BLOG POST 4: COMMON SHOCKS AND STRESSES IN THARAKA This blog post identifies the common shocks, stresses and disasters in Tharaka. It identifies the current and recent ones. Both natural and human-made shocks and stresses are identified. The blog post pursues the following specific questions: Which are the different shocks and stresses? Which categories of people, households or groups are affected most by shocks and stresses? How are men, women, boys, girls, and institutions affected by shocks and stresses in the study area? In this discourse, shocks and stresses are understood as effects caused by natural and/or man-made factors, and often by a combination of the two. These effects, may themselves or in combination with other effects cause further effects within the household and local community. In this way, certain shocks and stresses become both effects and causes. Some of the shocks and stresses have longer and larger impact than others. Some are sudden in both the...
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.
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