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The monsoon of 2010 led to one of the largest human displacement and loss of housing in the history of modern humanitarian affairs. Over 1.5 million houses were damaged or destroyed and...
This document is a work in progress about technical guidance in Haiti: shelter distribution, transitional shelter construction and material checklist. Drafted by the Shelter/NFI and CCCM Cluster...
This document suggests ways in which to provide clean water supplies and sanitation facilities in refugee camps, both immediate and long-term.
Following the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995, many communities did not have the living space to accommodate returnees. This document describes a project which constructed 61...
This document outlines a five stage approach to cleaning and disinfecting boreholes after natural disasters. This includes assessment of damage, rehabilitation of the boreholes, tests to be...
The document outlines a five stage approach to cleaning and disinfecting wells after natural disasters. This includes an inventory of existing wells, the rehabilitation/cleaning, well disinfection...
This document is a work in progress about technical guidance in Haiti: shelter distribution, transitional shelter construction and material checklist. Drafted by the Shelter/NFI and CCCM Cluster...
An informative document about bamboo and technical architectural terms
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...