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Livelihood Resilience:
Experiences from the Ground
Gehendra Gurung
Practical Action South Asia
Presented at the Christian AidRegional Consultation on Resilience South Asia
06-08 Feb 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Resilient livelihood
Resilience
The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist,absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in atimely and efficient manner, including through the preservation andrestoration of its essential basic structures and functions
Resilient Livelihood = The ability of livelihood to resist, absorb, accommodateto and recover from the effects of hazards
Agriculture as the main livelihood of the people
Resilient Livelihood = Resilient Agriculture
Resilient agriculture = The ability of agricultural system to resist, absorb,accommodate to and recover from the effects of hazards (droughts, floods,landslides, hails, soil erosions, pests, diseases, etc.)
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Agriculture System (Components)
AgricultureSystem
Natural
ResourcesForest, Water, Soil,
etc.
MarketInputs(seeds, fertilizer,etc.) and Outputs
(vegetables, fruits,
grains, etc.)
Physical
InfrastructureIrrigation, access
roads, fencing,
sheds, storage, etc.
Policies andInstitutions -Farmers groups,
cooperatives, agri.
Development
office, etc.
HumanResources
knowledge, skills,
information, etc.
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Resilient to what (Hazards)
droughts,
hails,
landslides,
floods, soil
erosions,
pests,
diseases,
etc
Resilient Agriculture alsolooks into future hazards
(existing, new, increasing,
decreasing, etc.)
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Resilient of What (Agriculture System)
Agriculture
System
Natural Resources
Protection,
Conservation,
Management of Forest,
Water, Soil, etc.
Markettimelyavailability of quality
inputs (seeds, fertilizer,
etc.) and getting timelyreasonable prices of
Outputs (vegetables,fruits, grains, etc.)
Infrastructureaccess
to agricultural
infrastructure -
Irrigation, access roads,
fencing, storage, sheds,etc.
Policies and Institutions- Formation and
strengthening of
Farmers groups,cooperatives, and
access to services of
agri. Development
office, etc.
Human Resources
Enhance Farmers
knowledge, skills,
information, etc.
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Resilient Agriculture System
Agriculture
System
Natural Resources
Protection,Conservation,
Management of
Forest, Water, Land,
Soil, etc.Markettimely
availability of quality
inputs (seeds,
fertilizer, etc.) and
getting reasonableprices on time of
Outputs (vegetables,
fruits, grains, etc.)
Infrastructure
access to agriculturalinfrastructure -
Irrigation, access
roads, fencing, sheds,
storage, etc.
Social and policies -
Formation and
strengthening ofFarmers groups,
cooperatives, and
access to services of
agri. Development
office, etc.
Human resources
Enhance Farmers
knowledge, skills,information, for crop
management, etc.
droughts,hails,
landslides,floods, soil
erosions,
pests,diseases,
etc
Resilient Agriculture also looks into future hazards
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Building Resilience of Livelihood
Livelihoods
(Agriculture)
System
2. Understanding the effects of hazards on livelihoods
- Which livelihood assets are affected
- Which hazards are the most important to be
addressed
- What are the trends including the future trend
3. Understanding livelihoods and capacity of the
community- Status of livelihood assets
- Impacts of hazards on livelihood assests
- Trends of livelihood assets
- Understanding of communities about hazards, effects,
risks and trends
4. Understanding policy and political environmentHave development programmes addressed the needs
to consider the current and future impacts of prevalent
hazards
- DRR and climate change
- Food security
- Basic infrastructure
- Education
- Natural resources and environmental conservation
5. Building resilience of the communities
- Reduction of exposure
- Reduction of sensitivity or vulnerability of the
communities and the system
- Building capacity of the communities to respond, cope,
build-back and adapt, now and in the future
- Conducive policy environment
1. Understanding Hazards
- Hazard identification and prioritisation
- Temporal, social and spatial dimensions of effects of
hazards
- Intensity, frequency and trend (including the future
trend) assessment of hazards
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Thank You
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