Economic and market resilience before and after shocks

This review looks at the state of evidence on humanitarian and disaster risk reduction (DRR) interventions which aim to reinforce economic resilience in view of anticipated shocks and support economic recovery after a shock, both in situations of natural disasters and conflict. It focuses on donor led, local or regional interventions supporting local markets. It looks particularly at interventions supporting markets critical to affected populations in crises (i.e. basic needs and services, labour markets etc) as opposed to markets with development opportunities. This review provides some illustrative case studies to show the type of evidence and findings available. There are positive impacts reported, with some analysis of programme challenges and success factors. The examples highlight the small scale of these initiatives.