Three days

If you can manage on your own for three days in case of a crisis, the authorities can focus on stabilising the situation and helping where the need is greatest.

There are many factors that can trigger a crisis. Extreme weather events are set to become more frequent and severe, which could affect all of or parts of the country. The threat of man-made incidents, such as cyber attacks and sabotage, is serious due to the deteriorating security situation globally. Finally, accidents, technical issues or other incidents with a wide impact on society can occur.

The most direct consequence of a crisis for private individuals can be the loss of utilities. Imagine there is no power at the switch or water in the tap. Your fridge and oven won’t work. You may not be able to shop, make calls or go online for a while.

By following some simple advice, you can manage on your own if a crisis situation arises. We recommend that you and your household should be able to manage for three days. That will give the authorities time to stabilise the situation and help where the need is greatest.

• Are You Ready – Thames Valley local Resilience Booklet (guide and checklist)
• Alternative Version Are You Ready – Thames Valley Resilience Booklet (guide and checklist)
• Danish Emergency Management Agency (guide & checklist)
• UK Government Emergency Preparedness Guidance
• Extinction Rebellion Global XReadiness booklet
• A field guide to the apocalypse (Book and checklists)
• Oxfordshire County Council (Community Resilience website)
• Oxfordshire County Council (Community Emergency Plan toolkit)
• Thames Valley Are you ready (booklet)
• Resilience Project (dealing with difficult climate emotions)
• Mycelium Map (mapping and listing of local Climate Action groups of all sorts)

Then if you are interested in it, some context as to why we need to prepare for ever more likely crises

• UK Government national security assessment on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse
• Climate Majority Project Strategic Adaptation for Emergency Resilience, especially the reports publications page (We need a Plan B and SAFER Project)
• Flood Risk / Surface Water Flooding Risk Map
  Climate Risk Indicators Map (select 12kmx12km squares, look at temperature or rainfall scenarios)
• Heat Risk Dashboard Map (enter your postcode to see risk)

Further Resources

• Communicating about Climate Oxford FoE conference