The announcement is unlikely to alleviate our eco-anxiety. The Red Cross has published its report “Extreme Climate Events: Are We Ready for the Inevitable?”, produced in collaboration with the Research Center for the Study and Observation of Living Conditions (Crédoc).
A pessimistic, but lucid, document in which the association looks back at the latest climate disasters recorded in France, and the many to come. The findings are worrying: “75% [of French people] do not feel prepared for floods, 73% for forest fires, 59% for heatwaves.”
10 Concrete Recommendations
To better prepare populations for future climate disasters, the Red Cross has detailed a list of 10 recommendations for the French. This includes better training in life-saving actions, the establishment of psychological support during and after crises, the stockpiling of first aid equipment, and the creation of a corps of trained volunteers who can be deployed in the event of an emergency.
According to the Red Cross, it is also necessary for each household to prepare an emergency bag, designed to cover all of a family's vital needs in the event of a sudden evacuation. This ensures that you are always equipped and don't forget anything in a hurry, the association states on its official website.
What does a good emergency bag contain?
In its recommendations, the Red Cross indicates that the emergency bag must cover the five vital needs of a family in the event of a crisis. Concretely, it is necessary to be able to:
- Eat
- Hydrate
- Treat yourself
- Protect yourself
- Signal yourself
The emergency bag must be able to cover all of these needs for a period of 24 to 48 hours, depending on the type of climatic disaster and the situation. Obviously, the composition of this “Catakit” must be adapted according to the specific needs of each person.
In addition to non-perishable food and basic tools, it is necessary to equip yourself with medicines, a survival kit, as well as a range of basic tools.
The basic Catakit kit
- A battery-powered radio + spare batteries
- Medicines and treatments
- First aid kit (bandage, alcohol, compresses, etc.)
- Basic tools (knife, cutlery, screwdriver, etc.)
- Non-perishable food without cooking
- Plenty of drinking water
- Signaling tools (whistle, distress flares, etc.)
- Flashlight + spare batteries spare
- Hygiene kit (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, menstrual protection, etc.)
- Notepad and pencils
- Exchange pouch with copies of identity documents, charger, keys, cash, etc.)
This kit should be placed in an accessible location that can be taken quickly in case of evacuation. Its contents should be checked once a year to ensure that the expiry date of medications and food has not expired. It should also be restocked if needed.
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