The resilience concept requires greater attention to human livelihoods if it is to address the
limits to adaptation strategies and the development needs of the planet's poorest and most
vulnerable people. Although the concept of resilience is increasingly informing research and
policy, its transfer from ecological theory to social systems leads to weak engagement with
normative, social and political dimensions of climate change adaptation. A livelihood
perspective helps to strengthen resilience thinking by placing greater emphasis on human …

Livelihood resilience in the face of climate change | Policy Commons … Livelihood resilience
in the face of climate change … This perspective article argues that linking aspects of human
agency, rights and transformation with livelihood approaches can help to overcome the
challenges of using resilience thinking to inform adaptation research focused on livelihoods. …