References
This page contains a list of key shelter documents. Clicking on the Images will link to the files on the website or will link to external sites.
Videos
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IFRC Shelter video channel |
Websites
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www.disasterassessment.org A site where members of the disaster management community can meet to exchange tools and case studies related to disaster risk assessment. |
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www.oneresponse.info The home pages of "clusters" as a coordination mechanism. Includes links to the shelter cluster and the Early recovery cluster. Contains further reading and links to current documents for major responses. |
| procurement.ifrc.org/catalogue IFRC/ICRC Emergency relief items catalogue - website Detailed specifications of all items commonly used by IFRC and ICRC |
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www.reliefweb.int Up to date information on complex emergencies and natural disasters as well as an archive of information, field reports and situation reports from emergencies since 1996. OCHA sitreps and IFRC appeal documents and opertions updates have been of particular use in compiling these case studies. |
| www.sdc-cashprojects.ch SDC - Cash transfer Projects Compilation of cash projects by SDC. Includes shelter case studies. |
 | www.shelterlibrary.org A library of free documents relating to transitional settlement and reconstruction. |
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www.sheltercluster.org Home page of the global shelter cluster - the coordination mechanism for shelter responses. Contains links to individual responses |
| www.sphereproject.org Download the sphere handbook, find information on trainings and other activities from the Sphere Project. the Sphere Project aims to improve the quality of humanitarian assistance and the accountability of humanitarian actors to their constituents, donors and affected populations. |
Documents
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Camp management project, Camp Management Toolkit 2008-  pdfSee: www.nrc.no/camp for more. A comprehensive field manual for camp management organisations and stakeholders involved in camp operations. |
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Corsellis and Vitale, Transitional Settlement: Displaced Populations, Oxfam publishing, 2005 |
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IASC, Shelter Centre, Selecting NFIs for shelter - pdf 2008. Provides information, case studies and guidance on how to choose the best items to distribute to those affected by natural disaster or conflict |
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ICRC/IFRC Guidelines for cash transfer programming - pdf 2007 Provides information on when and how to distribute cash in disaster response |
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IFRC, Guidelines for assessment in emergencies - pdf 2008. Practical information and guidance on how to conduct assessments in emergencies |
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IFRC Owner Driven Housing Reconstruction Guidelines (ODHR), 2010 - pdf Guidance on the planning and implementation of assisted self help reconstruction projects. |
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IFRC, Oxfam GB, Plastic sheeting, - pdf A guide to the use and specification of plastic sheeting in humanitarian relief, 2007 An illustrated booklet on when and how to use plastic sheeting most effectively in emergencies |
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IFRC, The IFRC shelter kit - pdf 2010 A guide on the IFRC shelter kit and how to use it. |
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IFRC, Transitional Shelter: Eight designs, 2011 - pdf 2010 A review of risks in shelter construction and detailed structural analysis of eight different transitional shelters designs that have been used in the field in large scale projects. |
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Mike Albu, The Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis Toolkit, pdf See also: http://emma-toolkit.org A Toolkit designed for generalists, as well as specialist staff on how to conduct an emergency market mapping analysis. |
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NRC, sheltercentre, Urban Shelter Guidelines pdf General guidance for urban humanitarian response. |
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Sheltercentre, UN, DfID, Shelter after disaster - pdf Strategies for transitional settlement and reconstruction, 2010 A book containing information and guidance on how to agree strategies for reconstruction after natural disasters. Contains description of the types of shelter programmes that organisations can implement. |
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Sphere Project, Sphere - pdf Humanitarian charter and minimum standards in humanitarian response, 2011 Contains consensus standards agreed among major humanitarian organisations for key sectors including shelter and settlement. It also contains as actions, indicators and guidance notes as to whether standards have been achieved. see also www.sphereproject.org - external link |
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Sultan Barakat, HPN Network paper 043, Housing reconstruction after conflict and disaster, ODI, 2003
pdf See also www.odihpn.org Review of housing reconstruction experiences and approaches. |
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UNDRO, (now UNOCHA), Davis, I., Shelter After Disaster, Guidelines for Assistance, 1982 pdf Guidelines and description of shelter provision in all aspects of natural disasters (from preparedness to reconstruction). |
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UNHABITAT, IFRC, Shelter Projects 2010 - pdf Case studies of shelter projects implemented between 1906 and 2011. Includes many different types of response. Third annual publication of Shelter Projects. |
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UNHABITAT, IFRC, Shelter Projects 2009 - pdf Case studies of shelter projects implemented between 1945 and 2009. Includes many different types of response |
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UNHABITAT, IFRC, UNHCR, Shelter Projects 2008 - pdf More case studies. Stee also UNHABITAT, IFRC, Shelter Projects 2009 |
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UNHABITAT, Land and Natural Disasters - pdf Guidance for Practitioners, 2010 A book containing guidance on land issues following natural disasters. |
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UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies, Third Edition, 2007, pdf A book containing guidance on the management and all the key sectors in refugeee emergencies. |
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UNICEF, UNICEF, Compendium of Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS): - Design and practice in emergencies 2011 - Designs and guidance on the construction of temporary learning spaces. |
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UN/OCHA, Tents - pdf A guide to the use and logistics of tents in humanitarian relief, 2004 A booklet describing when and how to use tents as well how to support those living in them to best adapt them to meet their needs |
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UN/OCHA / IFRC / CARE International, Timber as a construction material in humanitarian operations, 2009, -
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General Statistics and case study related information
| CRED, EM-DAT disaster database. www.emdat.be | |
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Construir com os ventos: guiäo de construcäo para zonas de risco de ciclone, Government of Mozambique
UN Habitat. Available from www.sheltercentre.org | |
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IFRC, World Disasters Report, 2011 - Focus on hunger and malnutrition, and World Disasters Report 2010 - Urban Risk Available from www.ifrc.org | |
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IDMC/ NRC, Internal Displacement Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2010 Available from www.internal-displacement.org | |
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Rick Bauer and Jonathan Brass, Oxfam GB, Brick Markets in West Sumatra after the 30 September 2009 Earthquake, an inter-agency assessment of issues in brick supply and demand 16 –19 October 2009 Pariaman and Padang Districts - West Sumatra. Available from www.cashlearning.org | |
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Sacca David, Abri Transitionnel (T-shelter), Cahier des Charges, Handicap International, Département Action d’Urgence, Haïti 2010-11. Available from www.sheltercentre.org | |
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Scott DiPretoro, American Red Cross, RED Card Program (Repair and Development) Chile Earthquake 2010, Beneficiary Satisfaction and Program Evaluation, 2011. Available from www.cashlearning.org | |
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UNHCR, Global Trends 2010. Available from www.unhcr.org |
Shelter Projects 2010
Shelter Projects 2009