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The review procedure for the revision of Shelter after Disaster was agreed and the table of contents finalised.
Participants were also invited to mention any assessment tools of which they...
The speaker spoke about the IFRC's experience to date as Emergency Shelter Cluster Convenor. He discussed the responsibilities of the cluster as a whole in coordinating response, assessing local...
Shelter Centre provided an update on the revision process of 'Shelter after Disaster: Guidelines for Assistance' (UNDRO, 1982). The summary included details of the current structure of the revised...
Shelter Centre described the current draft of the revised 'Shelter after Disaster: Guidelines for Assistance' (UNDRO, 1982). Attention was brought to specific areas that could be discussed in the...
The speaker introduced a new website, called PreventionWeb. It had been designed to bring together as much information as possible regarding disaster prevention and disaster risk reduction. He...
The speaker outlined the Movements shelter response to the August 2007 earthquake in Peru, which included the building of 5,000 transitional shelters for disaster-affected families.
Graham Saunders, Head of the Shelter Department at the IFRC, addressed causes and consequences of climate change and linked this to the reality in the field.
Welcome address of Mr. Rudolf Müller - Chief, Emergency Services Branch, OCHA Geneva.
This presentation, given by Charles Setchell, USAID/OFDA, outlines the lessons learned and lessons still being learned in shelter and settlement following natural disasters.
Isabelle de Muyser-Boucher, UN/OCHA, and Tom Corsellis and Antonella Vitale, Shelter Centre, launched and distributed the guidelines Transitional Settlement and Reconstruction after Natural...