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Enhancing Resilience to Food Security Shocks


Publisher: TANGO International

Author(s): Tim Frankenberger, Mark Langworthy, Tom Spangler, and Suzanne Nelson

Date: 2012

Topics: Climate Change, Livelihoods, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programming, Renewable Resources

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This paper identifies the key elements and processes involved in resilience building in various contexts but draws extensively from literature and programming experienced based in the Horn of Africa. It attempts to differentiate resilience programming from traditional humanitarian and development programs for the benefit of technical staff and policy makers and goes on to provide a prospective methodology for assessing resilience and measuring the outcomes of programs aimed at enhancing resilience. Finally, the paper describes a potential path forward for resilience programming in light of some of the more common constraints to achieving resilience.