These guidelines, Transitional Settlement and ReconstructionAfter Natural Disasters, are the first revision of the key publicationShelter After Disaster: Guidelines for Assistance, publishedin 1982 by UNDRO (now UN/OCHA), this field edition has been developed to be used for extensivefield testing over the following months.
The transitional settlement and reconstructionprinciples are:
Support the affected community
Coordinate and promote a strategy for response
Maintain continuous assessment of risk, damage, needs and resources
Avoid relocation or resettlement unless it is essential for reasons of safety
Minimise duration and distance, when displacement is essential
Support settlement and reconstruction for all those affected
Ensure rights and secure tenure for all those affected
Support the affected population in making informed choices
Ensure that vulnerability to disasters is not rebuilt
Undertake contingency planning