In today’s modern world, we are constantly bombarded with the issue of natural disasters happening around the globe. Thus, some people assert that preventing the occurrence of natural disasters is merely the responsibility of government as they believe they can do nothing in preventing it from happening. Nevertheless, I think that cooperation between people and government is essential in protecting citizens from natural disasters.
Undoubtedly, the government has the largest obligation to take the practical measures to prevent natural disasters from happening. They can, for example, employ the best scientists and geologists to predict the time of occurrence of disasters. By knowing when there will be a natural disaster, the government can then take the effective prevention to mitigate the potentially dangerous effects on human lives. To illustrate, to tackle the problem of the tsunami which may cause a severe death of inhabitants, the government should allocate a portion of the money to improve the current drainage system and to build barriers near the sea-coast. Thus, it is apparent that government has more power to lower the potential risks of natural disasters from happening and its effects on the citizens.
However, it is not to say that citizens have no responsibility to protect themselves from natural disasters. They can take little but could prove useful ways in dealing with this problem. For instance, parents should educate their children from young to behave well by not simply throwing rubbish into the drains and rivers which may eventually cause blockage. This kind of act is proved to be useful in preventing natural disasters like flooding. In addition, they should also take part in a campaign which gives information on what can be done by citizens in order to minimise the negative impacts of natural disasters on human beings. Although there are limited actions that an individual can take in dealing with this problem, the possible negative impacts on humans can still be reduced if every citizen plays their own part.
In conclusion, it is the responsibility of both government and individuals to mitigate the unanticipated impacts of natural disasters on human beings. I believe our nation will continue to prosper and flourish in the years to come and the citizens can be free from disasters. 
In  
today
’s modern world, we are  
constantly
 bombarded with the issue of  
natural
  disasters
  happening
 around the globe.  
Thus
,  
some
  people
 assert that preventing the occurrence of  
natural
  disasters
 is  
merely
 the responsibility of  
government
 as they believe they can do nothing in preventing it from  
happening
.  
Nevertheless
, I  
think
 that cooperation between  
people
 and  
government
 is essential in protecting  
citizens
 from  
natural
 disasters. 
Undoubtedly
, the  
government
 has the largest obligation to take the practical measures to  
prevent
  natural
  disasters
 from  
happening
. They can,  
for example
, employ the best scientists and geologists to predict the time of occurrence of  
disasters
. By knowing when there will be a  
natural
  disaster
, the  
government
 can then take the effective prevention to mitigate the  
potentially
  dangerous
 effects on  
human
  lives
. To illustrate, to tackle the problem of the tsunami which may cause a severe death of inhabitants, the  
government
 should allocate a portion of the money to  
improve
 the  
current
 drainage system and to build barriers near the sea-coast.  
Thus
, it is apparent that  
government
 has more power to lower the potential  
risks
 of  
natural
  disasters
 from  
happening
 and its effects on the citizens. 
However
, it is not to say that  
citizens
 have no responsibility to protect themselves from  
natural
  disasters
. They can take  
little
  but
 could prove useful ways in dealing with this problem.  
For instance
, parents should educate their children from young to behave well by not  
simply
 throwing rubbish into the drains and rivers which may  
eventually
 cause blockage. This kind of act  
is proved
 to be useful in preventing  
natural
  disasters
 like flooding.  
In addition
, they should  
also
  take part
 in a campaign which gives information on what can  
be done
 by  
citizens
 in order to  
minimise
 the  
negative
 impacts of  
natural
  disasters
 on  
human
 beings. Although there  
are limited
 actions that an individual can take in dealing with this problem, the possible  
negative
 impacts on  
humans
 can  
still
 be  
reduced
 if every  
citizen
 plays their  
own
 part. 
In conclusion
, it is the responsibility of both  
government
 and individuals to mitigate the unanticipated impacts of  
natural
  disasters
 on  
human
 beings. I believe our nation will continue to prosper and flourish in the years to  
come
 and the  
citizens
 can be free from  
disasters
.