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This evaluation reports on a multi-agency project to undertake a series of joint learning events that would aim to examine issues of accountability, capacity, co-ordination and development of...
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...
This programme evaluation report describes the processes of the 2009 Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) programme as a community-driven approach, including partner training in...
This manual is mainly put together to help deal with working out inexpensive, effective and acceptable housing schemes for the homeless families in Kerala. Perhaps much of the content of the...
Following the violent eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano in 1995 the Island of Montserrat suffered extensive damage and loss to its housing stock. The post disaster reconstruction Program...
This manual has been prepared to assist those who would like to try rammed earth building and get to know the technique and the equipment used so that they can build a simple structure for...
˜IDP profiling' is the term used to describe various methods of data collection from and on IDP populations. The methods can range from aerial counts to a full census. Different profiling...
Fire followed by earthquake in Delhi has the potential to go well beyond the statistics of deaths and injuries. Such a disaster in the country's capital, which also happens to be a major...
This guidance note is for government and civil society organisations working on disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives at community level, in partnership with vulnerable communities. It shows...
There are new challenges to face. The global recession has left no continent untouched and threatens to drive millions of people further into deprivation. Climate change poses the greatest risk to...