These guidelines, produced with substantial contributions from many National Societies, capitalize on the expertise developed within the Movement through a number of post-disaster reconstruction projects. More specifically, they have been created following the successful post-tsunami programme developed in Sri Lanka within a partnership framework, which resulted in community-oriented processes that served to design spatial forms, enable livelihoods and build social infrastructures.
The programme has had a profound and durable effect on the local communities, which increased their sense of ownership and self-reliance, as well as on the organizations who implemented ODHR. The variety of designs of houses and settlements demonstrate the vitality of the building culture and local construction practices that can be produced when home-owners are encouraged to take the lead in the reconstruction process.
Resource collections
- Accountability to affected populations (AAP)
- Evaluating humanitarian action
- Topics
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience