This paper examines the Asia resilience context and implications for measuring resilience in the region.
Much of the work on resilience in international development to date has focused on climate shocks and stresses in Africa; the African context was the starting point for conceptualizing resilience frameworks and indicators. However, these are not necessarily one-size-fits-all. Intra- and interregional differences in types of shocks experienced, urban-rural population distribution, livelihood profile, demographics, conflict scenarios, migration trends, and cultural factors call for adapting resilience measurement methodologies and indicators to suit different contexts. Asia has a different shock context and risk profile compared to Africa. While both regions have their own internal diversity, there are regional overarching differences, such as the proportion of the population residing in coastal areas (and thus in exposure to certain kinds of severe weather events); urban density; national wealth; educational attainment; proportion of the population engaged in agricultural versus industrial, technical, or coastal livelihoods; and the nature of social capital.
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