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This paper deals specifically with issues pertaining to the improvement of kutcha housing (that is, houses made from bamboo, thatch and mud in which most of the population lives) in bangladesh....
An analyzes on Bamboo Construction Technology for Housing and the impact that the particular needs of a target group have on successful application of foreign developed technologies in Bangladesh...
A short shelter case study regarding the Cyclone Aila in Bangladesh in 2009.
This report is looking at housing typologies in Bangladesh, with a focus on myud houses. In Bangladesh, a mud house is one of the traditional housing types that are used by poor families mainly in...
This paper uses panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi to examine the impacts of natural disasters on schooling investments, with a particular focus on the roles of ex-ante actions and...
Disaster risk reduction is the first line of defense in adapting to climate change. Accordingly GFDRR’s basic approach is to build resilience now for better adaptation to a changing climate....
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...
This volume debates and informs on themes such as housing, participation, and vulnerability in relation to large-scale post-disaster reconstruction. It is a contribution to ongoing debate in terms...
This issue of the journal 'Humanitairan Exchange', has a special feature which focuses on the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of Africa, where aid agencies estimate that more...
Bamboo as a green building material.
Project of the Handmade School in Bangladesh.