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On the 8th of November 2013 super typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda, made landfall in the Philippines. It proceeded as a category 5 typhoon across the central Philippines,...
The number and diversity of Support for Shelter Self-Recovery (SSSR) programmes implemented following super typhoon Haiyan provides a unique opportunity to capture lessons, challenges and best...
A presentation about the self-recovery of individual households and local communities recovering from disasters. The presentation focuses on two case studies where self-recovery has taken place...
This document can also be found on the official website of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) at: https://www.unicef.org.
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The Philippines is exposed to numerous typhoons every year, each of which poses a potential threat to livelihoods, shelter, and in some cases life. Flooding caused by such events leads to...
With reference to CARE's early recovery shelter project in the Philippines this presentation will examine the successes and difficulties of achieving safer buildings at scale with owner...
In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan devastated large areas of the Philippines causing significant loss of life and destroying approximately one million homes. Through the Post-...
This discussion paper provides insights into the funding, reach and potential impact of Shelter Cluster-activated responses to rapid-onset disasters between 2007 and 2017. It highlights the...
The term ‘self-recovery’ in the humanitarian shelter sector refers to the process whereby disaster-affected households repair, build or rebuild their shelter themselves or through local builders....