Our reaction to the floods

Thousands of people have been murdered, injured, and millions of people are evacuated by the flood. The response of the government to this catastrophe is that the president should cancel his visit to the UK. The president is not wise. But this discussion is frustrating and it will delay the real problem. Lack of our preparation for natural disasters and emergency preparedness

A major earthquake hit Pakistan five years ago. After that, in order to cope with natural disasters, many agencies such as the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) were established. Although it is unfair to criticize the excellent research done by NDMA, it is clear that central authorities and relief mechanisms are of little use in diverse and populous countries like Pakistan.

In the past five years, as the recent floods have shown, the state has done little to do to prepare for and prepare for disaster preparation and decentralization. Between 2005 and 2010, the severity of natural disasters was insufficient to reveal the inherent weaknesses of emergency infrastructure. As before, the Pakistani people are looking forward to volunteer activities to bring out citizen activities and nationwide flood victims.

The core of our dilemma is the economic downturn, in some cases the collapse of the institution. At state and local level, state machines are passive, and in the face of large-scale disasters it will collapse. This is not limited to government agencies. Let's consider civil defense as an example: it is still a very neglected stage, with little money, mobilization, and leadership.

This monsoon warning was much quicker. Indeed, Pakistan is in a terrible phase, the country is defensive, but at the local level you can prepare with citizen cooperation to prevent some death caused by the flood. Likewise, the early warning system has no effect anywhere.

I am sorry to see how the mainstream media is crazy about Asif Ali Zardari, and the battle at Punjab Center is swallowing broadcasting time and newspaper. This confusion can lead to a thorough discussion, but that rarely happens. If the 18th reform president stayed in that country, is the impact of natural disaster different?

There is little discussion on environmental damage caused by decades of arbitrary development. We are not ready to mitigate and adapt to climate change - now several countries are beginning to implement national policies. We gathered local planning and development functions for local governments and rural areas. How can we carefully plant the local abilities when we are not committed to effective and responsible local governance? State units and authorities are not enough. The authorities, functions and capabilities for managing disasters are diversified and the appropriate policy framework should be redefined. Otherwise the Pakistani lives will continue to be affected by disasters.

I understand things are terrible now. It is still winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The earth is frozen, daytime, cold and fleeting. Our political situation is biased more in recent years. Our timetable is many petitions and protests, reactions and reactions, attacks and defenses. If your world is confused, let's make a new world with the materials you use. Just making a beautifully eye-catching smoothie bowl, I do not want to go beyond the sink. You only have to do not open your eyes.

One of the few things we are controlling in our lives is our reaction to things. And I hope to carry out these reactions. They often set the resulting odds and odds are not usually good for you. I decided to persist in my actual reaction rather than mixing it with everything I should do. When you are not expecting you will experience things objectively rather than as a premise. And then, if you are really disappointed, it is not because it is not good experience, it is not because you think it is impeccable, and it will eventually get better. That is because it does not fit the story that you made.