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How Will We Know? Challenges and promising approaches to
measuring resilience
Jon KurtzFSN Network Regional Knowledge Sharing Meeting
Nov 2012
Content
1. Challenges
2. Promising approaches
3. Remaining gaps
Measurement challenge #1 Temporal
Promising practice: ‘Characteristic' approaches
Oxfam’s Key Dimensions of Resilience
FAO’s (Alinovi et al) Resilience IndexIncome and food access
Assets
Access to public services
Social safety-nets
Stability
Adaptive capacity
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Measurement challenge #2 Dimensional
ACCCRN TANGO
Practical ActionGIZ?
Mercy Corps Somalia resilience studyConceptual Framework
Socio demographic attributes
- Sex of head of HH- # of HH members- Average HH education- Housing conditions- Wealth status
Shocks
- Type experienced: Drought, conflict- Exposure: Length, extent, magnitude
Enabling Environment
- Freedom of movement- Security - Access to natural resources - Access to services- Social support- Livelihood diversity- Governance / Institutional performance- Women’s role in HH decisions
Resilience
- Expenditures- Assets loss (due to shock)- Household dietary diversity- Distressful coping strategies- Adaptive strategies
HH Survey Findings
Factors associated with use of distressful coping mechanisms
Mercy Corps Ethiopia research Key Findings
Measurement challenge #3 Boundaries
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