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Mariko Sato, of UN-Habitat, outlined UN-Habitat's experiences in responding to the 2007 Mozambique floods. Though their mandate does not include humanitarian relief, they felt it is was important...
This presentation aims to support people making decisions about shelter after disasters.
The Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning (Pre-DRP) is a process of institutionalizing capacities for recovery which is undertaken before disaster. This process helps...
The report explores the options for life cycle analysis and practical approaches to energy efficiency in post disaster shelter construction and provides recommendations to further improve the...
This Presentation gives the recommendations for a Post Disaster Shelter and Energy Efficiency
Surendra Panday (UNHCR) and Miguel Urquia (IFRC) presented on behalf of the IASC Global Shelter Cluster to provide an update on the Cluster's activities in 2010.
Mario Flores and Robin Black, Habitat for Humanity, announced the first Housing Forum for Europe and Central Asia taking place in Budapest, Hungary, organised in a joint effort by Habitat for...
Natural disasters in urban environments present a continuously growing threat to people worldwide and robust procedures for improving preparedness are needed. A simple, re-usable GIS model for...
Gabriel Fernandez del Pino and Andrea Stewart presented the 'Emergency capacity Building Project' (ECB).
The ECB is a...
The FEMA Damage Assessment Operations Manual is intended to expedite decision-making and the delivery of assistance by defining national standards for assessing damage and clearly outlining the...