UK Public Survey of Risk Perception, Resilience and Preparedness 2025: Headline Findings

UK: New public risk perception survey findings released, aiming to "...understand what people think about different types of emergencies, and what steps – if any – they have taken to prepare for them." #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection www.gov.uk/government/s...

UK: new Defence Committee report published, with Chapter 4 concentrating on 'Building homeland resilience', which looks to deepen the initial high-level thinking in Chapter 6 of the SDR (Home Defence and Resilience: A Whole-of-Society Approach)... #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection

Beredskapslager: Flere aktører satser på ferdige beredskapspakke – DSB mener du kan ordne det selv Uro i verden, geopolitisk krise og kriger har satt egenberedskap på kartet. Flere aktører tilbyr nå ferdige beredskapspakker, men DSB mener at det er fullt mulig å lage slike lagre selv.

Norway: following an update in emergency preparedness advice earlier this year from DSB (for 7 days up from 3), an interesting report on the emergence of ready-made preparedness package supply services... #nationalpreparedness #egenberedskap www.nrk.no/vestland/ber...

UK Government Resilience Action Plan (HTML)

UK: the government has responded to the COVID-19 Inquiry Response - Module 1 recommendations with an implementation update, part of which is the publication of the new 'Resilience Action Plan'... #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection www.gov.uk/government/p...

National Emergency Alert test to be held on 7th September The UK Government will send a test Emergency Alert to mobile phones across the UK at around 15:00 on 7th September 2025

UK: next National Emergency Alert test announced for September 7th. Also a 'Resilience Action Plan' will be published next Tuesday. Is this different / complementary to the previously suggested release of a Resilience Strategy? #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection www.gov.uk/government/n...

UK: now awaiting the release of the new Security Strategy, the communiqués from the NATO Summit & the evolution of the domestic 'defence adjacency' ± resilience policy narrative... #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection

British politician Ed Davey on what the UK can learn from Estonian security The United Kingdom's resurgent Liberal Democrat party has been led by Sir Ed Davey MP since 2020. Davey recently visited Estonia to champion NATO unity, a stronger defense and deeper European ties in ...

UK: a recent interview with @eddavey.libdems.org.uk in Estonia. Broadly a defence focus but touching on the challenges of civil defense & societal resilience & hinting at the 'national dialogue' aspiration in the #SDR... #nationalpreparedness #olevalmis news.err.ee/1609727871/b...

The Guardian view on extreme weather: build national readiness – or let everyday life keep breaking down | Editorial Editorial: Britain faces rising climate threats, yet lacks a country adaptation plan. Urgent, coordinated investment is needed to protect lives and infrastructure

UK: extreme weather & the lack of institutional readiness, coordination & funding... #nationalpreparedness www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pre-deployed Covert Payloads: effective prospective counter-measures will require #CivMil coordination... #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection cc @selyst2023.bsky.social

UK: "The Wargame comes at a time when national defence and resilience is back in focus...". A #nationalpreparedness framing, but will also be interested in hearing how the #civilprotection perspectives unfold...

Screenshot from an article titled "Could an alliance of eight small countries turn out to be Europe’s anchor?" published in The Guardian newspaper on 9th June 2025. The extract reads "Both Nato and the EU are drawing extensively on the “total defence” playbook of Finland and Sweden to engage the public and private sectors and civil society in military readiness, civil preparedness and economic resilience in the face of Russian and Chinese hybrid warfare tactics. There is much to learn from their whole-of-society approach."

NB8: #civilprotection & #nationalpreparedness related sentiments supportively echoed in last week's SDR section #6 'Home Defence and Resilience: A Whole-of-Society Approach' (albeit quite vaguely at this point)... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war shelters

Germany: programme based on existing structure refit. Not yet funded, but an estimate of "at least €10bn (£8.4bn) would be needed over the next four years to cover civil defence needs, & at least €30bn over the next decade" #civilprotection #nationalpreparedness www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Photo of participants seated around a table taking part in the National Preparedness Commission (NPC) breakfast discussion on 'Protecting critical services by building preparedness against satellite data disruptions' which took place at One Great George Street, London on Wednesday 4th June 2025.

