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This resource aims to describe the burden of fires in displaced persons settlements and identify interventions/innovations that might address gaps in current humanitarian guidelines. The resource...
This guideline aims to promote best practices of prevention, preparedness and response that will reduce fire-related hazards among the residents of informal settlements, residential and non-...
This presentation from UNHCR looks at fire safety, the design of fire protection in Shelter, and explores the minimum safe distance to maintain between shelter units to limit the risk of shelter...
The "Fire Awareness and Management in Settlements and Vulnerable Communities" Collection contains guidance materials and tools to enable the identification and management of fire risk in...
This document can also be found on the Official website of ARUP at https://arup.com.
This is a design guideline to install temporary medical care facilities in...
This document can also be found on the official website of the Stellenbosch University at: https://scholar.sun.ac.za.
These guidelines offer a...
This collection is focused on winterising shelters in humanitarian settlements. Included in this collection are guidelines, plans, reports and evaluations of previous winterisation projects.
Urban fire risk is a global problem - one that can be heightened during periods of rapid urban development. Inadequacies in urban planning, infrastructure, and construction practices related to...