The document summarizes lessons learned from the Shelter Working Group's response to Cyclone Sidr in 2007-2009 in Bangladesh. Key points include:
- Cyclone Sidr caused massive damage, killing over 3,000 people. Over 1.5 million homes were damaged or destroyed.
- The Shelter Working Group worked with over 1,000 families to provide transitional and permanent shelter solutions. They documented their approaches to inform future responses.
- Challenges included lack of government policy, material availability, and balancing transitional vs permanent solutions. Successes included coordination, training beneficiaries, and advocacy efforts. Areas for future improvement include developing national shelter policies and further disaster risk reduction.
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The document summarizes CARE Bangladesh's shelter programs after two cyclones, Sidr and Aila. It provided transitional shelters and constructed over 1,200 permanent family shelters with water and sanitation facilities along with two school-cum-cyclone shelters. The family shelters were designed to be resilient with dimensions of 15x18 feet, sloping roofs, and reinforced concrete pillars. CARE Bangladesh implemented the programs through direct delivery and community participation to ensure quality, ownership, and some community benefits. Major challenges included setting standards, contractor costs, and ensuring quality materials.
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The document discusses housing policy and Habitat III. It outlines several key challenges: a lack of integrated housing frameworks; exclusionary zoning laws and regulations that increase costs; and the growth of informal settlements. The document proposes several transformative actions to address these challenges, including adopting a holistic housing development framework integrated with urban planning; pursuing inclusive housing policies; and taking a twin-track approach of slum upgrading and new housing provision programs.
The document is a 10-page power point presentation about a tree plantation program in Bangladesh organized by the GO GREEN organization. The program aims to plant 45,000 tree saplings along rural roads which will benefit 675 local families and employ 45 women for tree maintenance. It provides details on the mission, location, cost, donor information, challenges, solutions and long-term impacts of the reforestation project.
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The document discusses quality assurance and quality control concepts in construction projects based on ISO 9001:2008. It outlines a quality management system with four levels - quality manual, procedures, plans, and forms/records. Key elements include defining roles for QA/QC departments in verifying requirements and monitoring activities. Quality control focuses on inspection, monitoring and reducing variation. The presentation provides an example of applying the quality system to a HOYA construction project, with the goal of zero defects and identifying problems before customers.
The document discusses housing policy and Habitat III. It outlines several key challenges: a lack of integrated housing frameworks; exclusionary zoning laws and regulations that increase costs; and the growth of informal settlements. The document proposes several transformative actions to address these challenges, including adopting a holistic housing development framework integrated with urban planning; pursuing inclusive housing policies; and taking a twin-track approach of slum upgrading and new housing provision programs.
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A flagship Maori-community owned Renewable Energy Project in New ZealandKaramea Insley
A Maori community innovative partnership and the start of a journey of both local and national significance that brings together some of the best knowledge in New Zealand the world to design and build a new community owned renewable energy enterprise.
The Hikurangi Foundation and the Kaitiakitanga Project Team have sought to partner with you for the very real purpose of designing a pilot community-owned energy project that can be made a reality within an immediate timeframe.
Community energy is a catchall phrase given to renewable energy generation projects where the means of generation are owned and managed locally.
Community energy delivers multiple benefits including: energy literacy, active local governance, household-linked activities leading to efficiency and health improvements, new jobs, and long-term income streams that can drive local economic development. Community energy is moving to scale in many countries around the world, creating diverse organizational structures and using different technologies along the way.
As an example, the German town of Wildpolsreid (with a population of 2,700) produces 321% of their own energy needs and sells the excess to yield an income of US$5.7 million a year.
The village’s initiative first started in 1997 when the village council decided that it should build new industries, keep initiatives local, bring in new revenue, and not create debt.
Over the past 14 years, the community has equipped nine new community buildings with solar panels, built five bio-gas digesters and installed seven windmills with two more on the way.
In the village itself, 190 private households have solar panels while the district also benefits from three small hydro power plants, ecological flood control, and a natural waste water system.
This project is a flagship project for not only Maori communities but indeed for New Zealand.
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The document proposes a public works program to address needs in Barguna, Bangladesh after Cyclone Sidr. The program would focus on livelihood diversification, disaster preparedness education, and construction of multipurpose shelters, housing, and land improvements. It would be implemented over 5 years with a budget of $20 million USD and community involvement. The goals are to provide employment, housing, and resilience against future disasters.
