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ater and gas lines can break, and phones might not work. There is no way to be 100% safe from the destructive forces of an earthquake, but there are many things you can do before, during, and after an earthquake to stay as safe as possible. But what do you think governments can do to help prevent natural disasters? Please discuss in groups and discuss the questions in Ex7 on Page 11. Step II Speaking Deal with Ex7. Ask students to work in pairs and discuss the questions in Ex7 on Page 11. They may refer back to the relevant parts of the text or the information they get outside class. Several minutes later, check the answers by having individually answer the questions. Suggested answers: 1. Different answers are acceptable.(. the severe winter storms, landslides and mudslides) 2. The Disaster Preparation and Local Action Now (Disaster PLAN) Act would reauthorize a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant program that provides funding for states and local governments to protect themselves from the devastating effects of natural disasters – earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding and wildfires. This measure would help local munities identify and assess risks from natural disasters and put measures in place to reduce damage. There are things we can do to reduce the potential for disaster, enhance preparedness for the disasters that do occur and improve our ability to respond to and recover from them. We can modify behaviours and policies that place us at risk and that increase our vulnerability to disasters. Protecting us against disasters demands increased awareness, cooperation and mitment from everyone – governments, corporations, munity groups and individuals. The term “natural disaster” is somewhat misleading because it implies that disasters are the fault of nature. In fact, these events do not bee disasters without human plicity – without humans creating vulnerability of where and how they build their homes, businesses and other critical infrastructures. 3. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency in the US) and the Red Cross are separate anizations, with separate programs will provide aid after disasters. State Environmental Protection Administration of China International anizations and bodies established through international agreements or other mitments to protect the environment: ? Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NAFTA) ? European Environment Agency (EEA) ? Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) Private Organizations (Environmental NGOs) These anizations are involved in lobbying, advocacy, or conservation efforts: ? Bellona Foundation ? Biofuelwatch ? BirdLife International ? Center for International Environmental Law ? Conservation International ? Earth Charter Initiative ? Earth Policy