Solution:

Effects on Contemporary Development:

• Crops that have been developed over a number of years to produce an export capability may be destroyed or seriously damaged; for instance, the organized growth of coconut and oil palms as a source of copra and palm oil.

• Such destruction or damage can result in a loss of development capital, destruction of production sources (e.g., the trees themselves), loss of processing facilities and equipment, loss of employee housing, and so on.

• Loss of livestock, through an outbreak of animal disease or rural Wildfires can devastate valuable national resources such as meat or wool trades.

• Land inundated by a cyclonic storm surge or tsunami can bring about salinization with severe consequences to both domestic and export food sources. Similarly, drought may cause severe restrictions on wheat growing, with consequent damage to or loss of a valuable export market.

• Damage to harbors and wharves can drastically limit maritime transport capability, thus, restricting export and import activity.

• Loss of roads and bridges may curb important ongoing construction and other programs.

• Loss of buildings and facilities can seriously hamper the conduct of business and commerce, domestically and internationally.