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The IASC Shelter Cluster prioritised a review of the shelter needs of families in emergency shelter. A large number are expected to remain in emergency shelter during 2011 or longer. The majority...
This note highlights that sourcing of timber for transitional and permanent shelter is a key environemtnal issue related to the Haiti Recovery Program. it focuses on the areas of concern and...
Country notes on disaster risk management in Guatemala. It provides a disaster risk profile and a disaster risk management framework of the country. In addition to cover activities undertaken...
This guidance note provides, starting from the Haiti assessment in 2010, guidance to workers about how they can most appropriately communicate with communities and their own personnel. It focuses...
This situation report by UNICEF discusses the 2023 wildfires in Chile and outlines the key issues faced. It contains an overview of the situation, the humanitarian needs, and UNICEF's...
This issue of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, noting not only the mistakes made but also encouraging action on the lessons learned.
The action plan drawn up by the government after the earthquake focused on four main areas: Territorial rebuilding, Economic rebuilding, Social rebuilding, and Institutional rebuilding. Please...
This issue of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, noting not only the mistakes made but also encouraging action on the lessons learned.
The unprecedented scale of recent earthquakes in Chile, Haiti and Japan underlines the importance of having the body of knowledge and best practices easily available for affected governments in...