Tags: reconstruction

Shaping your Shelter: A game on post-disaster reconstruction of homes

A participatory activity for communities affected by disasters aimed at inspiring a desire to learn about safe building methods, in particular “bracing” (structural reinforcement). With limited time and materials, players construct shelter for households recently affected by an extreme event. They confront the trade-offs between quick and cheap housing versus stronger but more resource- and …

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Cement Trust

An NGO and consortium of cement producers that works to improve supply chain management for cement production. is looking to help builders reach a goal of 3,000 PSI cement rather than the 1,200 PSI cement that can typically be achieved with hand-mixing with a shovel. Cement Trust website, Interview with Bruce Christensen, general manager of …

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Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing after Disasters

Post-disaster reconstruction begins with a series of decisions that must be made almost immediately. Despite the urgency with which these decisions are made, they have long-term impacts, changing the lives of those affected by the disaster for years to come. As a policy maker, you may be responsible for establishing the policy framework for the …

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Resilient Cities: Reestablishing Communities Post-Disaster

Article exploring the role of community-driven recovery and redevelopment, using the example of post-earthquake recovery in Haiti. This Big City, September 2013. Resilient Cities: Reestablishing Communities Post-Disaster http://ht.ly/oUAoO

Green Recovery & Reconstruction: Training Toolkit for Humanitarian Aid

The Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit (GRRT) is a training program designed to increase awareness and knowledge of environmentally sustainable disaster response approaches.  The GRRT is made of ten modules which are designed to be delivered in a one-day training workshop.  Each GRRT module package includes a trainer’s guide; training materials for a workshop; PowerPoint …

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Mexico’s Natural Disaster Fund – A Review

“As part of its disaster risk management efforts, the Federal Government of Mexico established the Fund for Natural Disasters FONDEN to support disaster relief and reconstruction. FONDEN was originally established as a budgetary tool through which federal funds were annually allocated for expenditure on post-disaster response. Since then, FONDEN has evolved significantly; changes to its …

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Sustainable Reconstruction in Urban Areas: A Handbook

This handbook on sustainable reconstruction in urban areas seeks to unpack the problems that many organisations are confronted with in urban reconstruction and provide step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement housing reconstruction programmes in cities. Sustainable Reconstruction in Urban Areas: A Handbook http://www.ifrc.org/PageFiles/95526/publications/Urban%20reconstruction%20Handbook%20IFRC-SKAT.pdf