INGENIEUR
Planning Component
Purpose
Critical weather events
Knowledge and understanding of impact on HSR Malaysia
Critical components of HSR
Malaysia
Knowledge and understanding of vulnerability to critical weather
events
Prediction of climate change
impact
Methodology for predicting the impact of specific critical
weather events on components of the HSR Malaysia
Development of adaptation
options
Permits evaluation of different adaptation policies
Design standards
Identification of changes to design standards to mitigate the
impact of climate change
Management policy
Identification of changes to management policy to mitigate the
impacts of climate change
Table 1: Proposed planning process for climate change adaption for HSR Malaysia
Climate
Impact
Group
Risks
Safety
Impact
Performance
Impact
Likely
Negative
Impact
from
Climate
Change
Long or
Short
Term
Adaptation
Measures
Sea Level
Rise
Increased
flooding
generally
Medium
High
High
Long
Platform level need
to cater to sea level
rise and drainage
design must cater
to ARI plus climate
change projection.
Increased
Rainfall
Landslide
High
High
High
Long
Drainage design
must cater to ARI
plus climate change
projection
Increased
Rainfall
Settlement
High
High
Low
Long
Need to monitor the
ground movement
and the relation with
rainfall intensity
especially at the
karst area in Kuala
Lumpur.
Heat
Track
buckling
High
High
High
Long
Need to study on rail
design resilient to
high temperature or
provide watchmen
Table 2: Overview risks of HSR Malaysia
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