Stabilization and Resilience in Protracted, Politically-Induced Emergencies: A Case Study Exploration of Lebanon

Publication language
English
Pages
44pp
Date published
30 May 2015
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Forced displacement and migration
Countries
Lebanon
Organisations
Mercy Corps

To date, resilience thinking primarily focuses on natural disasters and climate change; it has not been extensively applied to politically-induced emergency situations. UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Mercy Corps conducted research to explore this intersection using Lebanon as a case study. More specifically, this paper examines what resilience means in the context of the Syrian crisis in Lebanon, and what programmatic interventions outlined in the 2015 Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) can support stabilisation, while at the same time facilitating greater resilience in Lebanon.