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The following document serves as a basic guidance document on beneficiary communications to the Shelter Cluster, with a specific focus on thematic messaging related to shelter.
Disaster waste is a well-recognized threat to health, safety and the environment, and can
also be a major impediment to post-disaster rescue operations.
Experience shows that disaster...
This booklet is a short guide for shelter practitioners with little experience of centralised disaster waste settings, mainly in response to large disasters. It highlights key issues and...
These guidelines have been prepared with the intention to support disaster recovery programmes with clear, pragmatic, guidance on how to handle large volumes of debris following disasters and on...
A report describing best practice after the 2010 disaster in Haiti.
In terms of recovery and reconstruction, the safe return of people to their neighborhoods of origin, the rehabilitation of damaged buildings,
the resumption of daily life and private sector...
Debris management should not be viewed as a set of mechanical cleaning actions, but rather as an open door to encourage the rebuilding of the social fabric, promote job creation and initiate the...
The purpose of USAID/OFDA humanitarian shelter and settlements (S&S) assistance is to provide decent, safe, and habitable living spaces to disaster/crisis-affected populations in need of...
Electronic transfers, or e-transfers, are a form of value transfer that relies on digital payment systems. The great many benefits they can realise for aid recipients and aid agencies alike in...
The use of electronic transfers (e-transfers) in cash transfer programming has grown in the humanitarian sector and is increasingly recognised as an effective and efficient intervention in certain...