IB ESS HL 1.2.16 System Resilience Questions
Practise HL questions by evaluating how systems resist disturbance, restore function and use risk-aware, community-led recovery strategies.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Exam points
- Evaluate resilience through resistance, return towards equilibrium and speed of functional recovery.
- Assess risk assessment, durable buildings and tolerant crops to explain reduced damage and faster recovery.
- Analyse how local skills, resources and participation improve self-reliance and recovery outcomes.
IB ESS HL 1.2.16 System Resilience Questions question 1
Figure:Building back better
Figure:Building back better
Dominica is focusing on a “Building back better” programme of recovery after Hurricane Maria to:
• become the world’s first climate-resilient nation
• conduct disaster risk assessment before reconstruction
• build hurricane-proof buildings
• build using local skills and resources
• focus on community participation in reconstruction
• plant fast-growing crops, such as lettuce and Chinese cabbage
• focus on root crops, such as sweet potatoes and ginger
• plant heat-tolerant varieties of foods
• keep farm animals in air-conditioned buildings.
Using information from Figure 5, outline how the “Build back better” programme can contribute to the resilience of Dominica.
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