NATO has publicly released its Baseline Requirements for Resilience for the first time, setting out common standards intended to help Allied countries maintain essential civilian services during major disruptions, emergencies and conflict.
The requirements cover continuity of government, resilient energy supplies, population movements, food and water resources, mass casualties and disruptive health crises, civil communications and transportation.
For energy, the requirements call for reliable supplies during crisis or conflict and identification of critical supply chains; for food and water, Allies are expected to maintain early warning systems and preserve essential functions during prolonged crises.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said individual Allied nations, and NATO as a whole, must be able to resist, respond to and quickly recover from shocks and disruptions, following the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague where Allies agreed that defence spending could include measures strengthening civil preparedness.