A participatory resilience assessment involves working with local stakeholders to build understanding of how green and blue infrastructure provides benefits for people and biodiversity and what the pressures are. Through a series of workshops, the stakeholders identify how they value the green and blue infrastructure, building a shared vision for the future of the system. The outcome of the assessment is a set of actions and strategies to build resilience against the pressures on these areas and to move towards the target vision.

The ENABLE project, to which IUCN contributes, tested a process for a participatory resilience assessment in the Flaten landscape of Stockholm, Sweden. The green spaces in this area, including a nature reserve, are well used by local residents but are at risk from rapid urbanisation. The participatory resilience assessment resulted in a joint vision and interim goals, as well as a series of actions for enhancing the resilience of the landscape.

The ENABLE factsheet outlines the steps to take for a participatory resilience assessment, as well as lessons learnt from the process in Stockholm.