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The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, the Universidad de los Andes, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Acción Social jointly convened a seminar on the role of...
This handbook documents Catholic Relief Service's experience in planning and implementing its urban transitional shelter response in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The handbook highlights challenges...
Estos estudios han aportado valiosos conocimientos para la adecuada protección del patrimonio arquitectónico y cultural construido conestos materiales ancestrales, característicos en el territorio...
This guide first lays out the relevant building codes in force in Colombia for small and medium scale construction projects. Subsequent sections discuss factors affecting earthquake vulnerability...
In July, six months after the earthquake, only 19 % of pledged funds had beendisbursed. The domestic community was still in shock and the internationalcommunity voiced a crucial need for everyone...
The enormous scale of the January 12th, 2010 earthquake in Haiti remains difficult to comprehend, even for those living in the country. Equally overwhelming are the effects it left behind,...
The most realistic short-run approach for rehousing most people affected by the earthquake in Haiti will be to help as many as possible return to their original neighborhoods if it can be done...
In September 17 and 18, hurricane Jeanne affected the northwest of Haiti, killing to more than 1, 600 people and destroying crops, cattle and at least 5, 000 houses. The most important damage...
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 independent review into how the UK responds to humanitarian emergencies was commissioned by the Secretary of State for International Development and led by Lord Paddy Ashdown. It was asked to...