Article Summary
Mauritian capital, Port-Louis
One of the country’s best-prepared
countries in the world that is prepared when it comes to natural disasters now
faces questions about readiness for coping. This readiness of coping comes to question
because recent heavy rains and flooding. Moreover, ecologist Panray explains
due to climate change there will be more flooding to be expected. He goes on
explaining, “That the
population has yet to understand the effects this will have on the country, and
that even the government has not yet begun to prepare for increased rainfall on
this Indian Ocean Island.” He is bringing this to attention because there will
not be enough time for safety. A s a result of the climate change eleven were
killed, a thousand were wounded, and the emergency services were unable to
provide effective response to the disaster, and emergency services were
overwhelmed. Kauppaymuthoo explains, IPS that people know what to do when a
disaster comes because they get warnings. According to the United Nations Development
Programme, the island is vulnerable to
"considerable economic loss, humanitarian stresses and environmental
degradation as a result of climate change impacts. The direct climate change
impacts likely to adversely affect Mauritius include an increase in the
frequency of intense rainfall episodes, sea level rise of 18 – 59 centimetres
by 2100 and an increase in intensity of tropical cyclones." Moreover,
other experts such as meteorologist put their input on how the government needs
to be prepared for all of the rainfalls that will be coming due to climate
change of years of a drought.
Article
Critique
Most will agree from a moral, democratic, and societal standpoint that
this social issue needs to be dealt with and understood. The article
deemphasizes the effect this climate change will have on these families. The article
places a lot of emphasis on thousands of dollars being be lost because of
damage of buildings, roads, vehicles, shops, and houses. Not only will the
government will be having to come up with the budget on how to repair all of
the damages caused by the climate change, but also the government will have to
come up with a budget to support families. Most will agree that natural disaster
is a global issue that affects most families around the world, as families expect
the government to help or intervene with a future plan/budget on what will be
done to help these families.
Moreover, from a moral standpoint most would agree that this social
problem needs to be identified, understood, and dealt with because of the
climate change a large number of families were harmed. Also, from a democratic
standpoint this social problem needs to be a system of government based on the
principle of majority decision making, in order to be committed to bettering
the human condition of families that have been affected by this climate change.
Most importantly, as these climate changes bring more rain fall this issue needs
to be looked at as a societal standpoint because this climate change will
affect the continuation of the prepared society as they know it especially for
families.
Resources:
Charon and Vigilant 2009 Chapter 1 “An
Introduction to the Study of Social Problems” in Social Problems Readings with
Four Questions
Article Title: Mauritians Unprepared for Effects of Climate
Change
Maribel Rivera, 4/17/2013, 4:08
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