Publication: From Concept to Action: Boosting Resilience in Africa - Lessons Learned from the Resilience Booster Tool
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2023-06-30
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2023-06-30
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This Lessons Note analyzes project reports and outputs to identify the value addition of resilience efforts, with a special focus on the Resilience Booster Tool. The AFRI-RES grantee projects covered 20 projects spanning 21 countries in Africa3 and eight Global Practices (GPs), benefitting a wide cross-section of stakeholders. A streamlined set of recommendations provide lessons learned from the Resilience Booster’s application to Round II AFRI-RES grantee projects and suggest approaches for improving its application going forward.
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“Rigaud, Kanta Kumari; Arora, Anmol; Singh, Anna Gayatri. 2023. From Concept to Action: Boosting Resilience in Africa - Lessons Learned from the Resilience Booster Tool. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40236 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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