This paper has been commissioned by RedR to identify gaps in skills, technology, and knowledge in urban humanitarian response in order to inform RedR’s project Ready to Respond which is looking to address these gaps in two specific areas: 1. Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene 2. Shelter response to earthquakes
The report begins by considering the nature of the urban environment, the rural bias of Aid Agencies, and the differences between urban and rural contexts. It then considers the skills, technology, and knowledge gaps in the two specific areas of interest before examining what RedR could do.
Resource collections
- 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