Economy resilience integrated by regional development policy: study of Opolskie, Poland

The purpose of the article is to redefine the current regional development policies in order to be more effective in responding to contemporary external threats (resilience-oriented). The study adopts a qualitative paradigm based on an interventionist research design, using a case study of the Opolskie Voivodeship development policy. The methodology includes a resilience-adoptive analysis of the regional strategic documents from two financial perspectives (2014-2020 and 2021-2027). The results of the study indicate that the current strategic documents address economic resilience, but need to be supplemented in terms of adaptation to new risks, such as armed conflicts, climate change and economic (tariff) crises. Specific recommendations have been proposed for the implementation of mechanisms to increase the region's resilience, such as diversification of funding sources. The resilience-adoptive recommendations focus on the areas of transportation infrastructure, energy security, energy efficiency, modern technology and human capital development. The article also indicates practical policy tools to support building of sustainable economic resilience in the Opolskie Voivodeship that can be implemented in other UE regions.