Resilience Roadmap

Taiwan is no stranger to the threat of disasters, both natural—such as earthquakes and typhoons—and manmade, such as building fires. Increasingly, we now, more than ever, face the threat of war from China. 


No one ever wants to have to deal with these terrifying situations. And yet, every year, millions of people around the world do face them. Those that are prepared with equipment, knowledge, planning, and the right mindset, usually do a lot better than those who are not. 


Accordingly, this guide is organized into five sections: 


Section 1 is a concise overview of how to create a Group Emergency Plan for disaster preparedness, including key concepts, summaries, and checklists. 


Section 2 looks at the four main types of disaster threat found in Taiwan—typhoon, earthquake, fire, and war. Each of these sub-sections is further divided into four parts: background, preparations to make before the disaster, how to respond at the time, and how to cope after it. The subsection on war covers how to be ready for and react quickly to an impending military crisis. 


Section 3 deals with how to integrate your planning for the various contingencies, in terms of practicalities like safe locations, communications, transportation, equipment, water, and so on. 


Section 4 is a collection of useful information, such as lists, links, and contacts for relevant governmental and non-governmental resources. 


Finally, Section 5 has some appendices of extra material from Section 3 that is useful but may be too lengthy for some people to read. 


The desired end result of this book is for you to use it in any way at all that helps you create your own tailor-made personal and group emergency plan.