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This report is based on research undertaken in Vanuatu between 16-27 November 2015, and follows on from fieldwork undertaken a year earlier, during November 2014. The aim of this work is to use themes and critical perspectives from the academic literature to provide insights and alternative perspectives on resilience programming.
Discussions and interviews were held in communities with different histories of engagement with development organisations, exploring their experiences of Tropical Cyclone Pam and the on-going El Nino event. The findings reflect on themes found in the academic literature to synthesise recommendations for those responsible for development programming and practice.
A spectrum of adaptation actions (see also Béné et al., 2014; Pelling et al., 2014).
Analysis focuses on four topics: the significance of differences between social groups in determining resilience outcomes; the nature of local resilience among communities with little or no experience of development interventions; the consequences of development actions for local resilience; and the potential of an alternative framing – resourcefulness – to support a transformation in relationships between communities and different government authorities.
Key lessons emerge from this analysis and are presented in the report.
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