USAID Policy Document - Resiliency FINAL 11-26-12.indd

In particular, our:HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE will seek more opportunitiesto reduce vulnerability and lay the foundation for longer-termdevelopment while continuing its primary focus on saving lives,and ourDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE will undertake longer-termprogramming in chronically vulnerable communities and besuffi ciently fl exible in higher-risk areas to build resilience andfacilitate inclusive growth.Under this guidance, USAID is institutionalizing change by ensuringthat integrated teams of humanitarian reliefand development experts work together to better understandeach other’s strengths and constraints and undertake:1. Joint Problem Analysis and Objective Setting so teams have acommon understanding of the underlying causes of recurrentcrisis.2. Intensifi ed, Coordinated Strategic Planning around Resilience toensure that we anticipate risks, vulnerabilities, and probablehumanitarian need when deciding on development strategies.3. Mutually Informed Project Designs and Procurements to enablethe layering, integrating, and sequencing of humanitarian anddevelopment assistance.4. Robust Learning so we can develop the appropriate indicators,make midcourse corrections, and share lessons learnedacross the Agency and with external partners.These efforts will be supported by leadership action to addressbarriers to organizational change. At the heart of this documentis our commitment to empower solution-holders closeto the problem; leadership at every level will remain committedto addressing unnecessary roadblocks that stand in the way ofmeeting our objectives.6