Examples.  Open with short descriptions of two real cases (and pictures): one where effects of a disaster were not mitigated and one where they were. 

 Define Mitigation. (from fema.gov) “Mitigation is the cornerstone of emergency management.  It’s the ongoing effort to lesson the impact disasters have on people and property.  Mitigation involves keeping homes away from floodplains, engineering bridges to withstand earthquakes, creating and enforcing effective building codes to protect property from hurricanes – and more.”

Section 1 Why do we conduct mitigation?
Facts and statistics of people and property affected by lack of and presence of mitigation strategies.

Section 2 Who is involved in mitigation? 
Lists of different federal, state, local, NGO, and private entities involved in mitigation with brief description of role they play.

Section 3 What are current mitigation plans and programs?
  Description of federal programs:
   FEMA’s Plans and Programs
National Mitigation Plan
   National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
   Building Performance Assessment Team (BPAT)
   National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP)
   National Dam Safety Program
 
Section 5 Where do we get the money for mitigation?
  Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

Section 4 When and how do we get mitigation programs off the ground?
Discusses the steps involved in getting plans and programs started and implemented.  Discuss tools (Risk Assessment, HAZUS, Flood Mapping etc.)