This paper seeks to enhance our understanding of resilience processes, activities, and outcomes by examining initiatives to enhance resilience capacity that are designed and implemented by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
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Resilience and pastoralism in Africa south of the Sahara, with a particular focus on the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, West Africa
Recently there has been a great deal of interest in applying the concept of resilience to pastoral systems and to development programs in pastoral systems.
Understanding resilience for food and nutrition security
This paper provides a structured overview of the concept of resilience for use in discussions surrounding food security and nutrition.
Resilience and social capital
Increasingly, resilience is being incorporated into planning and social protection policy.
Capacity development for resilient food systems: Issues, approaches, and knowledge gaps
Are shocks really increasing? A selective review of the global frequency, severity, scope, and impact of five types of shocks
Building resilience to conflict through food security policies and programs: Evidence from four case studies
Food insecurity at the national and household level not only is a consequence of conflict but can also cause and drive conflicts.
Measuring resilience in a volatile world: A proposal for a multicountry system of sentinel sites
We propose the development of a multicountry system of high-frequency, long-term sentinel sites in the world’s most vulnerable regions.
An emerging literature shows how the mass arrival of refugees induces both short- and long-term consequences to hosting countries.