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A guide to the planning, use, procurement and logistics of timber as a construction material in humanitarian relief
This comprehensive building code establishes minimum regulations for building systems using prescriptive and performance-related provisions. It is founded on broad-based principles that make...
Adopted by the XXIst International Conference of the Red Cross (Istanbul, 1969) - revised by the XXIInd, XXIIIrd, XXIVth, XXVth and XXVIth International Conferences - Tehran (1973), Bucharest (...
Once emergency needs have been met following a disaster and the initial crisis is over, people affected and the communities that support them are still in a state of heightened vulnerability. Post...
El presente documento ha sido elaborado con la finalidad de proporcionar los criterios normativos para el diseño de los locales escolares y espacios educativos de los niveles de Educación Inicial...
The People in Aid Code is an important contribution by British aid agencies to the international debate on standards in humanitarian assistance and long-term development. Development agency field...
Whereas the obligation undertaken in pursuance of the aforesaid Agreement, has not been fulfilled, due to certain unforeseen circumstances and notwithstanding the provisions of the Grant of...
In the immediate aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami, the affected countries and their respective governments and civil society organisations had an opportunity to draw upon, and should have...
This document presents an overview of key concepts necessary for understanding the flooding problem, descriptions of appropriate construction materials and techniques as well as a set of stndards...