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Chapter15 UsingParticipatoryApproaches inMeasuringResilienceandDevelopment in IsioloCounty,Kenya IreneKarani andNyachombaKariuki Abstract This article highlights the process of using participatory approaches in measuring resilience using the TrackingAdaptation andMeasuringDevelopment (TAMD)Framework. The utilization of participatory approaches in IsioloCounty using the TAMD framework is aligned to the recent thinking ofmeasuring ‘sub- jective resilience’usingpeople’sperceptions toquantifyhousehold resilience.This article outlines the process of developing subjective indicatorswith communities, collection of baseline, monitoring and early outcome data by communities who wereassisted in thedevelopmentof theirownadaptation theoriesofchange. It also highlights the lessonsand implications forpolicy if theapproach is tobe replicated at sub-national and community levels. Keywords Resilience • Participatory • Evaluation • Theory of change • Development 15.1 Introduction There is no commonly accepted definition of resilience across all disciplines.1 However the International Panel forClimateChange (IPCC) in itsAnnualReport 5,buildson thedefinitionusedby theArcticCouncil in2013anddefines resilience as the capacity of social, economic, and environmental systems to cope with a hazardous event or trend or disturbance, responding or reorganizing inways that maintain their essential function, identity, andstructure,whilealsomaintaining the capacity for adaptation, learning, and transformation.2With this inmind, there is a need to measure the impact effectiveness of adaptation actions and how they I.Karani (*) •N.Kariuki LTSAfrica,Nairobi,Kenya e-mail: irene-karani@ltsi.co.uk; nyachomba-kariuki@ltsi.co.uk 1Community andRegionalResilience Institute (2013).Definitions for community resilience:An Analysis.ACARRI report. Page10. 2https://ipcc-wg2.gov/AR5/images/uploads/WGIIAR5-AnnexII_FINAL.pdf ©TheAuthor(s) 2017 J.I.Uitto et al. (eds.),EvaluatingClimateChangeAction for Sustainable Development,DOI10.1007/978-3-319-43702-6_15 271