Not all of the resources below use the term ‘resilience’ explicitly, but most provide practical guidance and describe well‑thought‑out actions that contribute to resilience.

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 Community resilience 

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• IFRC. 2014. Framework for community resilience.

• IFRC. 2012. Understanding community resilience and program factors that strengthen them: A comprehensive study of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies tsunami operation.

• IFRC. 2011. Characteristics of a safe and resilient community.

• IFRC. 2012. The road to resilience: Bridging relief and development for a more sustainable future.

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 Thematic solutions 

 

Urban resilience

• IFRC. 2017. Building urban resilience: A guide for Red Cross and Red Crescent engagement and contribution.

• IFRC. 2015. Gender and diversity for urban resilience: An analysis.

• IFRC. 2021. Urban Action Kit.

• GDPC. 2019. Urban Community Resilience Toolkit.

• Kresge Foundation. 2015. Bounce forward: Urban resilience in the era of climate change. Island Press.

• Arup Urban Life. 2014. Water resilience for cities.

• British Red Cross. 2012. Learning from the city.

• IFRC. 2011. No time for doubt:  Tackling urban risk.

• IFRC. 2012. Programmatic directions for the Red Cross and Red Crescent in building urban community resilience in the Asia Pacific Region.

• IFRC. 2014. Analysis of VCAs for eight urban communities in Africa.

• Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2019. Heatwave guide for cities.

• IFRC/GDPC/Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, 2020. City heatwave guide for RCRC branches.

• UNHABITAT. 2020. World Cities Report 2020: The Value of Sustainable Urbanization.

• ALNAP/ODI. 2019. Humanitarian response in urban contexts.

• GDPC. 2019. Business preparedness initiative and Atlas: Ready for business.

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Nature‑based solutions

• IFRC. 2021. Toolkit and guidelines on nature‑based solutions.

• The Nature Conservancy. 2021. The blue guide to coastal resilience.

• United Nations Environment Programme. 2019. Disasters and ecosystems: Resilience in a changing climate.

• UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020. Words into action: Nature‑based solutions for disaster risk reduction.

• WWF. 2016. Natural and Nature‑based flood management: A Green Guide.

•  IUCN. 2020. Global Standard on Nature‑based Solutions.

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Early warning early action

• IFRC. 2012. Community early warning systems: guiding principles.

• IFRC. 2014. Community early warning systems (CEWS) training toolkit – field guide.

• IFRC/German Red Cross/RCRC Climate Centre. 2018. Forecast‑based financing practitioners manual.

• IFRC. 2020. The future of forecasts: Impact‑based forecasting for early action.

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Public awareness and public education 

• IFRC. 2020. Public awareness and public education for disaster risk reduction: Action‑oriented key messages for households and schools.

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Safe shelter 

• IFRC. 2011. Participatory Approach for Safe Shelter Awareness (PASSA).

• IFRC. 2017. PASSA Youth manual and toolkit.

 

Legislation and policies

• IFRC and UNDP. 2015. Checklist on law and disaster risk reduction.

• IFRC and UNDP. 2015. The handbook on law and disaster risk reduction.

• IFRC. 2013. How to engage with National Adaptation Plans: Guidance for National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

 

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 Disaster risk management 

DRR and Climate Change Adaptation

• IFRC. 2012. Key determinants of a successful CBDRR programme. Community based disaster risk reduction study.

• IFRC. 2013. A guide to mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

• Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2013. Minimum standards for local climate‑smart disaster risk reduction.

• Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2007. Red Cross/Red Crescent climate guide.

• Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2020. Y‑Adapt.

• Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. 2019. Climate training kit.

• UNDRR. 2019. Words into Action guidelines: Implementation guide for local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies.

 

Response

• IFRC. 2020. Disaster Risk Management Policy.

• Hargreaves C, McNicholas D, Spirig J, White K and Gu L. 2012. ‘Resilience’ – An objective in humanitarian aid?

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Recovery and reconstruction

• IFRC. 2012. IFRC Recovery programming guidance 2012.

• IFRC, 2012, Owner‑driven housing reconstruction guidelines.

• IFRC.2012. Post‑disaster community infrastructure rehabilitation and (re)construction guidelines.

• IFRC.2012. Post‑disaster settlements planning guidelines.

• GFDRR. 2015. Resilient recovery: An imperative for sustainable development. The World Bank.

• WWF and American Red Cross. 2010. Green recovery and reconstruction: Training toolkit for humanitarian aid.

• Global Cluster for Early Recovery. 2016. Guidance Note on Inter‑Cluster Early Recovery.

• UNISDR. 2017. Words into Action guidelines: Build back better in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

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 Cross cutting 

Community Engagement and Accountability

• IFRC/ICRC. 2016. A Red Cross Red Crescent guide to community engagement and accountability.

 

Migration

• IFRC. 2016. Smart practices that enhance resilience of migrants: Summary report – June 2016.

• IFRC. 2017. IFRC Global Strategy on migration 2018‑ 2022:  Reducing vulnerability, enhancing resilience.

• IFRC/British Red Cross. 2019. Asia‑Pacific guidance on addressing humanitarian consequences of labour migration and trafficking.

• IFRC. 2017. Smart practices that enhance the resilience of migrants.

• IFRC. Resilience Library, Southeast Asia Resources, Migration and Displacement section.

• IFRC. 2009. IFRC Migration Policy.

 

Inclusive resilience

• IFRC. 2018. Minimum standards for protection, gender and inclusion in emergencies.

• IFRC. 2019: Protection, gender and inclusion in emergencies: toolkit.

• IFRC. 2019: Inclusive Programming Framework.

• IFRC. 2019: Gender and Diversity Policy.

• IFRC. 2015, All under one roof, disability inclusive shelter and settlements in emergencies.

• Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES). Guideline on inclusive disaster risk reduction: Disabilities and disasters.

• HelpAge International. 2014. Disaster resilience in an ageing world: How to make policies and programmes inclusive of older people.

 

Humanitarian Standard

• CHS Alliance. 2015. Core Humanitarian Standard.

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Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) and learning 

• IFRC. 2010. Project/Programme planning: Guidance manual.

• IFRC. 2011. Project/programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E) guide.

• IFRC. 2011. IFRC Framework for Evaluation.

• IFRC. 2016. Applying Better Programming Initiative: Do No Harm in a changing context.

• IFRC. 2016. Better Programming Initiative: Do No Harm ‑  How to do conflict‑sensitive context analysis.

• ALNAP 2007. Good Enough Guide: Impact measurement and accountability in emergencies, Tool 11.

• Ibrahim M and Midgley T. 2013. Participatory learning approaches for resilience: Bringing conflict sensitivity, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation together. World Vision UK.

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