Indonesia is a developing country which has many natural resources in Southeast Asia. The resources include forest, crude oil, natural gas, gold, and so forth. Therefore, there are many ways to take that natural resources in order to satisfy human desire. Thus, human itself sometimes forgets about the effects of their greediness. Recently, Indonesia faces two problems of human greediness, open forest in Riau and mud volcano in East Java, which are caused by company exploration. Therefore, the effects of these problems can cause in term of economic, health, and social.
The first problem that country will face is economic collapse. Due to the open forest, which is happening in Sumatra and Kalimantan, will produce heavy haze until the safety limit visibility only less than five meters. The citizens who usually work in outdoor area will not go to work in order to avoid undesirable consequences such as health problem as well as road accidents. For instance, if the airport is close, then the pilot will not allow to fly or to land. On the other hand, the government will allocate a certain amount to provide maskers to the citizens and to stop the hazard. The government needs to pay a big amount to third party companies which are believed eligible to stop the hazard. Additionally, the resident’s lands are burnt and swept away by mud, still, the government will take responsibility for that by providing temporary house. Therefore, the economy of the country will collapse if a country’s income is unequal, where the outcome is more than income.
The second effect of this hazard could implicate the health problem. The particle in the pollution can increase the risk of respiratory disease, cancer, and could also increase cardiovascular risk. The Air Quality Index (AQI) has increased day by day, whereas the numbers are fluctuating between unhealthy to very unhealthy. The analogy is like the residents, all ages, are smoking twenty-four hours for certain months. On the contrary, the mud eruption could contaminate the soil and the well which are located in the village. Consequently, many residents get poisoned because they still depend on the environment surrounding which already spoiled.
The social effect is obviously having broader than any other effects. It is related to the human cost. Many people have fled the area, which already affected by pollution, to escape the record air pollution levels. Thus, massive urbanization to another place will create another problem in another area where the destination of the migrants is located. Many people will lose their job due to this migration, and it will create culture shift which might cause rejection for the local people. Therefore, the crime will increase as the result of unemployment.
In the conclusion, the major effects of disaster in Indonesia will affect in economic collapse, the health risk problem and social problem. Therefore, there is no other way to solve these problems except from human itself. Start doing reforestation and change our mind to avoid greediness. Everyone on this earth is deserved to live. Do not always blame the government because they fail to do so, but there are many foreign companies who play in it. However, the government should responsible for the safety of its citizens.
Choi, C. (2013, July 22). Mud Eruption In Indonesia: Was Disaster Blamed On Drilling. Retrieved from Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/22/mud-eruption-indonesia-disaster-drilling-quake_n_3634361.html
McCafferty, G. (2015, September 18). Indonesian haze: Why it's everyone's problem. Retrieved from CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/17/asia/indonesian-haze-southeast-asia-pollution/
Yansen, B. (2010, November 2). Indonesia and the great. Retrieved from The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/02/indonesia-and-great-challenge-natural-disasters.html
The first problem that country will face is economic collapse. Due to the open forest, which is happening in Sumatra and Kalimantan, will produce heavy haze until the safety limit visibility only less than five meters. The citizens who usually work in outdoor area will not go to work in order to avoid undesirable consequences such as health problem as well as road accidents. For instance, if the airport is close, then the pilot will not allow to fly or to land. On the other hand, the government will allocate a certain amount to provide maskers to the citizens and to stop the hazard. The government needs to pay a big amount to third party companies which are believed eligible to stop the hazard. Additionally, the resident’s lands are burnt and swept away by mud, still, the government will take responsibility for that by providing temporary house. Therefore, the economy of the country will collapse if a country’s income is unequal, where the outcome is more than income.
The second effect of this hazard could implicate the health problem. The particle in the pollution can increase the risk of respiratory disease, cancer, and could also increase cardiovascular risk. The Air Quality Index (AQI) has increased day by day, whereas the numbers are fluctuating between unhealthy to very unhealthy. The analogy is like the residents, all ages, are smoking twenty-four hours for certain months. On the contrary, the mud eruption could contaminate the soil and the well which are located in the village. Consequently, many residents get poisoned because they still depend on the environment surrounding which already spoiled.
The social effect is obviously having broader than any other effects. It is related to the human cost. Many people have fled the area, which already affected by pollution, to escape the record air pollution levels. Thus, massive urbanization to another place will create another problem in another area where the destination of the migrants is located. Many people will lose their job due to this migration, and it will create culture shift which might cause rejection for the local people. Therefore, the crime will increase as the result of unemployment.
In the conclusion, the major effects of disaster in Indonesia will affect in economic collapse, the health risk problem and social problem. Therefore, there is no other way to solve these problems except from human itself. Start doing reforestation and change our mind to avoid greediness. Everyone on this earth is deserved to live. Do not always blame the government because they fail to do so, but there are many foreign companies who play in it. However, the government should responsible for the safety of its citizens.
References
Choi, C. (2013, July 22). Mud Eruption In Indonesia: Was Disaster Blamed On Drilling. Retrieved from Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/22/mud-eruption-indonesia-disaster-drilling-quake_n_3634361.html
McCafferty, G. (2015, September 18). Indonesian haze: Why it's everyone's problem. Retrieved from CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/17/asia/indonesian-haze-southeast-asia-pollution/
Yansen, B. (2010, November 2). Indonesia and the great. Retrieved from The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/02/indonesia-and-great-challenge-natural-disasters.html