Over the years the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST) has brought together a range of actors from research, policy and practice to explore how using a resilience lens can help us understand and co-develop innovative practices and processes for more just and sustainable futures. In this second Resilience Action Dialogue (RADII) we continue some of the discussions we have been having over the years in the Resilience and Development Community of Practice in southern Africa, with a focus on learning from existing resilience-building activities from key partners in the region.