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This guide is the compilation of 8 years of practical experiences and learning from dealing with the practical challenges in managing post-disaster (re)-construction projects from across the CRS...
Post-disaster reconstruction is a complex process. It requires multi-sectoral involvement, very significant resources and a wide range of skills. For a humanitarian agency the decision to engage...
This short presentation shared by David Sacca and Vidar Glette introduces the manual about accessibility and describes the conditions of the Haitians with disabilities...
Charles Kelly of the ProAct network presented "Energy Efficient Post Disaster Housing: Defining Options and Challenges" at Shelter Meeting 12a.
...This document is the first edition of Oxfam GB‟s Guidelines for Post Disaster Housing Reconstruction. It is the result of an initiative undertaken by Oxfam's Humanitarian Department in 2003 to...
Shelter Centre presented current and planned revisions to the UN/OCHA handbook and invited comments. There was also discussion about consistency with the World Bank and Practical Action approaches...
Carlo Gherardi provided an update on the development of the guidelines 'Shelter after Disaster: Strategies for transitional settlement and reconstruction' in partnership with UN/OCHA.
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David Stone, ProAct, discussed the booklets on asbestos removal and the re-use of construction materials they are drafting. David Stone emphasised that...
Graham Saunders from IFRC outlined the challenge facing the humanitarian shelter sector with regard to the increase of disasters due to climate change. Eight main challenges facing the sector...
The current guidelines outlined in the current document, produced with substantial contributions from many National Societies, capitalize on the expertise developed within the Movement through a...