Taiwan is rich in natural resources both from the sea and on the land, but due to its natural geological fragility and rushing rivers, compounded by high population density, intensive land development, and inadequate land management, natural disasters have become commonplace.
台灣擁有豐富的海洋及陸地生態資源，卻由於先天地質脆弱、河川陡急，加上人口過密、土地開發與管理不當，導致災難頻傳。