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Most houses in rural India are masonry houses. The masonry walls are built with burnt clay brick or natural stone masonry. Many choices are made across India for the roof. For instance, a sloping...
A Hindi language guide for Earthquake Proof Housing Guidelines for Home Owners detailing earthquake proof building configurations, precautions and post-earthquake guidelines.
A Hindi language National Disaster Response Plan describing roles of International, National Humanitarian organisation and stake holders.
In April 2008 ICMC initiated a two-year project: Promotion of Access to Services and Protection for Vulnerable People in Northern Pakistan. Its design was shaped by the findings of an updated...
A Hindi language informational disaster response booklet for High School Students covering natural disasters.
Following the 17 August 1999 earthquake in Western Turkey, approximately 120, 000 people needed to be housed in transitional shelters. This document details a project to construct and deliver...
One-page illustrated flyer explaining and showing the difference between structural and non-structural mitigation for earthquake hazard. Principal strategies, such as attachment and outward-...
This edition of Humanitarian
Exchange features articles on
the response to the earthquake
in Pakistan on 8
October 2005, documenting
practical lessons and key
...
Pakistan is a particularly relevant case study for
the research into the role of the affected state in
humanitarian action. It has suffered from two
major natural disasters...
Rehabilitation and reconstruction programme for the agriculture and livestock sectors