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Handbook on the protection of IDPs
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

The speaker introduced the 'Handbook on the Protection of IDPs' (Inter-agency, forthcoming) and requested feedback from participants regarding the Action Sheet on Shelter and Physical Planning....

Shelter after Disaster revision breakout group
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Shelter CentreUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

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 use of GPS for camp mapping
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): CartONG
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

The speaker introduced the work of CartONG and the capabilities of Geographic Information Systems. He described the case of Uganda, where GIS provided by CartONG is already being used. He...

PreventionWeb
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

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...

Shelter Funding
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Shelter Centre
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

This session provided the participants with an update on the Shelter Funding process, which supports collaboration, cooperation and consensus between participant organisations. The fund will be...

Revision process of Timber Guidelines
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesCARE InternationalUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

The project group for the second phase of the project (CARE International, IFRC, and OHCA) outlined the direction for the next phase of the timber guidelines process. The focus would be the peer...

Pisco earthquake response
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

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.
Bamboo guidelines project
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Architects for Aid
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

The speaker outlined their project plan for the development of guidelines supporting the use of bamboo in humanitarian response. Regional workshops had already been undertaken to inform its...

Performance on shelter response
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s):
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

Breakout group #1 - Performance on shelter response

In keeping with the aims of the cluster process at the Global level, this project will look to set performance criteria for practitioners...

Camp planning guidelines and environmental priorities
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Médecins Sans FrontièresProActShelter Centre
Date: Jul 2008
Location: Global - Multiple countries

Note: these two breakout groups were merged into one. Though introduced seperately, the notes from the one breakout group are presented together at the bottom of this page.

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