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The Shelter Research Unit is the back office research to support field practitioners with a final aim of finding better construction materials and new technical solutions.
The monsoon of 2010 led to one of the largest human displacement and loss of housing in the history of modern humanitarian affairs. Over 1.5 million houses were damaged or destroyed and...
The Shelter Cluster in the Philippines developed the Recovery Shelter Guidelines from mid-March in collaboration with Shelter Partners active in the Haiyan affected areas. The development of this...
Following the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995, many communities did not have the living space to accommodate returnees. This document describes a project which constructed 61...
This document is a work in progress about technical guidance in Haiti: shelter distribution, transitional shelter construction and material checklist. Drafted by the Shelter/NFI and CCCM Cluster...
Tom Corsellis of the Shelter Centre presented "Common humanitarian technical library" at the Shelter Meeting 12a.
The presentation introduced the planned open-access online library to store...
This document outlines a five stage approach to cleaning and disinfecting boreholes after natural disasters. This includes assessment of damage, rehabilitation of the boreholes, tests to be...
The document outlines a five stage approach to cleaning and disinfecting wells after natural disasters. This includes an inventory of existing wells, the rehabilitation/cleaning, well disinfection...
This document suggests ways in which to provide clean water supplies and sanitation facilities in refugee camps, both immediate and long-term.