Forests for resilience to natural, climate and human-induced disasters and crises
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Forests and trees play a significant role in supporting livelihood and when sustainably managed are vital safety nets and life-supporting assets and act as buffers that help communities to withstand extreme weather and other shocks. Forests and trees already contribute to both building resilience to threats and crises as well as resolving the underlying causes of food insecurity, undernutrition and poverty in multiple ways – by providing woodfuel for cooking, edible products, material for shelter, conserving water resources and buffering extreme weather conditions. Wood for instance is expected to remain a primary source of energy for cooking in the foreseeable future for rural people, especially in displaced populations, as alternative sources are typically associated with higher costs, and changing user behavior can be a lengthy process. When looking at how forests can contribute to increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises, it is important to consider how they are managed through a landscape approach to conservation and restoration of ecosystems for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Planning and achieving a sustainable forest resource management in emergencies and protracted crises, including afforestation, reforestation and restoration interventions, provide a fundamental contribution to reduce the environmental impact, to enhance the supply of forest products, such as woodfuel, and services and respond to climate change mitigation and adaptation needs. This in turn will contribute to more durable livelihood opportunities bridging humanitarian response and longer-term development goals through a practical integrated approach.