Topics for Discussion

1.Natural disasters，pollution incidents，disease outbreaks，political and socio-economic instability and product contamination are some examples of events that may lead to a crisis.Crises can neither be avoided nor accurately predicted.When they occur in the public sector，the community rightly expects that their government's response will minimize harm to life and limb and to the operations of important public services，and restore the situation to normal as soon as possible.Discuss a recent crisis that occurred where you live or work.How did the local government respond to the crisis?What lessons did the local government learn from experiencing this crisis?Were there any changes in the local government agencies or policies?(https://www.daowen.com)

2.Read the following Supplementary Reading，and discuss why it is important to understand a crisis in terms of its different stages.