Measuring Resilience
This resource deals with how to measure resilience, presenting bite-size chunks of information and signposts to other material
Abstract
The prominence of the resilience narrative in international development contexts has led to a drive to justify spending on resilience-related interventions. This resource deals with the thorny issue of how to measure resilience. It presents bite-size chunks of information and signposts to other material that explores the following themes:
- What are the challenges associated with trying to measure resilience?
- What resilience measurement frameworks exist and how useful are they?
- What have we learnt from programmes that have attempted to measure resilience?
- How can we monitor and evaluate resilience interventions?
- What is the evidence on reducing adverse livelihood impacts from shocks and stresses?
- Is early action cost effective?
This resource is part of a series of . It can be read in conjunction with the introductory resource , and the more detailed resources on and . The and will also assist readers in understanding the terminology used throughout this resource and the other resources in the Resilience series.
Citation
Sturgess, P.; DFID. Measuring Resilience. Evidence on Demand, UK (2016) 51 pp. [DOI: 10.12774/eod_tg.may2016.sturgess2]
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