Resilience

The IISD provides multidisciplinary research and participatory risk management to help governments and communities transition from crisis to sustainability. Its work focuses on integrating climate adaptation into decision-making, addressing environmental drivers of conflict in fragile states, and securing agricultural value chains against climate uncertainty.

• IISD addresses three primary resilience challenges: climate adaptation, the intersection of environment, conflict and peacebuilding, and food security. For climate adaptation, the organization develops tools and policy advice to integrate adaptation into routine decision-making. In the context of peacebuilding, it analyzes how environmental factors source conflict to help fragile societies reach resilience. Regarding food security, IISD monitors factors such as private-sector investment and social organization to ensure food systems remain productive despite climate uncertainty.
• The organization applies its risk management expertise through specific regional projects, such as identifying climate risks and adaptation options for reforestation, infrastructure, and agriculture in the Yaque del Sur watershed of the Dominican Republic. In Uganda, IISD's research on the coffee value chain led the government to integrate climate risks into trade-related issues for the first time.
• IISD focuses on the nexus of climate change and security, particularly in fragile states where climate change can obstruct efforts toward stability. The organization has conducted field research in the Middle East and Africa to develop principles for climate-resilient peacebuilding and guidance on using climate information in these contexts.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). Resilience. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-resilience-brochure-2016.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Resilience. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-resilience-brochure-2016.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndresilience, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Resilience}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-resilience-brochure-2016.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }