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Mercy Corps

CAN MARKET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT BUILD RESILIENCE IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS?

To better understand where and how practitioners can apply market systems development approaches to resilience-building in fragile contexts, Mercy Corps’ research set out to assess the relationship between the two models in three MSD-focused programs in South and Southeast Asia. 

Managing Risk Through Economic Development works to build community resilience in the Far West Region of Nepal by creating access to economic opportunities that directly contribute to disaster risk reduction (DRR). This “nexus” approach aims to develop agricultural market sectors that have both high income-earning potential and the ability to reduce exposure to floods and droughts at a community level, both of which were severe and regular shocks affecting communities at the time of program design.

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