Using Participatory Approaches in Measuring Resilience and Development in Isiolo County, Kenya

Abstract

This article highlights the process of using participatory approaches in measuring resilience using the Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) Framework. The utilization of participatory approaches in Isiolo County using the TAMD framework is aligned to the recent thinking of measuring ‘sub- jective resilience’ using people’s perceptions to quantify household resilience. This article outlines the process of developing subjective indicators with communities, collection of baseline, monitoring and early outcome data by communities who were assisted in the development of their own adaptation theories of change. It also highlights the lessons and implications for policy if the approach is to be replicated at sub-national and community levels. Keywords