Global family needs to work together
Given climate change, sinking land mass, deforestation, unregulated urban sprawl and decades of short-sighted, negligent indifference, the logical conclusion is that we cannot escape the wrath of nature avenging longstanding, abusive treatment.
Modern, excessive lifestyles and the obsession with progress at any cost must learn to accommodate, adjust and adapt to rapidly changing times in our ever-shrinking, interconnected and mutually dependent hi-tech IT www.
The future forecast raises fears that the surging deluge most probably represents a prelude to even more severe catastrophes and that the worst is yet to come.
We must face the harsh facts with resolute determination by developing workable contingency plans featuring an Asean framework utilising state-of-the-art approaches and streamlined procedures to deal with water management and conservation.
All members of our global family must join together in a willingness to resolve “have versus have not” inequities with pragmatic optimism and resilient “can do, will do” attitudes to make our endangered planet a safer and saner place to pass on to our offspring.
Charles Frederickson
Bangkok
