Emerging Insights from the ARC-D Methodology: Advancing Community Resilience to Climate-Related Risks

The Analysis of the Resilience of Communities to Disasters (ARC-D) methodology is an innovating tool for conducting rapid, context-specific assessments of shocks, stresses, and resilience capacities at the community level. Widely used across urban and rural contexts, ARC-D has facilitated over 300 assessments globally, enabling the identification of strategic pathways to build resilience to climate-related hazards. Endorsed as best practice by organizations including ECHO and the Grantham Research Institute, its participatory approach combines quantitative measurement and qualitative insights to inform actionable strategies.

Drawing from recent analyses of ten countries in Africa and Latin America, the presentation will share emerging findings on shared and differential drivers of risk and resilience, key components and systems underpinning resilience capacities, and priority areas for resilience building. The insights contribute to advancing practical and scalable strategies for enhancing resilience to climate-related risks.