Verkkocommunity resilience represents the ability of communities to use their available resources to prepare for, respond to, endure, and recover from. Verkkothis joint initiative aligns with the vision of regional resilience, accentuating equity, inclusion, and building expanded community capacity. Verkkothe speed and quality of recovery process after disasters depends on the level of community resilience.

Verkkothis research focused on conducting a review of current community disaster resilience frameworks and the methods and approaches used to define. Verkkoparticipants shared examples of communities working together after the hurricanes to repair the damage, attend to residents in need (i. e.