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1) The document provides an overview of research on the impact of the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme in the North East and Yorkshire and Humberside regions of England.
2) The programme provided £50 million in funding for community-led, non-registered housing providers to purchase and renovate empty homes between 2011-2015. Over 4,000 homes were brought back into use across the UK.
3) In the Yorkshire and Humberside and North East regions, the funding supported existing community groups and attracted new entrants, addressing gaps and building a peer support network. The funding had wider social and economic impacts through employment, training, and community development.
David Mullins The best thing - EHCGP researchHACThousing
1. The document summarizes research on the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme (EHCGP) in the UK from 2011-2015. The programme provided £50 million in funding to community-led, non-registered housing providers to purchase and refurbish empty homes.
2. It finds that the programme was successful in bringing over 4,000 empty homes back into use and had wider social benefits like providing employment, training opportunities and affordable housing. Groups that received funding were able to leverage additional funding and grow as organizations.
3. The research argues that continued public funding is needed to support small, locally-focused community groups and encourage wider social impacts. Ring-fencing funds for non-registered providers
This document outlines a community service project done by a group of students for an Old Folks Home in Kajang, Malaysia. The group analyzed issues facing the home such as lack of facilities, mosquito problems, and an uninviting exterior. To address these, the group proposed solutions like installing mosquito nets, building benches and creating artwork from recycled materials, refurbishing furniture, and doing landscaping. The objectives of the project were to help the community, increase environmental awareness, and allow the students to gain experience in sustainability projects. Through carrying out activities at the home, the students were able to apply their learning around environmental and social sustainability.
The document describes the Derrington - Way Ahead project which aims to make the village of Derrington more sustainable by reducing carbon emissions and environmental impact. It outlines various projects undertaken as part of this initiative including improving energy efficiency at the village hall, household energy visits, promoting local food, community tree planting, and recycling programs. Over 50 homes received energy assessments and residents reported various sustainable behavior changes like using less car travel and growing their own food. The village hall upgrades generated cost savings and environmental benefits for community users. The broad-ranging community effort has received awards and serves as a model for other towns.
David Mullins The Best Thing - National Impact of the EHCGP HACThousing
1. The document summarizes research on the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme (EHCGP) that provided £50 million from 2011-2015 for community-led, non-registered housing providers to purchase and refurbish empty homes.
2. It finds that the programme significantly expanded the community-led housing sector, funding over 4,100 homes across England and attracting many new organizations. It also led to multiple social outcomes like employment, skills training, and stronger communities.
3. Key benefits identified include the local focus of community organizations, genuine pathways into employment for volunteers and trainees, and building strong, independent community groups. The research concludes there is appetite for further funding to continue expanding the sector.
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The document summarizes a rural project called Balasore Ashraya Yojana undertaken by Seeds India to build 400 flood resilient shelters in Balasore, Odisha for people whose homes were destroyed in 2008 floods. It involved identifying beneficiaries through verification of documents and a three-round process, purchasing construction materials, training masons, building the shelters using prefabricated components in 5-6 days, and handing them over to beneficiaries. Key aspects included beneficiary identification, coordination with local authorities, and overcoming challenges during construction and beneficiary selection. The presenter learned about disaster management, rural development, and the importance of experienced professionals and practical skills in such projects.
The project aims to install solar panels and LED lights at a preschool in Hithadhoo, Maldives to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels and lower electricity costs. Key activities include conducting energy audits, procuring and installing the solar PV system, training staff on maintenance, and conducting awareness programs. The project expects to decrease annual CO2 emissions by 2,160 tons and save $12,000 per year in electricity costs. Savings will fund further school activities. Risks include supply delays and weather impacts during installation. Progress will be monitored through indicators like energy savings and numbers of people trained. The skills and savings from lower costs will help sustain the results over time.
The document summarizes a Master's program in Collective Housing at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and ETH Zurich. It describes several specializations within the program, including Low Resources & Emergency Housing, Climate Metabolism & Architecture, and City Sciences. For the Low Resources specialization, the document outlines a workshop project developing transitional shelters in Lombonga Village, Indonesia following an earthquake. It provides details on the village context, proposed shelter designs, and project implementation plan.
