Resources

The Road to RESILIENCE Converging Actors, Integrating Approaches

The RESILIENCE workshop on the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Poverty Reduction was held on November 24th, 2011 at the Brussels Info Place (BIP).
It was organized within the framework of RESILIENCE, a EuropeAid-funded project implemented by a consortium formed by CARE Nederland, Groupe URD and the University of Wageningen.

Tackling the climate crisis

Strengthening community resilience to climate-related shocks and stresses in Kenya

This report presents findings, conclusions and recommendations of a qualitative study conducted between July and December 2018 on community resilience to climate-related shocks and stresses in Tharaka South and Tharaka North sub-counties2 of Tharaka Nithi County in Kenya. The International Aid Services Alliance commissioned the study with the aim of generating insights for better understanding of resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the study area where the organization has implemented water supply and livelihood projects for over 10 years.

Solid Ground, Increasing Community Resilience through Improved Land Administra on and Geospa al Informa on Systems

Countries struck by equally powerful disaster events are affected differently in terms of the devastation caused, the number of casualties, persons displaced, impact on livelihoods, and
the pace of reconstruction and recovery. Some communities, cities, and populations prove to be more resilient than others when faced with disasters.

Resilience: from the general concept to the specific context of the Sahel Key messages from the Dakar conference

20 years ago, in the context of the end of the Cold War, Groupe URD was created to work on LRRD (linking relief, rehabilitation and development). Over the two decades, we have also
worked on other themes, such as supporting coping strategies, the quality of humanitarian action, the analysis of vulnerabilities and disaster prevention and preparedness. The idea of an
action research project on resilience first emerged in 2008.