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The review procedure for the revision of Shelter after Disaster was agreed and the table of contents finalised.
Participants were also invited to mention any assessment tools of which they...
The speaker described her analysis of benefits of owner-driven programmes in Sri Lanka in relation to donor-assisted programmes.
The international humanitarian shelter sector is increasingly adopting what is called a ‘self-recovery’ approach that gives much greater choice and agency to disaster-affected households regarding...
RedR UK in cooperation with Ramboll UK and local experts from both Syria and Iraq developed and implemented a training course in structural damage assessment and detailing for engineers in Iraq...
The main point of reference for this study is the 2010 Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IASC Framework), which lays out...
The aim of these guidelines is to promote a change in the approach to community infrastructure, informed by emerging practices. It capitalizes on the experiences and expertise gained by a number...
In the aftermath of the tragic events in Japan of 11 March 2011, I ampleased UNEP has been able to contribute to the post-disaster effort. One year after the disaster, the environmental, economic...
This session was a discussion of the contents structure of the revision of 'Shelter After Disaster - Guidelines for Assistance' (D1 in the Shelter Centre programme), which will be undertaken by UN...
The speaker presented an overview of the work of COHRE, including the work recently done in Sri Lanka and Colombia. 'The Pinheiro Principles' (COHRE, 2003) on property restitution and land rights...
The Red Cross Movement has responded to meeting the shelter needs following many of natural disasters and in doing so has developed a range of transitional shelter solutions for different contexts...