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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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Breakout group #3 - Standards for Stockpiled Family Shelter.
The objectives for the Shelter Standards project is to agree common standards and indicators for stockpiled family shelters in...
The emphasis for the discussion was to promote further collaboration between the humanitarian and academic communities, in order to improve humanitarian response and bring the two communities...
Isabelle de Muyser-Boucher, UN/OCHA, and Tom Corsellis and Antonella
Vitale, Shelter Centre, launched and distributed the guidelines Transitional Settlement and Reconstruction after Natural...
Isabelle de Muyser-Boucher, UN/OCHA, and Tom Corsellis and Antonella
Vitale, Shelter Centre, launched and distributed the guidelines Transitional Settlement and Reconstruction after Natural...
Esteban León, UN-Habitat, discussed the scoping paper, case studies and
draft guidelines UN-Habitat is developing regarding land issues,
including access, rights and land...
Sharon Rusu, Chief, External Relations and Support Mobilization Branch,
OCHA Geneva, stressed that providing shelter is among the highest
priorities of the humanitarian response. Her...
Jeffery Dougherty, CHF, presented the approach taken by CHF to
transitional shelters in Yogyakarta, their reasons for using
transitional shelters and the production processes involved...
Issam Mahmoud Miqdadi, UNRWA, gave a presentation on assessing
post-conflict building damage and the various types of damage a
building might sustain. He also discussed considerations...
Breakout group 1
In a breakout group, Heiner Gloor and Tom Schacher of Swiss
Solidarity led a discussion on the role of checklists in improving the
quality of assistance...