Modern, excessive lifestyles and the obsession with “progress” at any cost must yield to accommodation and adaptation to rapidly changing times. The forecast raises fears that the current deluge probably represents a prelude to even more severe natural catastrophes, and the worst is yet to come.
We must therefore face harsh facts with resolute common sense, by developing workable action plans featuring a regional framework utilising innovative, state-of-the-art approaches and streamlined procedures to deal with water management and water conservation.
All must join together in a unified willingness to resolve “have versus have-not” inequities to make our endangered planet a safer and saner place to pass on to our offspring.
Charles Frederickson
Bangkok