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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent

Tinned mackerel, hand-crank radios and bags for poo: crisis-prepping guides around the world

Overhead view of canned goods, jars, grains, pasta and dried food arranged closely together
Staples recommended for emergency larders around the world include pasta and grains. Photograph: pundapanda/Getty Images

The UK has told people to fill their pantries with food for three days in case of catastrophe, joining a host of countries urging citizens to ready themselves for core systems failing.

Such advice, once dismissed as the preserve of preppers, has become more common in government circles as climate breakdown worsens weather extremes and geopolitical tensions turn cyber-attacks and sabotage into a regular occurrence.

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