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Foresight project looking at how science can reduce the impacts of natural disasters.
Check out your local council's emergency plan covering major incidents like flooding, flu pandemics and transport accidents
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific and technical advice to support government decision makers during emergencies.
Reducing the impact of future pandemics by making Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Vaccines available within 100 days. A report to the G7 by the pandemic preparedness partnership.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.
How the government prepares and plans for emergencies, working nationally, locally and co-operatively to ensure civil protection in the UK.
The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.
Find out about terrorist threat levels, national measures against terrorism and how to report suspect activity
A government review has been published today which will help to bolster the resilience of the 999-call handling system following a technical fault in June 2023.
How BEIS has planned for emergencies potentially affecting oil, gas and electricity production and supply, and the civil nuclear establishment.
How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.
Guidance for staff of responder agencies, particularly senior officers or managers involved in emergency response and recovery preparations.
The government has pledged £750 million to ensure VCSE can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including £200 million for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, along with an additional £150 million from dormant bank...
Foresight project which looked at the opportunities and challenges facing UK cities over the next 50 years.
Information on enhancing communications resilience and how we work with telecommunication service providers to manage the risk of disruption to public networks.
Guidance, trends and projects to inform and support government officials to think strategically about the future.
A series of science fiction stories themed on potential technologies and threats that may arise during the next 20 years.
Incident planning for potent synthetic opioids arriving into the illicit drug market.
How the Environment Agency will achieve their sustainability ambitions, including to create and improve habitat as part of Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100).
How to run exercises and training for emergency planning and preparedness, with an introduction to the Central Government Emergency Response Training (CGERT) Course.
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