In today’s globalized world, different types of risks related to natural hazards, the climate, epidemics, conflicts or economic shocks are increasingly coinciding and interacting with each other. This can result in crises with cascading effects across systems and sectors and cause high levels of uncertainty. We, therefore, need joined-up efforts within the United Nations System and beyond to build resilience that can transcend a range of risks across sectors, systems and stakeholders.
This course will introduce you to the UN system’s shared understanding of resilience. It will help you reflect on what you can do to build resilience and connect you to resources to support your resilience-building journey.
Audience
This introductory course is designed for a range of stakeholders with a role and interest in helping to build resilient societies through joined-up UN efforts. This includes:
- UN teams in mission and non-mission settings.
- Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators, Heads of Political and Peacekeeping Missions.
- Heads and Deputy Heads of UN entities and strategic planners at country level.
- UN Policy and programme officers working at country, regional and global levels.
- Government and partners at country, regional and global levels.
You will learn about
- The concept of resilience, the four elements of resilience-building and the five types of resilience capacities.
- The rationale for investing in resilience building as a prerequisite for sustainable development across different risk, crisis and development challenges.
- The shared principles for implementing resilience building interventions, including tools and practices for using a resilience lens in joined-up UN planning processes in support of countries’ resilience building efforts.
- Opportunities for UN teams to better collaborate in resilience-building through partnerships, coordination, and financing.
Course structure
This course consists of 4 lessons answering basic questions around the UN’s approach to resilience-building.
It also includes one reflective opening and one closing exercise on what resilience means to the learner in the context of their work; knowledge checks across the four lessons and one final test, that must be completed to earn a digital badge.
- Lesson 1: What is Resilience?
The concept of resilience, the 4 elements of resilience-building and the 5 types of resilience capacities. - Lesson 2: Why Resilience Matters
The rationale for investing in resilience building as a prerequisite for sustainable development across different risk, crisis and development challenges. - Lesson 3: How to Build Resilience Together?
The principles, tools and practices for applying a resilience lens in joined-up UN planning, including what action to take in support of countries’ resilience building efforts. - Lesson 4: Partnering, Coordinating and Financing for Resilience
Opportunities for UN teams to better collaborate in resilience-building through partnerships, coordination, and financing.
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