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A safe house must be based on a strong foundation and therefore it must be given primary attention. Problems with foundations not properly designed lead to unequal settlement, cracking of walls...
This document helps to explain how disasters and conflicts, as well as relief and recovery operations, impact the environment in ways that threaten human life, health, livelihoods and security....
This Guide is how to deal with environmental matters at times of mass human displacement. This Guide, which is arranged in five main sections, distils best practices from a range of humanitarian...
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...
Protection is at the heart of the responsibility that the international community bears towards refugees. Refugees as a group are doubly disadvantaged and thus vulnerable to actions that threaten...
Refugee operations are often typified by the need to make quick decisions - decisions which if not based on the best available information, may risk jeopardising the lives and welfare of large...
The purpose of this manual is to explain to those involved in the provision of refugee assistance the technical characteristics and functioning of components, structures or equipment that may form...
This is a joint publication of UN-HABITAT and the Directorate of Urban Administration & Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh and analyses status of community toilet in terms of its...
This report examines the nature and scope of the housing problem, the housing sector and the financial sector in Indonesia. It describes the structure, patterns, trends, characteristics and...
The IDSR Library for Disaster Reduction. "This Library focuses initially on addressing the needs of countries most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004, and is...