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‟ Continuous study and improvement on resilience will generate new insights and approaches for addressing flood challenges of the future. In these aspects, it is recommended that engagement with various entities, as a community created for research in dealing with disaster is paramount. crucial in the future. Continuous study and improvement on resilience will generate new insights and approaches for addressing flood challenges of the future. In these aspects, it is recommended that engagement with various entities, as a community created for research in dealing with disaster is paramount. On our path to be a developed nation in 2020, Malaysia will need to continue designing, constructing new building and infrastructure, and at the same time to upgrade and maintain the existing structure to be competitive and resilient towards floods. REFERENCE Accuweather.com (2013). Steady Increased in Climate Related Natural Disasters. Retrieved from http://www.accuweather.com/en/weatherblogs/climatechange/steady-increase-in-climaterel/19974069 on 8th April 2015. Abhas K. Jha, Miner, T. W., & Stanton-Geddes, Z. (2013). Building Urban Resilience: Principles, Tools, and Practice. doi:10.1596/978-0-82138865-5 Amico, a. D. ., & Currà, E. (2014). The Role of Urban Built Heritage in Qualify and Quantify Resilience. Specific Issues in Mediterranean City. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18(September), 181–189. doi:10.1016/S2212-5671(14)00929-0 Bruneau, M., Chang, S. E., Eguchi, R. T., Lee, G. C., O’Rourke, T. D., Reinhorn, A. M., … Von Winterfeldt, D. (2003). A Framework to Quantitatively Assess and Enhance the Seismic R \