This document outlines a sustainable community development strategy for Barguna District in Bangladesh. It aims to improve housing, access to safe drinking water, and economic stability through constructing cyclone-resistant homes; installing rainwater harvesting systems and water filters; providing skill training, microfinance loans, and education to increase adaptability to climate change. The 5-year, $20 million project will directly benefit over 248,000 people and be implemented through partnerships between government, NGOs, and community participation. Progress and outcomes will be evaluated through community self-monitoring and external evaluations.
This document summarizes a community-led energy efficiency retrofit project in Tipperary, Ireland. The project started in one community in 2011 and has since expanded to include 110 homes across 4 communities. Local volunteers established energy teams to improve homes' insulation and appliances, reducing energy usage by over 900,000 kWh annually. Funding came from participant payments and government grants, employing local contractors and creating rural jobs. Challenges include developing a sustainable business model, but community engagement has been key to the project's success in boosting the local economy and environment.
This document summarizes a community-led energy efficiency retrofit project in Tipperary, Ireland. The project started in one community in 2011 and has since expanded to include 110 homes across 4 communities. Local volunteers established energy teams to improve homes' insulation and appliances, reducing energy usage by over 900,000 kWh annually. Funding came from participant payments and government grants, employing local contractors and improving the rural economy. Challenges remain in expanding participation and developing sustainable financing models that empower community ownership over the long term.
Lungra Health Clinic in Nepal previously had no electricity, making childbirth dangerous. Babies were delivered by flashlight and women faced 4 hour hikes for complications. SunFarmer installed solar energy, allowing lights and equipment. This improved safety and care for mothers in the remote clinic.
This document discusses changes to the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in the UK. It provides background on what DFG is, how the typical application process works, and some key facts about eligibility and timelines. It then outlines how DFG funding and regulations have changed since 2008, giving local authorities more flexibility to develop their own policies. While this flexibility was meant to improve delivery, nearly half of authorities still use the original forms and many do not have their own policies. The document concludes by advocating for inspiring change through collaboration between stakeholders to develop common quality standards and champion adaptations.
The document summarizes IOM's One Room Shelter program in Pakistan which helped rebuild shelters for those affected by floods in 2010 and 2011. The program provided cash and training to over 160,000 people, including many female-headed households, to construct disaster-resistant mud shelters. It promoted traditional building techniques that allow women to participate in and customize construction. The improved shelters have proven resilient, providing safety, privacy and livelihood opportunities for women.
The document summarizes Indigo Energy's work providing off-grid electricity access in Myanmar. It details that 45,000 of Myanmar's 65,000 villages lack grid connectivity, leaving 45 million people without reliable power. Indigo Energy has completed two pilot projects installing solar panels on homes, with over 70% participation rates. They have a streamlined project development process and use proven technology. The projects have a 100% collection rate, validating villagers' interest. Indigo Energy is seeking $120,000 in funding to expand to 35 more projects, open a new office, and hire staff to optimize operations over the next year.
Climate change is increasing hazards for housing in many regions. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed of RMIT University's Global Cities Research Institute wrote about the need to adapt housing policies and practices to increasing climate hazards from a regional perspective. Effective adaptation requires understanding local climate risks and coordinating housing policies across regions.
The document outlines the work of Azit Roy and Nirapad Bangladesh (SAFE) in several villages. Their work included: 1) Holding workshops with local people and students to discuss rural housing. 2) Building stronger houses and schools in Noakhali village with BRAC University. 3) Planting palm trees along the river in Dinajpur village with local people. 4) Disseminating information about their work through exhibitions in rural areas and Dhaka. The overall goal was to improve housing and infrastructure for villagers through participatory workshops and construction projects.
