


The 2026 edition reflects an evolving risk landscape shaped by global instability, climate change, technological advancement and increasing societal interconnectedness. It highlights the importance of a whole of society approach to resilience, ensuring that organisations and individuals are better prepared to respond to emergencies and recover more quickly when disruptions occur.
The Gwent Local Resilience Forum (GLRF) was established as a requirement of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. With disasters striking at any time, there has to be a plan in place to respond to the emergencies.
When an emergency happens, many different agencies will play a part in responding to the incident.
By partner agencies working together, we can help to:
Prevent the disaster getting worse.
Save lives.
Relieve the suffering of those affected by the incident.
Restore normality as soon as possible.