IAS Resilience Project

SWEDISH MISSION COUNCIL RESILIENCE WORKSHOP     Tuesday 13th March; Lessons Learnt Resilience capacities are cultural.  They are  difficult to define and even more difficult to measure.  There is need to think outside the box when coming up with results frameworks Absorb   ⇒         adapt  ⇒              Transform What capitals can support resilience? And how are they interconnected with each other? The capitals are; 1.       Human 2.       Natural 3.       Social 4.       Physical 5.       Financial 6.       Institution MEMBER ORGANISATION GROUP REFLECTION- IAS  Ketema; IAS Country Director- Ethiopia IAS is unique in its approach to resilience- in terms of drilling and the Tharaka irrigation ...

Do we have a vision? Yes: A Resilient Society. Do we know which actors to focus on? Yes: Communities in Borena Ethiopia and Tharaka Kenya. Do we have a strategy? Yes: Research, Awareness and Exposure. Do we have a way forward? Yes: Inception Workshop (tomorrow and Saturday), etc.

Overview IAS Alliance operates over the whole development spectrum from humanitarian, to resilience and development. Historically, most of the interventions have been focused on the humanitarian and development sector. With the newly created “Resilience Fund”, IAS Alliance aim to gain a better understanding of resilience and disaster risk reduction with a combination of the two focus areas of the “fund”: focus on the development of understanding, attitudes and practices regarding resilience, and; strengthening communities, organisations and individuals in their ability to prevent and adapt to climate change and environmental degradation, conflicts or other factors that expose communities, organisations and individuals to stress, shock or uncertainty. This pilot-project will use IAS Kenya and IAS Ethiopia as case studies to gain knowledge regarding resilience causes, gaps, coping mechanisms and strategies.