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, a government has the largest obligation to take the practical measures to prevent natural disasters from happening. They can, for example, employ those 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 the 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 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 of 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
, a
government
has the largest obligation to take the practical measures to
prevent
natural
disasters
from
happening
. They can,
for example
, employ those 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 the 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 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 of 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
.