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Critical and creative thinking

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recover from shocks, pressures, or dangers without jeopardizing their prospects for long-term

growth. Some of these disasters are earthquakes, floods, forest fires, diseases, and epidemics.

Some of the disasters

On Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in southern Turkey and Syria. Thousands of

structures have fallen, leaving residents vulnerable to harsh winter weather, and tens of

thousands of people have been killed or injured. With 4.1 million people in northwest Syria

depending on humanitarian aid to survive, the situation had already reached its worst point

since the conflict started when the earthquakes occurred. The people impacted by the

earthquake in Turkey and Greece are receiving emergency help, medical supplies, and other

life-saving items from the United Nations and its agencies. The World Health Organization

has handed medical supplies to the 400,000 earthquake victims in an attempt to avert a second

disaster.
 Medical teams work in teams to help
rescue the trapped people.

Approximately 1.7 million individuals in the two nations have received food aid from the UN

World Food Programme. UN convoys carrying goods for relief and shelter have crossed into

northern Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border. After the recent earthquake, up to 210

million tonnes of debris may need to be removed from Turkey alone, according to UNDP

estimates. In addition to the 500,000 new housing units that will need to be built, the

devastation has left 1.5 million people homeless. The UNDP is helping the government clear

debris so that essential supplies can be delivered, restoring livelihoods and reviving small

businesses. Debris piled one meter high and covering a 14,000-meter cube is the approximate

area of the debris field. This was the response of Turkey and other nations to a humanitarian

crisis. But how, individually, do these nations respond to world calamities? A recent Pew

Research Center survey conducted in 19 countries found that public satisfaction with the way

their nation is handling the COVID-19 pandemic is growing. Except for Japan, most countries

surveyed have a majority that believes their nation has handled the coronavirus outbreak

well, with a median score of 68%.

revealed flaws in their political structures. Partisan differences also significantly influence

how people feel about the pandemic in each of these countries. In general, around 61% of the

people surveyed felt that their country was currently more divided compared to before the

pandemic. On the other hand, 32% believe that society is now more united. Similar to this

year, a significant majority of Americans (81%) think that there is greater division in the

nation now than there was before the pandemic. Additionally, 75% of respondents in the

Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and France also perceive division.

However, Singapore, Sweden, and Malaysia are among the countries where people feel more

unified than they did before the pandemic.

With just under 12,000 cases or 2% of the population, South Korea continues to maintain

a low case count—which is the envy of other major industrial democracies—in addition to

a low death toll. This is thanks to their proactive early response. Not only has it benefited

itself, but it has also helped other countries.

Medical staff in South Korea deal with sick and deceased cases
For example, when the global pandemic was still in its early stages, South Korea started

creating COVID-19 tests and increased production to thousands of units per day. Later, it

assisted in exporting medical supplies and tests overseas. Since it was able to achieve this

without damaging its economy, its persistent watchfulness, thorough testing, contact tracing,

isolation, and treatment of confirmed cases continue to be models that most other nations can

only aspire to. South Korea has access to abundant economic and technical resources due to

its status as a significant global economy. In addition, it has learned from dealing with the

MERS pandemic of 2015 has a populace that is prepared to forfeit some privacy when

adopting technology such as real-time COVID-19 patient tracking for the sake of public

health and a nationalized healthcare system. The majority of the population is receiving cash

transfers from the government as part of a substantial stimulus package that is helping

them weather the economic storm. The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami off Japan's coast hit

a nation that would have been well-prepared for a disaster of this magnitude, if not a greater

one.

Disasters and the losses they cause affect everyone and everywhere. Along with natural

disasters, other events that can have a significant impact on the country and its communities

include financial disasters, acts of terrorism, social unrest, and outbreaks of infectious

diseases. In order to protect fundamental security and quality of life against risks, intentional

attacks, and disasters, communities and the country must make challenging decisions

regarding the fiscal, social, cultural, and environmental spheres. Investing in building
resilience is one strategy to lessen the effects of catastrophes on the country and its residents.

Disaster resilience is required.

Resilience is the capacity to anticipate, plan for, process, recover from, and more skillfully

adjust to unfavorable occurrences, according to this report's definition. Instead of waiting for

an incident to happen and then having to pay for it afterward, enhanced resilience enables

better planning to minimize catastrophic losses and improved foresight in disasters.

However, fostering a catastrophe-versatile mentality and practice is not a simple or modest

undertaking. Long and transient preparation, as well as time and asset ventures made before

an occurrence, are factors in deciding how and when to put resources into building versatility.

people, groups, the confidential area, and all degrees of government find it challenging

to understand the "result" of strong ventures on the grounds that, while flexibility

in individuals and networks might be effectively perceived after a catastrophe, it is presently

seldom recognized preceding a fiasco.

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