Resilience is the current ‘buzz word’, the question is, is it just a trend and a re-hash of an old debate orcan it offer solutions to much needed challenges? A resilience based approach in emergency operationshas the ability to improve operations, stimulate recovery, ensure effective exit and transition mechanismsand leave sustainable solutions for rehabilitation; offering the ability to increase coherence betweenrelief, recovery and development. The current financial and operational framework the humanitariansector operates under sees these activities separated into ‘phases’ along a continuum with many agenciesdeeming any form of ‘recovery’ activity outside their mandate. But continual challenges with transition,exits, incidence of unnecessary protracted reliefs and consequential negative impacts on society, are astrong indicator of a need to re-evaluate the current emergency paradigm. It is argued that ResilienceBuilding Initiatives (RBIs) have the ability to operationalize resilience in the post-disaster context.
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