1. The EU and Resilience – introductory remarks Resilience Workshop Ethiopia, June 2014

2. EU Resilience Highlights Regional Initiatives 2011/12 – SHARE (Horn of Africa) and AGIR (Sahel) Communication 'The EU Approach to Resilience : learning from Food Security Crises', October 2012 Action Plan for Resilience in Crisis Prone Countries 2013-2020, June 2013

3. Drivers for the Resilience Agenda Need for more structural approach to recurrent crises (mainly droughts) Causal analysis Interventions at household, community and societal level Cost-effectiveness overall EU assistance: invest in 'resilience' rather than crisis response Improved cooperation & coordination Humanitarian – Development assistance (LRRD agenda new style)

4. Key aspects of the Communication Addressing chronic vulnerability Contributing to different policy outcomes (food security, climate change adaptation etc.) Multi-sectoral interventions Strategies based on risk and vulnerability assessments Improve flexibility in funding

5. Resilience Action Plan- Priorities Action Plan covers period 2013-2020 Determinant of success: 'reduction in humanitarian needs and more equitable development gains' Priority given to countries that face recurrent crises and that are risk prone. 18 actions in three priority areas: 1.Support national/ regional resilience capacities 2. Promoting innovation, learning and advocacy 3. Improving methodologies and tools

6. Resilience process: HUM+DEV -Joint analysis of the situation (causes of the crisis, risk assessment, affected populations) -Mapping of current interventions -Definition of common priorities -Coordinated planning and implementation through multi-sectoral interventions: -organising complementarity of interventions and financial instruments -Joint/coordinated monitoring and evaluation