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Case study on the city of Nairobi and Risk and Disaster management
A Case Study of Policy on Informal Settlements. Includes information on housing, financing, maintenance, poverty and land tenure.
This case study examines the role of the affected state in humanitarian action. The following sections of this report provide a brief overview of the disaster itself and place this within the...
This research in Building Ethiopia - Sustainability and Innovation in Architecture and Design (volume I) poses an attempt to understand the dwelling typologies in the city of Addis Ababa in order...
At national level in most developing countries, hygiene and sanitation do not yet receive much attention, despite important health implications. The aim of this report is to explore the underlying...
An addition to the training accompanying the transitional settlement: displaced populations. A case study looking at the Kakuma camp in Kenya
This paper recommends that allocation of residential stands in urban and peri-urban areas, and Growth Points in particular, should be reconsidered and done in a manner that promotes sustainable...
This case study highlights the key role of Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology in Disaster Risk Management and the capabilities of the early warning system during the 2000 flood event...
Case study on the 2008 conflict in Somalia and the shelter programmes.
This case study reviews two places in Zimbabwe prone to flooding. It examines causes of flooding, flood management practices, legal instruments and institutions in place to manage flood events....