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This doucment is a summary covering duidance on including older people in emergency shelter programmes.Shelter is a basic human right for people of all ages, but for older people, the sense of...
The December 2004 tsunami took a devastating toll on the Indonesian province of Aceh, killing more than 130, 000 people and leaving mere than half a million homeless.
A staggering 116, 000...
An evaluation of the Shelter Cluster activated in responce to Cyclone Giri which struck Myanmar in October 2010. The purpose of this evaluation was to: 1. Appraise the service provided by the IFRC...
The resource is a62 page handbook presenting some basic information on safeconstruction practices. It provides guidanceonchoices regarding settlement planning in risky environments, as well as on...
The International Federation of the Red Cross's (IFRC) Transitional Shelter Programme (TSP) began in August 2005 in response to the need for temporary shelter among an estimated 67, 000...
More than one billion people nowadays live as slum-dwellers in informal settlements
characterized by vulnerability and poverty. The ‘normal’ situation in slums can, in
several ways, be...
Evaluation of the Shelter and NFI cluster response to Cyclone Giri in Myanmar. The structure of the report includes a background to the emergency and a timeline, performance of the ESC with...
This assessment report addresses the 2008 tropical storm and flood in Yemen. It covers the disaster in general including its toll and the response, the macroeconomic and poverty impact, immediate...
Case study on urban shelter upgrade after disaster and drought. In dense urban settlements in Hargeisa, 634 transitional shelters were constructed in two temporary settlements. The project was...
The International Federation Shelter Kit provides a rapid, flexible, and cost effective way of providing people affected by disaster with immediate shelter assistance. The International Federation...