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Unit 10 Text A II. Language points 1. New strategies to confront the perils of climate change reflect a sense of urgency and fresh perspectives. (para.1) New strategies to tackle the dangers brought about by climate change show that people feel that the climate problem is urgent and look at this problem from a new angle. 2. On Wednesday, September 16, as part of an ongoing series on natural disasters, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a roundtable on the future challenges of climate change and the role of the international community. (para.2) On Wednesday, September 16, as part of series of actions being taken to deal with natural disasters, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement organized a discussion about the challenges brought about by climate change in the future and the role the international community plays in the battle against it. 3. Rod Snider, of the American Red Cross, opened the discussion by outlining the rapid increase of natural disasters worldwide and the pressing need for adaptable international responses. (para.2) Rod opened the discussion by speaking of the rapid increase of natural disasters and the urgency of flexible international responses. 4. Brookings Senior Fellow Elizabeth Ferris added to the discussion a response stressing the need for a rights-based approach with the specific intent to protect vulnerable populations affected by natural disasters. (para.2) Brookings Senior Fellow Elizabeth Ferris responded to the discussion by emphasizing that it is necessary to adopt an approach based on the protection of rights with the special purpose to protect populations easily influenced by natural disasters. 5. Brookings Fellow Noam Unger moderated the discussion. (para.2) Brookings Fellow Noam Unger made compromises between different opinions in the discussion. 6. In the current approach to natural disasters, gaining access to the affected region can be limited by a lack of coordination and adaptability. (p