Resilience analysis for action
Resilience analysis is continuously evolving through innovative approaches that measure and assess resilience from individuals and households to communities and entire systems. At the heart of this work is the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA), which captures resilience as household-level capacity.
A second key function focuses on applying these analytics to assess impact of both policy and interventions. Evidence is generated to understand which resilience-building actions truly strengthen systems and which require adjustment.
Finally, insights are translated into future action. FAO’s Resilience Regional Hubs and Country Offices are equipped with on-the-job training, while support extends to regional and governmental bodies such as the African Union, enhancing capacity and fostering consensus for resilience monitoring.
Tool
E-RIMA toolkit
The E-RIMA toolkit, launched in 2023, removes technical barriers related to analytical complexity while maintaining the scientific rigour of the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) methodology.
With its intuitive and user-friendly online interface, E-RIMA allows users of all backgrounds to conduct RIMA-based resilience analyses within minutes.
Resilience toolbox
The Resilience toolbox is an applied resource designed to support context-specific selection of (sets of) interventions that are integral to resilience programming. By leveraging scientific evidence, existing knowledge and practice, its primary goal is to expand and enhance the portfolio of locally relevant solutions and foster synergies among them – keeping it at the frontier through continuous learning from impact evaluation.
The toolbox applies a dual-targeting approach – tailoring interventions to both spatial contexts and cross-cutting vulnerabilities – ensuring alignment with the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus. The toolbox delivers a structured menu of resilience-building interventions, adapted to contexts and vulnerabilities to guide programming in fragile and crisis-prone environments.
To ensure relevance, legitimacy, and local ownership, the development and application of the Resilience toolbox are anchored in inclusive, multi-stakeholder consultations. These participatory processes validate data, reflect local realities, and help identify and adapt interventions within a broader solution framework.
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RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Working paper
An operational definition of resilient agrifood systems in the face of multiple risks
2026
This paper supports FAO’s Programme Priority Area Better Life 4 by proposing a practical framework for defining and measuring resilience in agrifood...
Manual/guide
Resilience toolbox – An applied resource to guide context-specific programming for resilience to food insecurity
2026
Food crises are increasingly frequent, complex and costly, while funding is shrinking – making early action and resilience essential. FAO’s Financing...
Policy brief
Resilience toolbox for context-specific resilience programming
2026
The policy brief is a compendium of the FAO technical guide “Resilience toolbox – An applied resource to guide context-specific programming for resilience...
Technical report
Mapping FAO’s agrifood system interventions and outcomes for resilience programming – An analysis using large language models
2025
Since 2019, acute food insecurity has steadily increased due to climate shocks, economic disruptions, biological threats, and conflict, with fragile...
Technical report
Linking FAO agrifood system interventions to subnational spatial typologies for resilience building – Evidence from Afghanistan, Nigeria and South Sudan
2025
With declining resources for humanitarian and development efforts, resilience has emerged as a priority in development programming, as it offers cost-effective...
Policy brief
Two in three Afghan households show resilience gains in last year
2025
This policy brief reviews progress in strengthening household resilience to food insecurity in Afghanistan using the E-Resilience Index Measurement...
Policy brief
Record reporting as 34 African countries track resilience to food insecurity shocks
2024
This policy brief outlines the African Union Commission’s (AUC) progress in tracking resilience to food insecurity, climate variability, and other shocks...
Technical brief
Resilience marking – How to classify projects for more resilient livelihoods
2018
Resilience Marking is a participatory methodology. It employs empirical evidence to highlight the expected impact of a set of projects on the resilience...
Manual/guide
Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis II - RIMA-II
2016
This document introduces RIMA-II, the technical evolution of the FAO Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) tool. RIMA was completely and...
NEWS
FAO unveils new breakthrough in resilience monitoring in the West Bank
01/12/2025
AO has successfully completed the first-ever integration of the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) framework into the <...
Regional workshops advances resilience reporting in Africa under Malabo Declaration
15/08/2025
A series of regional workshop brought together a total of 38 experts across African countries in late 2024 and su...
Strengthening resilience capacity in Latin America: FAO kicks off joint training
06/07/2025
The RIMA training for FAO Colombia and FAO Venezuela officially launched in July, marki...
FAO’s approach to analysing household resilience to food insecurity
05/08/2025
Resilience analysis is critical for formulating evidence-based policies that promote food security and build resilient livelihoods. In this video, Rebecca...
Related database
Database
Food and Agriculture Microdata Catalogue
This collection includes Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA)-based datasets from different countries and projects, each containing modules aimed at measuring food security.
Area of work
Food security and nutrition, and resilience
Bridging data and decisions to end hunger and build resilience