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Content Type: Resource
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Haiti, World

Haiti's earthquake of 12thJanuary 2010 killed over 220 000 people, injured 300. 000, left well over one million homeless, and destroyed infrastructure, services andhomes. The cost of...

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The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) pilot projects showcase the activities of three countries (Ethiopia, Guatemala and Indonesia) to identify models and promising practices for disaster risk...

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Date: Feb 2014

This report will details recovery efforts that state government made in the 12-24 month period after Hurricane Katrina. A summary of the work of the federal government, local governments,...

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This manual proposes techniques for improving the earthquake-resistance of dwellings constructed from earth. The focus is on low-cost, single-storey houses in rural areas. The work is based on...

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The cluster approach was introduced as part of humanitarian reform in 2005. Itseeks to make humanitarian assistance more effective by introducing a systemof sectoral coordination with designated...

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Publisher(s): Global Wash Cluster
Date: Feb 2014

A practical guide for all those involved in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Cluster. The Handbook aims to support Cluster actors to achieve effective coordination to improve the sectoral...

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Building on the successful experiences of the Haiti Rural CDD Project (PRODEP) and the Pilot Urban CDD Project (PRODEPAP), the proposed project (PRODEPUR additional financing) seeks to improve...

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Date: Feb 2014
Location: Haiti

Ce guide, qui s'adresse aux auto-constructeurs, présente les recommandations à suivre pour que les petits bâtiments en béton armé et en blocs de béton creux d'usage courant en Haïti...

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Le "Guide pratique de réparation de petits bâtiments en Haïti" identifie plusieurs types de dommages et propose spécifiquement les réparations des dommages affectant des bâtiments jusqu...

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Date: Feb 2014
Location: Haiti

The housing crisis in Haiti constitutes a grave violation of human rights. A majority of Haitians live in overpopulated urban centers, shanty towns or under-developed villages that failto meet...

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