rbd in jordan at unct workshop by amr ragab_jun2014

Resilience-Based Development in Jordan

Amr RagabUNDP Subregional Response Facility

Jordan Jordan 2014

A Global Call for Resilience1

“Disasters are a fact of life but their

impact should not be” Valerie Amos

“Responsibility for disaster risk

management is a concern for everyone”

Helen Clark

World Development Report

2014: Risk and

Opportunity

Human Development

Report 2014: Resilience

and Vulnerability

Why Resilience? Why Now?

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• New Normal

• No Country is Safe

• Development Reversals

• Limited Resources

Resilience is the ability of people,

communities, institutions, and

countries to anticipate, manage,

recover, and transform from

shocks.

What is Resilience?

Why is resilience needed in Jordan?

• Syrian crisis – multiple shocks

• Recurring shocks

• MIC

– Access to international assistance

– Some capacities but little buffers

– Development challenges

• Limited Resources

A Resilience-Based Development approach

advances Sustainable Human Development

(SHD) in the context of multiple (environment,

economic, political, natural disasters) and

potentially recurring crises and shocks.

What is Resilience-based Development Approach?

RBD vs Traditional approaches: An Illustration

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Development Paths: RBD vs Traditional Approaches

Development (Theoretical- No shocks) Development (Traditional Approach-Actual)

Development ( RBD Approach)

How do we do it?3

Resilience-Based Development Framework

Coping Recovering Sustaining

Track 1: Coping

Coping: The resilience of local institutions, governance

mechanisms, housing supply mechanisms, infrastructures

and basic services are bolstered to respond to increased

demand.

Coping with these stresses will require:

Strengthening basic service provision systems

Creating new policies and institutions that will better

equip local NGO and sub-national governments to

expand services and address the long-term impacts of

the crisis, as well as anticipate (and mitigate) future

stress.

Maintaining healthy levels of social cohesion in the

face of shocks and stress

Track 2: Recovery

Recovering: Vulnerable households (Refugees and affected

communities) recover from the socio-economic impact of

the conflict and consequent dislocation.

Recovering will require:

Stabilizing livelihoods and employment, supporting

local economic revitalization, and restoring cross-

border trade.

Acknowledging and addressing the different needs and

potentials of vulnerable groups

Track 3: Sustaining

Sustaining: Macro-economic, social and political

institutions are strengthened to support and promote

sustainable human development

Sustaining will require:

Expanding of national and local capacities to invest in

long-term development

Instituting pro-poor and inclusive policy reforms

Augmenting conditions for strong economic growth

Enhancing governance systems

Guiding Principles

Local and National Ownership

Context Specificity and Responsiveness

Comprehensiveness and Integration

Prioritization

Commitment to Strategic and Long-term

Engagement

Human rights-based response and Gender Equality

Conflict Sensitivity:

So what’s new?4

• A New Mindset

• Contiguum not a continuum

• Reduction of Vulnerability -Anticipate and transform

• Multitude of objectives

• Portfolio for resilience approach

• Do Not Re-invent the Wheel. Use Winter tires or install braces

• Context specific ( Whose resilience? Resilience from what? When?)

Thank you!