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)
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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!
