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The shelter coordination team (SCT) serves as a ?secretariat? of the Shelter Cluster, providing coordination services to shelter agencies. There are key positions in the SCT and others which can...
Structural analysis was carried out on all three types of tent { Shelter Centre, DFID and IFRC. The Shelter Centre tent was analysed by assuming a sheeting bow angle and considering the sheeting...
This ProVention project on Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction supports this process, providing a series of 14 guidance notes for use by development organisations in adapting...
The increasing debate on urban reconstruction along with a number of recent publications on urban vulnerability highlights the importance of improving the understanding within humanitarian...
The INSARAG Guidelines prepared by the USAR responders around the
world is the reference document for international USAR response. It is a living
document being improved with the...
The speaker presented the design and operational history of the winterised NB82 shelter. The NB82 was developed 25 years ago by SDC/HA, and has been deployed in various disaster locations around...
The speakers described the Cluster system as part of a reshaping process of the humanitarian sector. One intention of this process was to improve preparedness and predictability. UNHCR is to lead...
UN/OCHA, IFRC and CARE International gave an update on the progress in
developing the guidelines on the use of timber in emergencies. The
organisations reported that the guidelines are...
UN/OCHA, IFRC and CARE International gave an update on the progress in
developing the guidelines on the use of timber in emergencies. The
organisations reported that the guidelines are...
The speaker discussed the responsibilities of the Emergency Shelter Cluster with regard to standards and policies, building response capacity and operational support. ...