05. Shelter in Disaster Response_ IFRC

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HELTER

IN DI A TER RE PON E

International Federation of

Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies


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Shelter sector

challenges… Terminology – the word “shelter” isnot sufcient in most languages todene the breadth o the sector

There is no right to shelter underIHL – but there is a right toadequate housingThe ocus should be on proiding

adequate shelter or the e!pectedduration o use " dened by theneeds o a#ected populations$

rather than emergency$ temporary$transitional etc%


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Shelter sector

challenges… There is no leading agency in theshelter sector as other sectors – andew leading agencies hae shelter in

their mandateThe International &ederation is one

o the leading proiders o shelteramongst humanitarian actors –

'ational (ocieties implement a widerange o emergency$ transitionaland permanent housing


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Beyond survival, shelter

should provide… )rotection rom climate (ecurity and personal saety

*nhanced resistance to ill healthand disease

(upport or amilyand community lie

+asic human dignity


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Shelter solutions

should promote… ,se o communal coping strategies (el"sufciency

and sel"management -educing ris.s and ulnerabilities /inimising aderse impacts on local

enironment and economy

/a!imising household lielihoodsupport and local economic actiities


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What IS shelter…

Shelter should be seen as a

process

i.e sheltering

NOT only the provision of a product


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The process of

sheltering… Before disaster

Disaster

& emergency

response

Beyond emergency response

Before disaster –over timehouseholds build,extend and upgradehouses usingmaterials, cash,

contracted locallabour or selfhelp

Beyond emergencyresponse – householdsreceiving shelterassistance !ill over timeextend and upgradeshelter solutions providedusing materials, cash,contracted local labour orselfhelp

Emergency response should support thesheltering process – providing materials, cash,contracted local labour or selfhelp " technical

support as appropriate


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Shelter solutions

should consider… )roision o adequate space )rotection rom ha0ards and ris.s 1ccess to sae drin.ing water and

adequate sanitation and washingacilities 1ccess to healthcare$ schools$ social

serices and lielihood opportunities *nergy or coo.ing$ heating and

lighting &ood storage and sae reuse disposal

2ultural appropriateness o materials$desi n and la out


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Shelter should be

informed by… 'ature and scale o disaster 2limatic conditions and local

enironment

)olitical and security situation 2onte!t – rural or urban 1bility o community to cope 2onsideration o those secondarily

a#ected by disaster i%e% hostcommunity /andate o the host 'ational

(ociety


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Immediate shelter

response…Inormed assessments – what are

a#ected households doing themseles

to meet their shelter needs and howcan we assist them3

,se (phere 4556 (helter 2hec.list –adapt as needed% 72hapter 6 1ppendi!

8 )g 49:;

Inormed shelter programming withininitial 'ational (ociety responses and

)reliminary 1ppeals– tarpaulins


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Basic shelter

recommendations…Informed by assessment, observation andchecking with households what they need (tep 8> )lastic sheeting ? tools ? !ings

? additional materials @ shelter .it (tep 4> 1ppropriate local roong$

raming and walling materials as required? tools 7? cash3; ? better building

promotion


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Shelter in disaster

response…"Shelter solutions shouldenable a#ected householdsto incrementally upgradefrom emergency to durablesolutions as soon as

possible sub$ect to theavailability of theadditional resources

required%


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Shelter beyond

disaster response… Transitional shelter and

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