With the current Covid-19 Pandemic in the World, isn’t it about time the world thought of emergency preparedness and response as a serious concern and started mitigating against the risks early on before disasters happen. Isn't it also time that you as an individual came up with your own plan too?
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Yes, I know not everything has a solution but at least we can reduce the impact of the disasters both natural and man made. For example putting some money aside or better yet investing it in an investment vehicle that can allow you to access the funds readily. Alternatively aren't their insurance plans that can better help during such pandemics.
Shouldn’t every country put up a permanent emergency preparedness and response team to think through emerging threats. This makes sense since every country has its own risks to deal with. We have Iceland with its volcano. We have lake Nyos in Cameroon that killed 1200 people in 1986 when it spewed out poisonous gas. It’s said to have killed “all” living things around a 15 kilometers radius from the lake. We have areas prone to floods and mudslides! We have the man made risks too like nuclear power plants, and oil rigs! All these need specific emergency preparedness and response preparation that is geared towards tackling common or likely disaster in that area.
Well, of course such emergency preparedness and response committees do exist. But most develop preventative and remedial measures after the event rather than before.
To take this further, and given our interconnection that has been clearly shown by Covid -19, the governments of the world must try and cultivate this kind of emergency preparedness and response conscience by ensuring that companies adopt this approach too. Most companies put profits first and only engage in damage control when the harm is too big to hide.
To stop this kind of approach, the government of these times ought to reward social responsible companies, or make emergency preparedness and response and social responsibility a major requirement prior to giving licenses. For example, if a new business will spew out waste as part of its operations, what measures will the company put in place to ensure their waste is managed in a manner that doesn’t damage the environment! And what is their emergency preparedness and response for any major and likely negative event that could result from their operations
This is better than waiting for environment degradation to escalate to alarming levels then hurriedly putting up ineffective, costly, climate meetings.
Shouldn’t every country put up a permanent emergency preparedness and response team to think through emerging threats. This makes sense since every country has its own risks to deal with. We have Iceland with its volcano. We have lake Nyos in Cameroon that killed 1200 people in 1986 when it spewed out poisonous gas. It’s said to have killed “all” living things around a 15 kilometers radius from the lake. We have areas prone to floods and mudslides! We have the man made risks too like nuclear power plants, and oil rigs! All these need specific emergency preparedness and response preparation that is geared towards tackling common or likely disaster in that area.
Well, of course such emergency preparedness and response committees do exist. But most develop preventative and remedial measures after the event rather than before.
To take this further, and given our interconnection that has been clearly shown by Covid -19, the governments of the world must try and cultivate this kind of emergency preparedness and response conscience by ensuring that companies adopt this approach too. Most companies put profits first and only engage in damage control when the harm is too big to hide.
To stop this kind of approach, the government of these times ought to reward social responsible companies, or make emergency preparedness and response and social responsibility a major requirement prior to giving licenses. For example, if a new business will spew out waste as part of its operations, what measures will the company put in place to ensure their waste is managed in a manner that doesn’t damage the environment! And what is their emergency preparedness and response for any major and likely negative event that could result from their operations
This is better than waiting for environment degradation to escalate to alarming levels then hurriedly putting up ineffective, costly, climate meetings.
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Great idea. But why not spill the main beans. I've read the book and think you might have a case. Spill it to the world and let's move towards better times.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Stop pussy footing. I cant wait to see it on national TV!
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