM
Office of the Campus Director, IIUM Kuantan

Fasa Kering Monsun Timur Laut 2025/2026

Ramadan Kareem
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🌐 Stronger Together for Disaster Resilience

Kulliyyah of Nursing and World Society of Disaster Nursing (WSDN) together with our co-host Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) bring the 9th WSDN Conference to Sarawak!

WSDN 2026 is a collaboration that unites experts across disciplines.

This conference is not limited to nursing!

We welcome all who play a role in disaster preparedness, response, policy, research, and community resilience.

Join us in Kuching, Sarawak to share, learn, and innovate.

🔗 www.wsdn2026.com

Meet Prof. Dr Sonoe Mashino from Kobe, Japan. 🇯🇵

In Japan, disasters are part of life. When earthquakes strike and communities are displaced, nurses are often the first comforting presence people see.

For years, Dr Mashino has stood in that space between chaos and care. For her, disaster nursing is not only about emergency response. It is about preparing communities, supporting recovery, and protecting dignity when it matters most.

This September, she brings those stories and lessons to Kuching. Dr Sonoe Mashino will be speaking at WSDN 2026.

Come listen to the voice behind the response, and the human side of disaster nursing. 🎫 Book your conference tickets at https://wsdn2026.com/.