We are pleased to announce that the Promoting Safer Building Programme will be formally launched at the UK Shelter Forum on Friday the 11th of November. An initial workshop will take place on Thursday the 10th of November to agree
After natural disasters the phrase ‘Build Back Better’ is a constant refrain from politicians, donors, aid agencies and the media. This short, alliterative phrase has captured the imagination, and seems at first glance to be a simple, powerful and necessary
Re-building a house just a week after Cyclone Pam hit. CARE This was written five months after cyclone Pam caused so much devastation in the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. There has been time enough to reach a consensus on
Almost a year after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines fewer than 20% of people rebuilding their houses had adopted any kind of safer building measures, despite the best efforts of many different agencies. Why is the humanitarian community achieving such