To date, resilience thinking primarily focuses on natural disasters and climate change; it has not been extensively applied to politically-induced emergency situations. UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Mercy Corps conducted research to explore this intersection using Lebanon as a case study. More specifically, this paper examines what resilience means in the context of the Syrian crisis in Lebanon, and what programmatic interventions outlined in the 2015 Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) can support stabilisation, while at the same time facilitating greater resilience in Lebanon.