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Case study on urban shelter upgrade after disaster and drought. In dense urban settlements in Hargeisa, 634 transitional shelters were constructed in two temporary settlements. The project was...
Case study on the 2008 conflict in Somalia and the shelter programmes.
Case study on urban shelter upgrade after conflict. The purpose was to meet the shelter needs of displaced people living in urban temporary settlements in the cities of Galkayo and Bosasso in...
How do we undertake shelter and reconstruction programs in countries where land and property ownership issues are understood through customary and religious law? What new forms of ownership,...
During an outbreak of cholera, most patients can be treated in existing health facilities. However, health officials may decide to set up a temporary Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) either in part...
One of the distinctive features of the recent aid programmes in eastern Ethiopia is the almost complete absence of any political, institutional and programmatic history. This is an unforgivable...
School safety and education are both key to reducing the impact of disasters. The role of education in reducing disaster risks is enshrined in all global commitments and frameworks. Foremost among...
Until recent years, UNICEF Somalia was exclusively focussed on responding to the emergencysituation through provision of essential services in health, nutrition, basic education andrehabilitation...
The aim of this paper was to develop a basic knowledge of the land legal framework inSomaliland and Puntland. It provides a description of the current situation in both regionsconcerning the land...
The Cairo based World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean published in 2007 theWHO e-Atlas of disaster risk for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Volume 1: Exposure...