[FAO] [FSN Forum] DISCUSSION No. 137 • FSN Forum digest No. 1291 Beyond “temporal” resilience: results that withstand the test of time until 24 March 2017 [icon]How to participate Send your contribution to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>or post it on the FSN Forum website www.fao.org/fsnforum<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum> [© FAO] Dear Members, Today we would like to share with you the summaries of the new contributions received to the discussion Beyond “temporal” resilience: results that withstand the test of time<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/resilience> and feedback from Walter Mwasaa, facilitator of the discussion. Walter relaunches the discussion with an additional question. Besides addressing the question of whether a minimum timeframe exists in which a person or system should remain resilient to actually qualify as ‘resilient’, he also invites you to share examples of successes in improving capacities to respond to shocks. We would like to encourage you as well to join the discussion on this important topic. Please visit the discussion page in English<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/resilience>, French<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/fr/activities/discussions/resilience> or Spanish<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/es/activities/discussions/resilience> to post your contribution, or send your comments to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. On the FSN Forum website, you can also read the full introduction to the topic and all the contributions received so far. We look forward to keep receiving your comments! Your FSN Forum team Walter Mwasaa, facilitator of the discussion I again thank all those who have so far provided input to the discussion. The participants pointing to variables to be measured, capacities to be developed and the introduction of gender and women dimensions and outcomes all reaffirm how complex this conversation and resilience as a whole is. [Anna Antwi] I would like to request members to share any successes that they have witnessed indicative of improving capacities to respond to shocks. The examples need not be scientific or quantitative. Focusing on time may be misleading, yet only after a definite period has lapsed we can look back and acknowledge that the resilience capacities are withstanding shocks and are not being eroded. There are a divergent realities in households, communities and systems. However, it also must not be lost on us that our ability to (closely to accurately) predict and model outcomes of shocks and stresses in households in the context of their changing capacities is going to be necessary to ensure that the right investments are made. Such a model could address the temporal resilience issue and further predict critical support and / or moments in which communities or individuals become vulnerable. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED [icon]Rebecca Pietrelli, FAO, Italy Rebecca introduces the FAO Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA II) approach. In addition, she mentions various aspects of the role of the ‘timespan’ in relation to resilience, starting with the timespan between the shock occurrence and the recovery, namely the time when the household bounces back to its previous food security level. In this regard, much needs yet to be discovered. Rebecca furthermore discusses how ‘the test of time’ matters in understanding, analysing and assessing resilience. She also shares a paper adopting RIMA II in Uganda, which shows that a higher level of education as well as participation into self-enterprises characterize the households able to maintain a high resilience capacity over time. Hence, identifying the household characteristics that ensure long-lasting resilience capacity may be crucial for policy makers. Read the contribution <http://bit.ly/2nIGzfl> [icon]Andrea Sánchez Enciso, FAO, Italy Andrea adds the perspectives of gender and empowerment to the discussion. She points out that women and men might be exposed to different shocks and stressors, and that their coping strategies might differ as well. Hence, interventions should address gender inequalities in a sustainable way, with particular attention for gender-based violence. Andrea stresses that the more empowered people are, the more resilient livelihoods they will be able to build. Related to this, she refers to the gender transformative approach of the FAO Dimitra Clubs, which promote social cohesion and resilient livelihoods. Read the contribution<http://bit.ly/2nrBlZt> www.fao.org/fsnforum<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/> CONTACT US<mailto:[log in to unmask]> • DISCLAIMER<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/disclaimer-copyright> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FSNFORUM-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FSNFORUM-L&A=1