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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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