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To Improve the well-being of the producers and
users of bamboo and rattan within the context of a
sustainable bamboo and rattan resource base
A comprehensive guide to planning designing and building schools out of bamboo. Based on the Experiences and Lessons Learnt from INBAR's Bamboo School Project, Ghana.
This note highlights that sourcing of timber for transitional and permanent shelter is a key environemtnal issue related to the Haiti Recovery Program. it focuses on the areas of concern and...
The presentation discusses the challenges of securing education facilities in situations like the recent earthquake in the Sumatra Islands and genocide in Rwanda.
A detailed map of Zaatri Refugee Camp as of 15 september 2013. The map shows boundaries of districts, road network and has a color code for different types of infrastructure.
Karen Walker of the ProAct Network and Martin Suvatne of the Norwegian Refugee Council presented a case study on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Charles Kelly of ProAct Network introduced the topic by outlining the causal linkages between shelter, livelihoods and climate change. A facilitated discussion followed, the outcomes of which...
Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement
In the hearts and minds of uprooted people, the power and mystique of the word ˜home' inspire the greatest efforts to return. However, there are times when the reality of home and the initial...
Whenever there is an emergency where organisations and governments rush to respond there often follows a string of complaints about how the aid was delivered. This article will focus on the...