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Post sidr family shelter construction documentation of plans and processes
1. Shelter After Cyclone Sidr Shelter Working Group’s Lessons (2007-2009)
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5. Selected Agencies Location Information shared 1 Disaster Management Bureau Saudi Govt. - Govt. of Bangladesh Dhaka, Head Office Dokhin Amragachia, Mirzaganj Interviews, discussion 2 ACF -Sangram Noltola, Barguna Sadar Interviews, documents 3 Action Aid Bangladesh Dhaka, Head Office Interviews, documents 4 BRAC Baroikhali, Morelganj Telephone discussions, documents 5 British Red Cross - BDRCS - Documents 6 CARE Bangladesh Baroikhali, Morelganj Interviews, documents 7 Caritas Baroikhali, Morelganj Interviews 8 Concern-Sangram Betagi, Barguna Interviews, documents 9 Danish Church Aid - - 10 Habitat for Humanity International Dokhin Amragachia, Mirzaganj Interviews, documents 11 IFRC – BDRCS Mahishkata, Mirzaganj Interviews, documents 12 Islamic Relief - - 13 Muslim Aid Shubedkhali, Mirzaganj Telephone discussions, Interviews 14 Spanish Red Cross- BDRCS Poshchim Shoralia, Morelganj Interviews, documents 15 Swiss Red Cross- BDRCS - - 16 UNDP-various partners Barguna Sadar Interviews, documents 17 World Vision Bangladesh Baroikhali, Morelganj Interviews, documents
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9. ‘ I had to spend 5,000Taka to get my name in the list. If I waited longer, I could have had a better house built by other agencies, like my neighbours got. I was also told that I will receive a 1 lakh taka house, with a latrine but this house costs 40,000 taka and I had to add extra materials on my own expenses’
10. Government Housing for the Landless Photo 1: ‘Abashon Prokolpo’ with income generating opportunity (Source: Taraqual Islam Bhuiya /UNDP). Photo 2: Contractor built housing with communal sanitation facilities, Mirzaganj 2009. Photo 3: Housing built outside the embankment got damaged by tidal surge of cyclone Sidr, Patharghata 2007.
13. Transitional Core Shelter Cement pillar with horizontal timber members and timber roof frame- One room Permanent Core Shelter RCC frame Structure- One room Permanent Core Shelter Brick masonry structure-two rooms with a veranda Transitional Core Shelter Timber frame structure - One room Equity?
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15. Photo 5: A Landless woman is receiving Khas landownership documents from land registry Office at Kalapara, Patuakhali. ( Source: Action Aid) A Landless woman is receiving khas land ownership documents from land registry Office at Kalapara, Patuakhali. A portion of landless people who received Khasland are Standing in front of Land registration office at Kalapara, Patuakhali. Permanent settlement of khas lands for 107 landless families, while they are living and waiting in their temporary shelters. Advocacy for Khas land by Action Aid Bangladesh
20. Prefabricated Construction Production centre in Mirjaganj (Source: Habitat for Humanity International- Bangladesh)
21. Shelter Training Topics: · Roof · Wall · Joints · Bracing · Foundation · Protection by vegetation · Questions from participants Source:IFRC/BDRCS DRR Process and Product Toolkit distribution:
25. Owner’s Response Now I have changed the look of the ‘relief house’ to a home, as my daughter is getting married soon. I hired carpenters and worked myself with the children to turn the veranda into an extended room and add a kitchen on the side . I had to bring the shelter materials by myself with my two children, as the agency delivered them to a common collection point and provided me the money to hire transport. The RCC pillars were so heavy to carry even from the nearest road that for the next two days I was laid with back pain and could not move.
26. ‘ I am happy with this durable house, although the it is not complete, I can finish it slowly and can add a latrine myself later.’ – A Core House Owner
31. Top-down Challenges: Programme Design: ‘ We are given a prescribed design from the International Agencies to implement. Our opinion are too late to be heard as they started the procurement process already, so the Bill of Quantities cannot be changed’ - Partner NGO staff Donor Demand: ‘ According to the donor, our proposed shelter design was too permanent in nature, as it had cement pillars. Even a year after the cyclone, we had to revise the shelter design to make it more transitional. I wish we could say no to their demands, but we couldn’t as people need some sort of a shelter.’ – NGO staff
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34. Success ‘ New people brings new ideas’ - NGO staff ‘ We have enough technical experience from disaster response over many years and this includes shelter construction. – NGO staff
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39. Post-Cyclone Sidr Family Shelter Construction in Bangladesh: A Documentation of Plans and Processes 2007-2009 Available in UNDP Bangladesh website: http://www.undp.org.bd/projects/prodocs/DRF/Post-Cyclone Sidr Family Shelter Construction in BGD _Final version.pdf Thank You, Rumana Kabir, Bangladesh, 24 th January 2011 Email: rumanakabir2003@yahoo.co.uk
Editor's Notes
Cyclone Sidr, a category four cyclone with a wind speed of 200-240 kilometres per hour hit the southern coast of Bangladesh on the 15th November 2007. This caused extensive damage affecting 30 districts and 8.9 million people. The death toll was 3,406 with 871 missing and over 55,000 injuries. The total damage was estimated to be worth USD 2.3 billion affecting mostly private property and livelihood sources such as crops, along with damaging transport and communication systems, the Sundarban mangrove forest and uprooting 4 million trees. Total number of damaged and destroyed houses was 1,522,077 of which over 564,967 houses were fully destroyed and 957,110 houses were partially destroyed. This was worth over USD 845 million, which is more than half of damage and losses of all sectors. [1] [1] i. Super Cyclone Sidr 2007: Impacts and Strategies for Interventions, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management Bangladesh, February 2008, p15. ii. One year after Cyclone Sidr: fear replaces hope-Oxfam Briefing Note, November 2008, p 2.
