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This session introduces the six transitional settlement options for displaced populations. It covers the following choices open to the displaced population: Host families; Urban self settlement;...
This presentation highlights the seismic risk present in low-income informal and semi-formal settlements in the urban context of north India, where vertical additions to non-engineered structures...
This edition of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on lessons from the humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan, the worst disaster ever to hit the Philippines.
As anticipated in previous correspondence, we have discussed with the SAG on the Global Shelter Cluster presentation at the Shelter Meeting 13b. Given the theme of the meeting “ Shelter Sector...
This document can also be found at: https://www.ifrc.org/en/who-we-are/the-movement/ifrc/This presentations gives all 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....
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...
Catholic Relief Services conducted an in‑depth study to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and appropriateness of the modalities for delivering shelter and WASH assistance in its Typhoon Haiyan...
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...
This joint research aimed to provide detailed longitudinal evidence of the successes, failures and lessons from previous Christian Aid (CA) and Habitat for Humanity (HFH) emergency interventions...