Comparative analysis and case briefs of preparedness and security of supply

The CORE (sCience & human factOr for Resilient sociEty) project deals with human factors and social, societal, and organisational aspects for disaster-resilient societies. CORE aims to identify and use best practices, knowledge, and learnings from certain countries which experienced high levels of different hazards (e.g., seismic, and volcanic risks in Italy). The overall objective of CORE is to develop a harmonised vision of crisis management, awareness, and capability. Thereby, Work Package 4 (WP4) focuses on three types of cascades that impact the security of supply, including cascading events or disasters, cascading impacts of disaster risk reduction (DRR) decisions across sectors, and cascading through supply chain disruptions. The main aims of WP4 are to (1) map the causes of detrimental impacts on the security of supply through these cascades; (2) establish the directions and the links between events, sectors, and supply chain disruptions; (3) produce a framework that assesses the risks of potential cascades of DRR decisions across sectors events, and supply chains; and (4) raise awareness for the impact of supply chain disruptions on the security of supply. This report (Deliverable 4.2) presents a comparative analysis and case briefs of preparedness and security of supply. We map how the security of supply is organised within disaster management and discuss DRR frameworks of selected EU countries (i.e., Finland, Sweden, Italy, and Austria). This report presents the differences in preparedness and DRR mechanisms concerning pre-positioning, training, framework contracts, and supplier management. We also discuss how preparedness activities result in societal resilience in these case countrie