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Livelihood Resilience:

Experiences from the Ground

Gehendra Gurung

Practical Action South Asia

Presented at the Christian AidRegional Consultation on Resilience South Asia

06-08 Feb 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Resilient livelihood

Resilience

The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist,absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in atimely and efficient manner, including through the preservation andrestoration of its essential basic structures and functions

Resilient Livelihood = The ability of livelihood to resist, absorb, accommodateto and recover from the effects of hazards

Agriculture as the main livelihood of the people

Resilient Livelihood = Resilient Agriculture

Resilient agriculture = The ability of agricultural system to resist, absorb,accommodate to and recover from the effects of hazards (droughts, floods,landslides, hails, soil erosions, pests, diseases, etc.)


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Agriculture System (Components)

AgricultureSystem

Natural

ResourcesForest, Water, Soil,

etc.

MarketInputs(seeds, fertilizer,etc.) and Outputs

(vegetables, fruits,

grains, etc.)

Physical

InfrastructureIrrigation, access

roads, fencing,

sheds, storage, etc.

Policies andInstitutions -Farmers groups,

cooperatives, agri.

Development

office, etc.

HumanResources

knowledge, skills,

information, etc.


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Resilient to what (Hazards)

droughts,

hails,

landslides,

floods, soil

erosions,

pests,

diseases,

etc

Resilient Agriculture alsolooks into future hazards

(existing, new, increasing,

decreasing, etc.)


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Resilient of What (Agriculture System)

Agriculture

System

Natural Resources

Protection,

Conservation,

Management of Forest,

Water, Soil, etc.

Markettimelyavailability of quality

inputs (seeds, fertilizer,

etc.) and getting timelyreasonable prices of

Outputs (vegetables,fruits, grains, etc.)

Infrastructureaccess

to agricultural

infrastructure -

Irrigation, access roads,

fencing, storage, sheds,etc.

Policies and Institutions- Formation and

strengthening of

Farmers groups,cooperatives, and

access to services of

agri. Development

office, etc.

Human Resources

Enhance Farmers

knowledge, skills,

information, etc.


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Resilient Agriculture System

Agriculture

System

Natural Resources

Protection,Conservation,

Management of

Forest, Water, Land,

Soil, etc.Markettimely

availability of quality

inputs (seeds,

fertilizer, etc.) and

getting reasonableprices on time of

Outputs (vegetables,

fruits, grains, etc.)

Infrastructure

access to agriculturalinfrastructure -

Irrigation, access

roads, fencing, sheds,

storage, etc.

Social and policies -

Formation and

strengthening ofFarmers groups,

cooperatives, and

access to services of

agri. Development

office, etc.

Human resources

Enhance Farmers

knowledge, skills,information, for crop

management, etc.

droughts,hails,

landslides,floods, soil

erosions,

pests,diseases,

etc

Resilient Agriculture also looks into future hazards


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Building Resilience of Livelihood

Livelihoods

(Agriculture)

System

2. Understanding the effects of hazards on livelihoods

- Which livelihood assets are affected

- Which hazards are the most important to be

addressed

- What are the trends including the future trend

3. Understanding livelihoods and capacity of the

community- Status of livelihood assets

- Impacts of hazards on livelihood assests

- Trends of livelihood assets

- Understanding of communities about hazards, effects,

risks and trends

4. Understanding policy and political environmentHave development programmes addressed the needs

to consider the current and future impacts of prevalent

hazards

- DRR and climate change

- Food security

- Basic infrastructure

- Education

- Natural resources and environmental conservation

5. Building resilience of the communities

- Reduction of exposure

- Reduction of sensitivity or vulnerability of the

communities and the system

- Building capacity of the communities to respond, cope,

build-back and adapt, now and in the future

- Conducive policy environment

1. Understanding Hazards

- Hazard identification and prioritisation

- Temporal, social and spatial dimensions of effects of

hazards

- Intensity, frequency and trend (including the future

trend) assessment of hazards


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Thank You

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