These schemes are implemented in government owned Khas Land, where many landless people have been living for numerous years. In the past, some of the sites selected were located outside the surge protection embankments. Therefore to reduce future risks, site selection priority should be to identify safer locations. .
Case 6: Partnering or Sub-contracting? Agencies who invested more on staffing, as well as teaming up with partner agencies, performed better in terms of community mobilisation and monitoring, as well as capacity building for future. The agencies performing better allowed their partner agency staff to utilise their community mobilisation capacity rather than engaging them in an unfamiliar construction management situation. In one case, the same local partner agency delivered two different types of shelter delivery, with two different lead agencies who were funded by the same donor. In one response, the agency had 14 staff, of which 7 were from partner agency for social mobilisation to build 615 core houses and to repair 300 houses, which improvised local timber construction practice of timber frame house. In another case, contractor built shelter programme to provide houses with cement pillars with timber members as transitional shelters to 9400 families. These same partners provided a very low quality shelter with no transparency within the community. Their size of house changed three times to accommodate more quantities. This programme only had 5 staff from the lead agency and 10 partner staff, who were responsible for overall programme management while the lead agency provided indirect support to the programme.
House costs varied from 30,000 taka to 3 lakh (3,00,000) taka, due to different design objectives of the agencies.
i. Legalising Land Ownership Working on land issues is a long-term process and in contrast to the rapid post disaster shelter need. One agency chose to take this challenge to provide shelter to the landless. They lobbied the government to allocate land for them while other agencies considered this approach not to be feasible. With the help of local partners and local government, this agency managed to obtain land in a relatively short time. They used their existing expertise on land issues and advocated that the emergency situation could be an opportunity to accelerate the land tenure process for the landless. They initiated permanent settlement on the government owned Khas land for 140 families, but majority of the houses (107) are yet to be built while the families are living in the temporary shelters. ii. Indirect Land Facilitation Few agencies initiated relocation process for those living outside the embankment by encouraging them to find safer location inland. Due to the extreme difficulty to acquire land or to get government permits to build in public land within a limited timeframe, one programme came out with these solutions: After selecting landless families, extra time was given for them to present a land certificate, which is inside the embankments as a compulsory pre-requisite for receiving a house. All of them have agreed that living outside the embankment is not safe and sustainable and managed to present the land certificate (rent/ownership/relatives). This solution seems to be successful, because 100% of the selected households have presented a land certificate inside the embankments on their own initiative.
Bad Point: Excessive use of CGI sheet not a good idea for a cyclone prone area. Good Point: A permanent toilet with brick wall was provided by the agency.
Case 19: Good practices derived from local techniques and past experiences Photos Top (23: left) Use of horizontal corner bracings in a timber frame house (24: centre) Pivot windows that can be closed easily during storm (25: right) Use of net in window for security, cross bracing to attach the wall, brick foundation for security, vector control and durability. Bottom (26,27,28): Improved connection of RCC pillars with steel roof, wooden beams and wall by using metal brackets and straps.
One agency setup their own production center with all modern workshop facilities (Casting RCC pillar, fabrication of RCC truss, welding facilities, carpentry workshop) in order to prefabricate all the shelter materials and to ensure quality control, volume and continuous supply. All the necessary production equipment such as welders, cement mixers, power tools and raw materials were procured from Barisal, the nearest largest city. These materials were then sent by boat or truck to be stored in a warehouse at the production center with a computerised record keeping system. This production center produced the materials for 100 core shelter kits every month and supplied directly to the site both by river and road. This project hired 100 local people as daily labours, who were trained by the skilled staff and engineers. Volunteers from overseas and the local workers built the houses within a week or less.
