Consider This: Disaster Risks (Part 1) — Are We Ready for What's Coming?

The Northeast Monsoon has begun, bringing with it the prospect of prolonged heavy rainfall, flooding, landslides, and other extreme weather hazards. But when climate-related disasters strike, how much of the damage is considered unavoidable, and how much is the result of poor land planning & development, and environmental mismanagement? What then does public accountability look like? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Redza Zakaria, Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaya’s Faculty of Law, and the Head of Maritime Law, Policy & Governance Unit at UM’s Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences.