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Many, if not all, violent conflicts involve some form of tensions over land. Historicalgrievances and competing claims to access rights, tenure insecurity and unequaldistribution of land are...
After the earthquake, approximately 700, 000 heavy duty tarpaulins (plastic sheeting) and 100, 000 plastic tents were distributed by shelter agencies. At present more are being distributed to...
Prioritisation in the CAP refers to the process of focusing the collective efforts of thehumanitarian community on the most urgent assistance and protection needs in a crisis; i. e. those...
This document by USAID is a two page article about the role of hosting support related to humanitarian shelter needs. Humanitarian community actors have increasingly recognized in recent years the...
Dealing with disasters is a key part of the work of theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(the International Federation). Its global emergency response andhumanitarian...
This booklet is a companion to "How to build a safer shelter" designed for village carpenters.
This resource documents IOM's response to the Haiti earthquake. Included is a brief summary of re-location efforts and a case study of its transitional shelter projects. The document also...
Shifting operational gearsto address the heightened and diversified movementcomplexities in Maguindanao, North Cotabato and SultanKudarat, IOM's multi-sectoral emergency response...
This document provides a brief overview of the one room shelter program conducted by IOM Pakistan in response to the devastating 2010 Pakistan floods. The flexible and lo-cost one room shelter...