UK: Excellent National Preparedness Commission breakfast discussion earlier this week on 'Protecting critical services by building preparedness against satellite data disruptions', with a focus on Positioning, Navigation & Timing systems (PNT)... #nationalpreparedness

Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Telecommunications) The Council aims at adopting a recommendation on the EU Blueprint on cyber crisis management and conclusions on reliable and resilient connectivity.

EU: Blueprint on cyber crisis management, which "takes on board the principles of the EU Preparedness Union Strategy"... cc @ravirockks.bsky.social #nationalpreparedness www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...

#societalresilience #nationalpreparedness

Quite. And one of the "...five and a half other securities”. Opinions may differ on: 1) the 'half' (prospective vs emerging) & 2) whether the framing should solely be focused within climate-related drivers of change... #societalresilience #nationalpreparedness www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

About 1,200 jobs to go at Cabinet Office in civil service efficiency drive Another 900 staff will be transferred to other Whitehall departments for ‘leaner and more focused’ state administration

UK: given the centrality of the Cabinet Office to overall HMG risk assessment, resilience planning & horizon scanning, will this have any implications (either + or -) for the current 'resilience refresh' process that's in progress? #nationalpreparedness www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

EU: Preparedness Union Strategy launches... #societalresilience #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection (h/t @aarnegranlund.bsky.social)

EU: Preparedness Union Strategy. Given several EU countries already issue (or are in the process of now issuing) national preparedness guidance, if enacted, it will be interesting to see whether they would choose to integrate these singularly & if messaging would change... #nationalpreparedness

France preparing ‘survival manual’ for every household, report says Booklet to give guidance on preparing for ‘imminent threats’ including armed conflict and natural disaster

France: “The purpose of this document is to ensure the resilience of populations in the face of all types of crisis, whether natural, technological, cyber or security-related.” Summer launch for new “survival manual”... #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Finland: "Perceptions of the threat are inversely affected by a country’s distance from Russia...". As a (rough) heuristic, this is reflected in different national resilience orientations, between adopting a societal versus a state resilience disposition... #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection

With War Next Door, Poland Rolls Out “Emergency Readiness Guide” for Every Home A new crisis guide will be distributed to Polish homes, offering survival tips for 72 hours during emergencies, including natural events and security concerns.

Poland: New 'Emergency Readiness Guide' is now in development. It is "set for completion in April & distribution in the second half of the year, is modeled on similar brochures from 23 countries, including Sweden & Norway"... #nationalpreparedness #civilprotection united24media.com/latest-news/...

Screenshot of an extract from an article titled "Civil resistance courses gain popularity in Lithuania amid growing uncertainty" published by Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) on March 10th 2025. The extract says "So what to do? Prepare. Soldiers need to arm and train to do their job, civilians too. Each one of us, from the singer to the schoolboy, plays an important role in the life of society, and if we continue to play that role, regardless of our fears, we are creating the very real universal defence that is so talked about now,” it said."

Lithuania: today is the 35th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence. Against that historic backdrop, there is growing interest in civil resistance courses organised by the Defence Ministry... #nationalpreparedness
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Dutch government recommends citizens get 72-hour emergency kits Dutch Justice and Security Minister David van Weel said on Wednesday that citizens need to prepare to manage "without the central government" in case of a "real conflict." #EuropeNews

Netherlands: updates civil preparedness guidance to 72 hours for crises. It will also 'strenghten' five critical infrastructure sectors. Van Weel said "the commitment to civilian resilience must now increase at the same rate across Europe." #nationalpreparedness www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Switzerland: updated guidance... #civilprotection #societalresilience #nationalpreparedness

Germany: excellent 'overview' article on civil defence arrangements & public attitudes... #civilprotection #nationalpreparedness

West European denialism & 'time-need' dynamics: an oft stated benefit of having strong civil resilience capabilities is in its prospective ability to act as a collective 'deterrence multiplier'. Excellent from @keirgiles.bsky.social... #civilprotection #societalresilience #nationalpreparedness