IB ESS SL 1.2.16 System Resilience Questions
Practise SL questions on system resilience by explaining resistance, recovery speed, risk reduction and community-led rebuilding after disturbance.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- Explain resilience as restoring function after disturbance, including recovery speed.
- Apply risk assessment, hazard-resistant buildings and tolerant crops to explain reduced damage and faster recovery.
- Explain how local skills, resources and community participation strengthen self-reliance and recovery.
IB ESS SL 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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