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No two situations are the same. The effect of the climate, the security, the local authorities, media interests - it is always a mix of approaches. We have to adapt to these different situations....
The 3rd Generation family shelter is the latest phase of ongoing Shelter Centre exploration of emergency family shelter. The extruded aluminium structure develops an idea of Wolfgang Neumann,...
The speaker presented an overview of the work undertaken by the Humanitarian Response Review (HRR) and the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Emergency Shelter Working Group including:
... The Speaker presented the approach and mandate of UN-Habitat, emphasising the need to bridge humanitarian and development work and promoting sustainability and disaster risk reduction.
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The speaker presented his research on using cash as a method for supporting transitional settlement response; as an additional method to physical shelter, reconstruction and NFI support.
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The round table was preceded by an overview of the shelter response to date in Pakistan, where they worked respectively for CRS and CARE.
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The speakers, both of MSF, provided an overview of current initiatives by MSF in shelter and shelter NFIs. Progress included: the use of inflatable hospital tents in Pakistan; a prototype shelter...
The speaker presented his research on rammed earth blocks, undertaken for Oxfam GB. Recognising significant previous work on stabilised earth blocks, but also opportunities presented by new...
Shelter Centre presented the programme in overview before presenting each product and service in detail in later sessions in the afternoon.
Shelter Meeting participant organisations were...
Shelter Centre has received funding from DFID CHAD CHF to develop the following four products for the period 2006 to 2008:
P1 Shelter After Disaster
P2 Shelter Principles
P3...