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This document was prepared for œArchitecture for Humanity? in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It is intended to provide some general recommendations for improved building practices in...
This handbook documents Catholic Relief Service's experience in planning and implementing its urban transitional shelter response in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The handbook highlights challenges...
In July, six months after the earthquake, only 19 % of pledged funds had beendisbursed. The domestic community was still in shock and the internationalcommunity voiced a crucial need for everyone...
The enormous scale of the January 12th, 2010 earthquake in Haiti remains difficult to comprehend, even for those living in the country. Equally overwhelming are the effects it left behind,...
The most realistic short-run approach for rehousing most people affected by the earthquake in Haiti will be to help as many as possible return to their original neighborhoods if it can be done...
The following cases study gives an overview of the Cordaid transitional shelter response in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. 151 transitional shelter units were established in the initial...
Haiti's earthquake of 12thJanuary 2010 killed over 220 000 people, injured 300. 000, left well over one million homeless, and destroyed infrastructure, services andhomes. The cost of...
This manual proposes techniques for improving the earthquake-resistance of dwellings constructed from earth. The focus is on low-cost, single-storey houses in rural areas. The work is based on...
The cluster approach was introduced as part of humanitarian reform in 2005. Itseeks to make humanitarian assistance more effective by introducing a systemof sectoral coordination with designated...
Building on the successful experiences of the Haiti Rural CDD Project (PRODEP) and the Pilot Urban CDD Project (PRODEPAP), the proposed project (PRODEPUR additional financing) seeks to improve...