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This Handbook is made to provide simple information to house owners, house designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural...
UNOPS can help the Government of Pakistan and other
partners deliver humanitarian and reconstruction services to
the millions of people affected by the recent floods.
As the lead...
The speaker drew upon his recent experience in Pakistan to discuss the challenges of urban reconstruction. He noted serious impacts of disagreements and misunderstandings over the use of terms to...
Disasters had great affects on the region and community that they occurred physically, socially, economically and psychologically. The community sometimes uses most of its capacity to overcome the...
The Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti that we are presenting to our part-ners in the international community indicates the requirements to be fulfilled so that the...
While emergency shelter reconstruction can have positive income and employment multipliers, it is critical to bear in mind that it is the provision of shelter which is critical for generating the...
This presentation introduces the content of a handbook that documents the CatholicRelief Service’s experience in planning and implementing its urban...
The long written history claims that disaster events have resulted worldwide in dreadful damages during the past thousand years. In 1999, Turkey faced two major earthquakes -7. 4 and 7. 2 Richter...
A key finding during UN-HABITAT's work after the earthquake in Haiti is that Port-au-Prince is at the epicenter of several challenges and stresses. These include not only earthquakes but also...
The notes below are a summary of the session made by Shelter Centre
rapporteurs. They do not represent the final dates or topics for the
upcoming Shelter Meeting 06b: once confirmed,...