Part 1: Navigating change before the pandemic

INTRO – Guide to the terrain

PART 1 – Before the pandemic

PART 2 – Transitional space

PART 3 – The emerging future

PART 4 – Your reality

Which pre-existing factors affected the ability of communities to respond to Covid-19?

We set out to explore the extent to which the pre-existing conditions, foundations and infrastructure in people’s individual lives, local communities and institutions impacted their ability to respond to crises and disaster in general and to the Covid-19 pandemic in particular. 

 We thought that communities would vary in their characteristics and that these variations would be a critical determinant of the impact of Covid-19.

We asked:

• Which factors pre-existing Covid-19 were the most important or critical in determining the impact of Covid-19 on the community and its ability to respond effectively?