Resilience/Vulnerability Definitions, Some Examples of 3
Resilience/Vulnerability Definitions, Some Examples of 3 : Resilience: The ability of a social or ecological system to absorb disturbances while retaining the same basic structure and ways of functioning, the capacity for self-organisation, and the capacity to adapt to stress and change. (From: IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)/ http: //www.ipcc.ch/pub/syrgloss.pdf)