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A reliable supply of an adequate quantity of clean, wholesome water is a vital need for any community; it will stimulate productive work and help to improve personal hygiene, food preparation and...
The IASC Shelter Cluster prioritised a review of the shelter needs of families in emergency shelter. A large number are expected to remain in emergency shelter during 2011 or longer. The majority...
The absence of professional knowledge regarding coordination, and the occasional shortage of technical and methodological expertise, added to the usual resistance to coordination, made it a...
This guidance note focuses on construction design, building standards and site selection, and their role in the mitigation of risk due to natural hazards. The note provides general guidance for...
Eleven case studies are included in the TLS 2013 that have been implemented in response to flooding, earthquake and conflict. This year’s case studies illustrate different types of child-friendly...
Reflections on the role of the educational community in risk management. This document aims to prompt reflection on what exactly constitutes as a safe school: offering a resistible infrastructure...
Following work on the village level production of building materials such as bricks, tiles and lime, the authors found a lack of practical and easy to understand information available for first...
This book explains and illustrates how pumice can be processed using simple technologies suitable for developing countries. Pumice, an extremely light, porous raw material of volcanic origin,...
This manual proposes techniques for improving the earthquake-resistance of dwellings constructed from earth. The focus is on low-cost, single-storey houses in rural areas. The work is based on...
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...