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Reference Sheet A
What is community resilience?
Not all of the resources below use the term ‘resilience’ explicitly, but most provide practical guidance and describe well‑thought‑out actions that contribute to resilience.
Community resilience
- IFRC. 2014. Framework for community resilience.
- IFRC. 2012. Understanding community resilience and program factors that strengthen them: A comprehensive study of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies tsunami operation.
- IFRC. 2011. Characteristics of a safe and resilient community.
- IFRC. 2012. The Road to Resilience: Bridging relief and development for a more sustainable future.
Thematic solutions
Urban resilience
- IFRC. 2017. Building urban resilience: A guide for Red Cross and Red Crescent engagement and contribution.
- IFRC. 2015. Gender and diversity for urban resilience: An analysis.
- IFRC. 2021. Urban Action Kit.
- GDPC. 2019. Urban Community Resilience Toolkit.
- Kresge Foundation. 2015. Bounce forward: Urban resilience in the era of climate change. Island Press.
- Arup Urban Life. 2014. Water resilience for cities.
- British Red Cross. 2012. Learning from the city.
- IFRC. 2011. No time for doubt: Tackling urban risk.
- IFRC. 2012. Programmatic directions for the Red Cross and Red Crescent in building urban community resilience in the Asia Pacific Region.
- IFRC. 2014. Analysis of VCAs for eight urban communities in Africa.
- Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2019. Heatwave guide for cities.
- IFRC/GDPC/Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, 2020. City heatwave guide for RCRC branches.
- UNHABITAT. 2020. World Cities Report 2020: The Value of Sustainable Urbanization.
- ALNAP/ODI. 2019. Humanitarian response in urban contexts.
- GDPC. 2019. Business preparedness initiative and Atlas: Ready for business.
Nature-Based Solutions
- IFRC. 2021. Toolkit and guidelines on nature‑based solutions.
- The Nature Conservancy. 2021. The blue guide to coastal resilience.
- United Nations Environment Programme. 2019. Disasters and ecosystems: Resilience in a changing climate.
- UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020. Words into action: Nature‑based solutions for disaster risk reduction.
- WWF. 2016. Natural and Nature‑based flood management: A Green Guide.
- IUCN. 2020. Global Standard on Nature‑based Solutions.
Early warning early action
- IFRC. 2012. Community early warning systems: guiding principles.
- IFRC. 2014. Community early warning systems (CEWS) training toolkit – field guide.
- IFRC/German Red Cross/RCRC Climate Centre. 2018. Forecast‑based financing practitioners manual.
- IFRC. 2020. The future of forecasts: Impact‑based forecasting for early action.
Public awareness and public education
Safe shelter
- IFRC. 2011. Participatory Approach for Safe Shelter Awareness (PASSA).
- IFRC. 2017. PASSA Youth manual and toolkit.
Legislation and policies
- IFRC and UNDP. 2015. Checklist on law and disaster risk reduction.
- IFRC and UNDP. 2015. The handbook on law and disaster risk reduction.
- IFRC. 2013. How to engage with National Adaptation Plans: Guidance for National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Disaster risk management
DRR and Climate Change Adaptation
- IFRC. 2012. Key determinants of a successful CBDRR programme. Community based disaster risk reduction study.
- IFRC. 2013. A guide to mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
- Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2013. Minimum standards for local climate‑smart disaster risk reduction.
- Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2007. Red Cross/Red Crescent climate guide.
- Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2020. Y‑Adapt.
- Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2019. Climate training kit.
- UNDRR. 2019. Words into Action guidelines: Implementation guide for local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies.
Response
- IFRC. 2020. Disaster Risk Management Policy.
- Hargreaves C, McNicholas D, Spirig J, White K and Gu L. 2012. ‘Resilience’ – An objective in humanitarian aid?
Recovery and reconstruction
- IFRC. 2012. IFRC Recovery programming guidance 2012.
- IFRC, 2012, Owner‑driven housing reconstruction guidelines.
- IFRC.2012. Post‑disaster community infrastructure rehabilitation and (re)construction guidelines.
- IFRC.2012. Post‑disaster settlements planning guidelines.
- GFDRR. 2015. Resilient recovery: An imperative for sustainable development. The World Bank.
- WWF and American Red Cross. 2010. Green recovery and reconstruction: Training toolkit for humanitarian aid.
- Global Cluster for Early Recovery. 2016. Guidance Note on Inter‑Cluster Early Recovery.
- UNISDR. 2017. Words into Action guidelines: Build back better in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Cross cutting
Community Engagement and Accountability
Migration
- IFRC. 2016. Smart practices that enhance resilience of migrants: Summary report – June 2016.
- IFRC. 2017. IFRC Global Strategy on migration 2018‑ 2022: Reducing vulnerability, enhancing resilience.
- IFRC/British Red Cross. 2019. Asia‑Pacific guidance on addressing humanitarian consequences of labour migration and trafficking.
- IFRC. 2017. Smart practices that enhance the resilience of migrants.
- IFRC. Resilience Library, Southeast Asia Resources, Migration and Displacement section.
- IFRC. 2009. IFRC Migration Policy.
Inclusive resilience
- IFRC. 2018. Minimum standards for protection, gender and inclusion in emergencies.
- IFRC. 2019: Protection, gender and inclusion in emergencies: toolkit.
- IFRC. 2019: Inclusive Programming Framework.
- IFRC. 2019: Gender and Diversity Policy.
- IFRC. 201: All under one roof, disability inclusive shelter and settlements in emergencies.
- Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES). Guideline on inclusive disaster risk reduction: Disabilities and disasters.
- HelpAge International. 2014. Disaster resilience in an ageing world: How to make policies and programmes inclusive of older people.
Humanitarian Standard
- CHS Alliance. 2015. Core Humanitarian Standard.
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) and learning
- IFRC. 2010. Project/Programme planning: Guidance manual.
- IFRC. 2011. Project/programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E) guide.
- IFRC. 2011. IFRC Framework for Evaluation.
- IFRC. 2016. Applying Better Programming Initiative: Do No Harm in a changing context.
- IFRC. 2016. Better Programming Initiative: Do No Harm ‑ How to do conflict‑sensitive context analysis.
- ALNAP 2007. Good Enough Guide: Impact measurement and accountability in emergencies, Tool 11.
- Ibrahim M and Midgley T. 2013. Participatory learning approaches for resilience: Bringing conflict sensitivity, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation together. World Vision UK.
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