Civil Preparedness

Definition

Civil Preparedness within NATO is the national and collective capacity to prepare for, resist, respond to, and recover from strategic shocks and disruptions. It involves military and civilian capabilities that maintain Alliance-wide risk reduction and defence readiness. Civil preparedness is crucial in ensuring security, stability, and the ability to continue operations in the face of disruptions and threats. It is a key component of NATO's overall resilience strategy, which focuses on the ability of Allies to withstand and recover from various challenges and adversities across all levels.

Civil Preparedness has three core functions:

-          continuity of government,

-          continuity of essential services to the population and

-          civil support to military operations.

 These critical specifications have been translated into seven Baseline Requirements for national resilience against which Allies can measure their levels of preparedness.

Source

https://www.act.nato.int/article/resilience-and-civil-preparedness-in-nato/

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_132722.htm

Key words

Strategic shocks

Resilience strategy

Baseline Requirements