The affected communities rebuild majority houses, as the agency built houses cannot cover the huge reconstruction need. Recognising this, one agency targeted a larger number of their shelter assistance for repair programme. They distributed tool kits to each family, together with ‘Shelter Awareness Training’ and cash grant for hiring labour and procuring materials. Prior to distribution were given orientation on their responsibility. Some families also used these tool kits to repair their houses after cyclone Aila in 2009. Despite the well-reputed life saving early warning system mobilised by the Government of Bangladesh together with the BDRCS volunteers over the last 30 years, only 12% of the affected population went to the cyclone shelters and 23% stayed in their own house, while majority went to their neighbour’s strongly built houses. [1] This shows the importance of preparedness and integrating risk reduction in family shelter design and construction programme . BDRCS highlights the importance of safe shelter both for human and livestock in their disaster preparedness training. Partnering with IFRC, they also ensured that each core house owners receive training on how to make their houses stronger to prevent from future damage and to also build stronger extensions to their core houses. This kind of training costs very little, only 50taka per participants for the tea and snacks, as they are held within their locality. As a result more people are made aware on how to take measures to reduce future damage to their houses and environment. [1] See ‘Chapter 1: Section 1.3, Early Recovery Assessment Findings, p 9.
Although the Shelter Woking Group set a minimum standard height for shelter plinth (2ft), some agencies did not consider raising the latrine’s plinth to a higher level as they continued building on the existing low height plinth (middle photo: 41). Others who provided latrines with individual houses sometimes had to build on new plinths and often on newly raised land, that later got washed away in tidewater. This shows the need for c ase-by-case solution in terms of dealing with flood or tide protection (Photo 42). Durability in terms of location and priority on plinth protection should be given while designing latrines. Rather than spending on materials for a permanent toilet wall (bottom right photo: 43), it could have benefited if the toilets were made usable during heavy flooding. Perhaps building a more durable brick bordered plinth (semi-pucca styie) chould be considered in latrine designs.
Although the Shelter Woking Group set a minimum standard height for shelter plinth (2ft), some agencies did not consider raising the latrine’s plinth to a higher level as they continued building on the existing low height plinth (middle photo: 41). Others who provided latrines with individual houses sometimes had to build on new plinths and often on newly raised land, that later got washed away in tidewater. This shows the need for c ase-by-case solution in terms of dealing with flood or tide protection (Photo 42). Durability in terms of location and priority on plinth protection should be given while designing latrines. Rather than spending on materials for a permanent toilet wall (bottom right photo: 43), it could have benefited if the toilets were made usable during heavy flooding. Perhaps building a more durable brick bordered plinth (semi-pucca styie) chould be considered in latrine designs.
Part of embankment is washed away, damaging a newly built core shelter mud plinth. The timber frame house was connected with short cement stumps, which prevented it from tipping.
a) Disaster Risk Reduction: Disaster Risk Reduction is in the mandate of both national government and international community although there is a lack of any precise housing specific component for post disaster or pre-disaster scenario. A draft National Disaster Management Policy was established in January 2008, whereas the National Housing Policy (1999) emphasised disaster-affected communities’ right for adequate shelter. In reality, there is no programme guideline or good practice examples for helping communities to re-build better themselves, apart form delivery of relief items or building houses as a top-down process. The agenda to ‘building back better’ and improving future resilience to disasters is agreed under the 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action both by the donors and governments from many countries. Therefore following action for a holistic shelter approach needs to be considered, National Post Disaster Reconstruction Policy and Guidelines should indicate various options of family shelter assistance in consultation with house owners, the agencies, donor and the government. National Housing Policy to be exercised for the landless population: Settlement planning for the landless should be an ongoing process involving the government, agencies and the landless families. Legal advocacy work should continue for land rights of the landless marginalized families by working together with the shelter cluster and involving local government, local agencies and the communities. The donors and the central government should prioritise contingency planning so that agencies together with local government and the communities are well prepared to respond effectively from recovery to reconstruction phase. Donors need to have tangible commitment to implement the ‘build back safer’ strategy into action and to lead a flexible process to accommodate various types of shelter assistance options (not only ‘transitional shelter’ measures) with flexible timeframe.
