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Participants discussed both the structure of the Shelter Module project and its use of standards, after presentations on project progress. In response to the discussions and to specific...
Brief updates on ongoing project activities were presented by Shelter Centre.
Shelter Volunteering Meeting participants welcomed the announcement by Shelter Centre of a new internship...
The review procedure for the revision of Shelter after Disaster was agreed and the table of contents finalised.
Participants were also invited to mention any assessment tools of which they...
The speakers working with The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), described how they trained refugee camp inhabitants to manage their own camps. Focusing on Sri Lanka, they argued that the dispersed...
The speaker spoke about how the frequency of conflict and disaster in Ethiopia generated significant displaced populations with a wide variety of needs. He said that camps were subject to frequent...
The speakers spoke about the importance of environmental assessments as part of any settlement strategy. They noted that any building programme, or indeed any change of land use, will impact the...
The speaker outlined the successes and problems of the SDC/HA post-tsunami cash-for-shelter program in Sri Lanka.
He explained that cash programmes rely very heavily on damage assessments...
The speaker explained the mission of the Sphere Project, in the context of its coming tenth anniversary.
One issue that he said the Sphere Project was facing, was that there was still no...
The speaker, Rolf Grossembacher, spoke about projects in North Caucasus with which SDC/HA is involved. He noted that the region has seen significant population displacement in recent years. His...
The speaker had collected open source software which could be used easily for mapping by field workers, and he had trained trainers in the use of these GIS tools.
He explained the...