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Report: Participatory resiliency assessment of selected upland farming communities in the Province of Isabela, Philippines

Three (3) workshops participated by stakeholders were convened to facilitate participatory scoring of the different indicators of resiliency based on five capital assets for sustainable livelihood namely the financial, physical, natural, human and social (Figure 1). Participatory scoring of the various resiliency indicators was done through Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Results of the participatory scorings shows that weights of resiliency indicators vary across the three (3) project sites. In Masipi East, Cabagan and Dy-Abra, Tumauini, natural capital is the most important factor in ensuring the resiliency of the farmers (Table 1). On the other hand, stakeholders in Limbauan, San Pablo identified human capital as the most important factor for ensuring the resiliency of farmers in the community. In terms of least important capital in resiliency, social capital was perceived by the participants in Limbauan, San Pablo and Dy-Abra, Tumauini as least important while human capital in Masipi East, Cabagan