

This discussion brief intends to promote a greater understanding of the relationships between nutrition and resilience and inform debate among policymakers, technical advisors, and practitioners responsible for designing, implementing, or evaluating program approaches to strengthening both.
Emerging evidence confirms the role of positive nutrition outcomes in strengthening resilience capacities. This evidence also highlights the importance of considering potential shocks and stresses as contextual factors for nutrition programming. By summarizing relevant concepts, identifying practical examples of integrated resilience and nutrition programming in the face of shocks and stresses, and outlining priorities for further research, this brief aims to support continual learning on how best to maintain and improve the well-being—including nutrition—of vulnerable populations.
Among other insights, this discussion brief advocates for the wider adoption of the following practices: