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The Philippines is exposed to numerous typhoons every year, each of which poses a potential threat to livelihoods, shelter, and in some cases life. Flooding caused by such events leads to...
Following the destruction brought by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013, the ICRC launched a large-scale humanitarian response including a shelter program for the reconstruction of thousands of...
Following Vietnam’s devastating Typhoon Damrey, which flooded 15 central provinces and claimed 100 lives in November 2017, at least 400,000 people were in need of urgent humanitarian assistance....
On the 8th of November 2013 super typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda, made landfall in the Philippines. It proceeded as a category 5 typhoon across the central Philippines,...
This document can also be found at: http://en.hcmussh.edu.vn/This is a handbook that provide guidelines for building flood and typhoon resistant houses in...
Case study from 2010 about housing adaptation to typhoon in Vietnam. This also highlights the opportunities and barriers met by Development Workshop Vietnam and Development Workshop France...
This document can also be found at: https://shelterprojects.orgThe project supported 516 typhoon-affected households with shelter repair assistance. With...
This document can also be found at: https://shelterprojects.orgThe organization targeted 1,200 of the most vulnerable households on two islands in North...
Chapter 8 in the book "Reconstruction After Disaster: Issues and Practices". This chapter provides tips on building disaster proof for the low income population in the Philippines.
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As the Global Shelter Cluster (GSC) moves forward from emergency to recovery programming, this report attempts to highlight some concerns linked to the legal and regulatory framework in the...