b) Cultural Acceptance: Only 12% of the coastal population went to the formal cyclone shelters while the rest took refuge in a nearby stronger house or stayed in their own houses until the surge water came in as seen in the Early Recovery Assessment findings. [1] Therefore it is important for agencies to address the disaster preparedness within their programme planning. The partner agencies have a key role to play in community mobilisation and empowerment to address the issues of transparency and accountability. During cyclone Sidr reconstruction, agencies were unable to empower the communities, as they were not in charge of the reconstruction process. As only 5% of the affected families received a shelter, they are happy to have a house, while many families are still without any adequate shelter and water sanitation facilities. Some agencies are still continuing to assist by building more shelters. As time goes by, the quality of agency provided houses are changing from transitional to semi-permanent and permanent. This raises the issue of inequality of assistance, which the agencies need to address carefully in order to avoid conflict and jealousy within the communities. Therefore agencies and the government need to address the following issues, Develop a people centred and bottom up reconstruction process for future responses. Community Action Planning and environmental assessment to be done prior to any shelter reconstruction project. Follow-up and address the issue of unequal shelter response by having a community-led evaluation on ‘what worked well and what did not; how else to respond’. Community capacity building for advocacy on land rights and for making local government and local agencies accountable. Community awareness training and construction capacity building on how to build safe houses by improving local construction practices. Environmental Resource Management (ERM) and. Focus on environmental health and environmental protection measures. c) Structural Soundness: The Bangladesh National Building code only emphasises on the standards for permanent or pucca houses, which are termed as engineered construction. There are practice based technical references and guidelines produced by agencies in the past which emphasises multiples options for strengthening the rural kutcha houses. Building family shelters for the most vulnerable families as a core house is a good approach but it is not realistically feasible to provide each of 11.5 million affected families with such an expensive structure. Therefore the need for building back a safer coastal community is essential. This can only be done if the agencies focus their programme strategy to look holistically and also by facilitating communities to build themselves with basic technical training on how to make their community safer from the regular hazards. Some agencies who raised further funds are now continuing to build permanent houses for families who did not receive any shelter assistance two years after the cyclone. The donors are also providing technical monitoring support for these house designs. But what is needed is a combined effort to ensure a better quality design details and technical monitoring standard. As mass production of houses so far was lacking quality control and supervision, this should be prioritised for the core shelter construction project delivery. Define and set a benchmark and timeframe for types of shelter responses- Core, Transitional or Permanent. Communities and agencies themselves should understand the hazard resilient shelter construction practices through field research and technical training. Structural calculation of various types of core houses should be done to measure cyclone and tidal surge resilient capacity by engaging academic institutes and structural engineers who have experience of working in non-engineered rural construction. [1] See ‘Chapter 1: Section 1.3, Early Recovery Assessment Findings, p 9.
Structural Soundness: The Bangladesh National Building code only emphasises on the standards for permanent or pucca houses, which are termed as engineered construction. There are practice based technical references and guidelines produced by agencies in the past which emphasises multiples options for strengthening the rural kutcha houses. Building family shelters for the most vulnerable families as a core house is a good approach but it is not realistically feasible to provide each of 11.5 million affected families with such an expensive structure. Therefore the need for building back a safer coastal community is essential. This can only be done if the agencies focus their programme strategy to look holistically and also by facilitating communities to build themselves with basic technical training on how to make their community safer from the regular hazards. Some agencies who raised further funds are now continuing to build permanent houses for families who did not receive any shelter assistance two years after the cyclone. The donors are also providing technical monitoring support for these house designs. But what is needed is a combined effort to ensure a better quality design details and technical monitoring standard. As mass production of houses so far was lacking quality control and supervision, this should be prioritised for the core shelter construction project delivery. Define and set a benchmark and timeframe for types of shelter responses- Core, Transitional or Permanent. Communities and agencies themselves should understand the hazard resilient shelter construction practices through field research and technical training. Structural calculation of various types of core houses should be done to measure cyclone and tidal surge resilient capacity by engaging academic institutes and structural engineers who have experience of working in non-engineered rural construction. [1] See ‘Chapter 1: Section 1.3, Early Recovery Assessment Findings, p 9.