国家安全委员会第20号指令。这是马来西亚灾害管理的主要指南，与其他部门法规和指南共同构成了一个减灾框架。该指令根据灾害的等级和复杂程度规定了管理机制，并保证各机构确保在处理灾害时有效协调和调动资源。该国的主要发展计划（马来西亚五年计划）通过减少潜在的风险因素和促进可持续农业发展，为减少灾害风险做出了贡献。马来西亚第十一个五年计划（2016~2020年）目前正在实施。
马来西亚将减少灾害风险和适应气候变化纳入土地利用预案体系（1976年《城镇预案法》）国家层面的国家物质规划，州层面的结构规划和地方规划，以及地方层面的特殊区域规划。国家计划的内容包括利用水资源综合管理进行可持续水资源管理。沿海区综合管理;土地使用、地质灾害和自然资源方面的环境敏感地区；保护天然屏障（即红树林）以及远离易受海平面可能上升影响的地区。
马来西亚将灾害规划和预防纳入国家总体发展计划和可持续发展项目。在市级区和州灾害管理委员会和当局参与下，测试和实施总体应急反应计划。减贫是作为减少灾害风险战略的一部分来实施的。有了明确的政策和领导人的承诺，这个国家正在前进。
在实现千年发展目标中关于通过人民住房方案等方案将贫困率减半的具体目标方面取得了进展。低收入群体的住房贷款计划、农村穷人的住房援助以及赋予穷人权力。在马来西亚，将减少灾害风险与适应气候变化相结合正在取得重大进展。2009年批准了《国家气候变化政策》，将具有气候复原力的发展纳入各级政府的主流。它包含直接和间接处理减少灾害风险的若干关键行动，将减少灾害风险纳入现有和新的立法、政策和计划；调动资金和技术援助；研究，开发和建立灾害数据库清单。
目前正在探讨关于灾害管理的国家立法，预计将大力强调减少灾害风险。
马来西亚减少灾害风险国家纲要和行动计划。自20世纪90年代初以来，马来西亚政府制定了该政策，确保州和市级区各政府机构和非政府部门参加灾害管理。《关于马来西亚减少灾害风险的马六甲宣言》（2011年）体现了该国在减少灾害风险方面的未来方向及其为落实兵库行动框架优先事项所做的努力,提高国家在面对灾害时的备灾能力，配合日益增强的公众法律意识。宣言呼吁各级政府鼓励制定法律和体制安排；加强减少灾害风险工作的人力资源和能力；将减少灾害风险纳入发展规划；加强有关各方之间的协调与合作；并促进利用技术支持预警，多灾害风险评估、气候建模。作为这一努力的一部分，国家安全理事会于2013年正式建立了国家减少灾害风险平台。这一进程涉及扩大利益相关方的范围，使之包括来自政府、大学、非政府组织以及私营部门代表在减灾工作中发挥主人翁精神，并维护国家可持续发展在预防、减轻、准备、应对和恢复之间建立联系，以支持该国实现可持续发展的愿望。这导致马来西亚修改其灾害管理周期，以适应现有的立法指令，促进一致的做法，并容纳来自多学科背景的从业人员。该周期包括以下五个阶段:预防、减轻、准备、应对和恢复。
2014年12月马来西亚发生严重洪灾后吸取的教训之一是，需要开展更多培训，以建设国家在水体、环境卫生和个人卫生方面的能力。此外，缺乏与地方政府机构和其他非政府执行机构之间的稳固工作和协调机制。这种协调对于减少拖延和（或）重复努力是必要的。
National Security Council Directive No. 20. This is the main guide for disaster management in Malaysia and forms a disaster reduction framework together with other departmental regulations and guidelines. The directive sets out management mechanisms according to the level and complexity of disasters and ensures that agencies ensure effective coordination and mobilization of resources in dealing with disasters. The country's main development plan (Malaysia five year plan) has contributed to disaster risk reduction by reducing potential risk factors and promoting sustainable agricultural development. Malaysia's Eleventh Five Year Plan (2016-2020) is currently being implemented.
Malaysia incorporated disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the land use planning system (Urban Planning Act 1976) ）National material planning at the national level, structural planning and local planning at the state level, and special regional planning at the local level. The national plan includes the use of integrated water resources management for sustainable water resources management. Integrated coastal zone management; Environmentally sensitive areas in terms of land use, geological disasters and natural resources; Protect natural barriers (i.e. mangroves) and away from areas vulnerable to possible sea-level rise.
Malaysia incorporated disaster planning and prevention into its overall national development plan and sustainable development projects. Test and implement the overall emergency response plan with the participation of municipal district and state disaster management committees and authorities. Poverty reduction is implemented as part of disaster risk reduction strategies. With clear policies and leaders' commitments, the country is moving forward.
Progress has been made in achieving the millennium development goal target of halving the poverty rate through programmes such as the people's housing programme. Housing loan schemes for low-income groups, housing assistance for the rural poor and the empowerment of the poor. In Malaysia, significant progress is being made in integrating disaster risk reduction with climate change adaptation. The national climate change policy was approved in 2009 to mainstream development with climate resilience into governments at all levels. It includes a number of key actions that directly and indirectly address disaster risk reduction and integrate disaster risk reduction into existing and new legislation, policies and plans; Mobilization of funds and technical assistance; Research, development and establishment of disaster database list.
National legislation on disaster management is currently being explored and a strong emphasis on disaster risk reduction is expected.
Malaysia's national platform and plan of action for disaster risk reduction. Since the early 1990s, the Malaysian government has formulated this policy to ensure the participation of state and municipal government agencies and non-governmental departments in disaster management. Malacca Declaration on disaster risk reduction in Malaysia (2011) reflects the country's future direction in disaster risk reduction and its efforts to implement the priorities of the Hyogo Framework for action, improve the country's disaster preparedness capacity in the face of disasters and cooperate with the increasing public legal awareness. The declaration calls on governments at all levels to encourage the development of legal and institutional arrangements; strengthen human resources and capacity for disaster risk reduction; and Integration of disaster risk into development planning; Strengthen coordination and cooperation among relevant parties; And promote the use of technology to support early warning, multi disaster risk assessment and climate modeling. As part of this effort, the National Security Council formally established the national platform for disaster risk reduction in 2013. This process involves expanding the range of stakeholders, including representatives from governments, universities, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, taking ownership of disaster reduction, maintaining national sustainable development and establishing links between prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery to support the country's aspirations for sustainable development. This has led Malaysia to revise its disaster management cycle to adapt to existing legislative directives, promote consistent practices and accommodate practitioners from a multidisciplinary background. The cycle includes the following five stages: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response and recovery.
One of the lessons learned after the severe floods in Malaysia in December 2014 is the need for more training to build national capacity in water, sanitation and hygiene. In addition, there is a lack of solid work and coordination mechanisms with local government agencies and other non-governmental implementing agencies. Such coordination is necessary to reduce delays and / or duplication of efforts.
