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In a disaster response operation, the provision of shelter assistance can be an extremely complex process to manage. It is the mandate of the Shelter Cluster to contribute to the effective and...
The shelter coordination team (SCT) has a number of key roles that are deployed each time a Shelter Cluster is activated in response to a disaster. There are a number of additional positions, such...
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...
As convener of the Shelter Cluster for natural disasters, the IFRC aims to support shelter agencies in their shelter response through the provision of coordination services. This process is...
The speaker described the role of the Movement in the provision of shelter after natural disasters. Operational differences were highlighted between NGOs and National Societies, which are linked...
The speaker described the work of the IFRC in supporting cash-based approaches to transitional shelter in Yogyakarta. After a careful recovery needs assessment, the IFRC provided small scale cash...
The speaker spoke about the IFRC's experience to date as Emergency Shelter Cluster Convenor. He discussed the responsibilities of the cluster as a whole in coordinating response, assessing local...
The speaker discussed camp planning following the cluster layout. He highlighted the importance with respect to health of good site selection and camp planning. He emphasised the link with camp...
The speaker requested feedback regarding both the coordination toolkit under development and data collection and tracking regarding NFI distributions.
Feeding back to the plenary, Malcolm...
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...