SUBUL: Resilience Composite Index (RCI) Endline Quantitative Findings (Lebanon, 2026)

The endline Resilience Capacity Index (RCI) assessment of 361 matched households participating in the SUBUL consortium project across Akkar, Bekaa, Mount Lebanon, and Beirut found measurable improvements in resilience, food security, and the ability to meet basic needs. Overall, 75.4% of households improved their RCI scores, severe hunger declined from 52.8% to 37.4%, and more households moved into moderate or higher resilience categories. Despite these gains, vulnerability remained widespread. Food was the primary unmet need (93.6%), 82.0% of households still experienced some level of hunger, 73.1% relied on crisis or emergency coping strategies, and most households faced negative income balances, high debt, and limited savings. Food insecurity and low resilience were particularly acute in Bekaa and Akkar. The findings suggest that the SUBUL livelihoods approach contributed to positive but fragile resilience outcomes, highlighting the continued need for integrated livelihoods, cash assistance, debt management, and shock-preparedness support, especially in the most vulnerable regions.