Communities Prepared launches new film
Communities Prepared launches its new film to showcase the long-term impact of this national community resilience programme.
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Community resilience in the time of Covid-19
Dr. Sandra Engstrom, a lecturer in social work at the University of Stirling, explores the meaning of community resilience in the time of Covid-19.
Responding to Coronavirus: Communities Prepared launches Public Health Volunteer training
Community action is more important than ever before. We’ve launched a public health volunteer training course in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Waiting for the flood: action plans are great, but how do we find ways to live with long-term risk?
With the country experiencing the impact of climate emergency, how can we find ways to live with long-term flood risk. Teresa Bridgeman discusses.
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The use of drone technology in flood emergency response
Dr Monica Rivas Casado, Cranfield University discusses the use of drone technology in flood emergency response.
SSEN funding and assistance helps keep ‘Communities Prepared’ across Dorset and Wiltshire
Funding and assistance from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is enabling priority communities in Dorset and Wiltshire to overcome common barriers to community resilience.
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Building community resilience to climate change: insights from the social psychology of groups
Dr Evangelos Ntontis, Lecturer in Social Psychology at Canterbury Christ Church University, discusses novel insights into community resilience based on research on the social psychological theory of groups.
Season’s Greetings from Communities Prepared
At the end of a wonderfully busy year, the Communities Prepared team thank everyone for their support and look ahead to events planned in 2020.
My Winter – Community Emergency Volunteer Team Coordinator, Paul Robertson
Ahead of Christmas, Paul Robertson, Senior Coordinator of Bradford on Avon Community Emergency Volunteer Team, discusses how his team of snow wardens supports the community in winter.
