Dilemmas and Challenges for the Shelter Sector: Lessons Learned from the Sphere Revision Process

Saunders, Graham

doi:10.1111/j.0361-3666.2004.00250.x

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“…SPHERE Project, 2004), accountability procedures (e.g. Resster, 1978;Saunders, 2004) and field guidelines (e.g. Davis and Lambert, 2002;Shelter Centre, 2010) have been published to train personnel before working on post-disaster settlement and shelter and to support them in the field.…”

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From research to practice (and vice versa) for post-disaster settlement and shelter

Kelman

Ashmore²,

Leon³

et al. 2011

Environmental Hazards

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Shelter Projects (2008 -IFRC/UN-Habitat/UNHCR and 2009 -IFRC/UN-Habitat) are two books aiming to consolidate some of the lessons from post-disaster settlement and shelter case studies, spanning over 60 projects from 1945 to the present. This paper analyses many of these case studies in order to reflect on how research and practice could be better connected for postdisaster settlement and shelter. The analysis reveals that challenges exist in compiling comparative and credible data, especially due to research needs diverging from operational needs. Methodological reflections on post-disaster settlement and shelter research are provided, using occupancy rates as a key indicator and example of the challenges faced. The main lessons provided relate to timelines. Emergency shelter programmes usually take many months, or in some cases years, to implement fully, meaning that their time frame tends to exceed that of media and donor interest. Meanwhile, research needs more longitudinal studies to provide long-term policy and practice lessons. Overall, providing disaster-affected populations with support so that they can identify and meet their own post-disaster settlement and shelter needs is the main lesson that emerges from both research and operational experience.

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From research to practice (and vice versa) for post-disaster settlement and shelter

Kelman

Ashmore²,

Leon³

et al. 2011

Environmental Hazards

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“…Walker and Purdin (2004) provide an overview of how the standards came into being, with a summary discussion of the major players involved and the challenges those drafting the standards faced. The revision process is covered by Saunders (2004), listing the challenges and “dilemmas” of the negotiation on version two of the standards.…”

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Humanitarian relief standards as information policy

Kemp

2007

Proc of Assoc for Info

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This paper addresses the information policy issue within humanitarian relief organizations of standards as they apply to setting guidelines and self-regulation among the actors in this field. The paper begins with an overview of the context of natural disasters, the nature of humanitarian relief organizations working in the field, and how standards might be applicable. Following, the questions and challenges to the field are then discussed, using spatial information and related technology as a lens to frame these challenges. A group of standards-forming bodies are then described. A section analyzing these standards and their functioning in the domain of humanitarian relief follows the descriptions of standards in the field. A set of operational recommendations and a set of next steps and possible future research suggestions close the paper. IntroductionPolicy challenges are not foreign to the humanitarian relief sector. From well-publicized natural disasters to lesser-known conflicts and emergencies around the world, humanitarian relief is both a big business and one with limited legal oversight of the main players. Standards, as one form of policy, especially when it comes to information standards as well as standards of accountability and performance, are the central subject of this paper. The challenges are many, including a disjointed culture of information sharing and a lack of an accrediting body capable of certifying responsible agencies in their delivery of humanitarian aid. Standards, a more robust understanding of them, anyway, may provide some helpful organization to the often chaotic information policy environment of humanitarian aid.Into this need come nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with money, personnel, resources, and aid to meet the physical and social needs of natural disaster survivors and other intended beneficiaries of humanitarian aid. Governments, multi-lateral groups such as the United Nations (UN), and voluntary groups contribute their expertise. And yet, the world lacks a coherent set of accepted standards under which these and other groups operate in the humanitarian relief sector. PurposeThis paper examines a variety of standards within the humanitarian action sector, including relief and development, to explore how these standards influence information policy of the main actors in the field. As such, the standards under investigation are not limited to those specifically tied to information policy, but also standards of accountability and best practices. The reason for including these other sets of standards is to provide a more complete picture of the sector and to investigate how pervasive issues of information policy are across the family of standards in the humanitarian space. The intended outcome, then, is a discussion and comparison of how information policy issues appear in standards and to articulate ways in which information policy might play an even stronger role for cooperation and information sharing among humanitarian actors.The paper first provides background to the...

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“…"Dutch disease" further exacerbates the impacts of the natural hazard event (Adam and Bevan, 2004). These adverse economic conditions are in turn likely to compound the shortage of resources, hindering the reconstruction process (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2005; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), 2006), even leading to project failures and rework (Saunders, 2004;Regnier et al, 2008).…”

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Resourcing for post‐disaster reconstruction: a comparative study of Indonesia and China

Yan

Wilkinson

Potangaroa

et al. 2012

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

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Purpose -There is a need to understand resourcing issues when reconstructing the built environment in a post-disaster situation. The purpose of this paper is to determine the resourcing difficulties that are likely to face the international practitioners in post-disaster reconstruction by identifying and comparing the factors that affected resource availability following natural disasters in Indonesia and China respectively. Design/methodology/approach -The research methodology included field-based questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews and observations. A comparative analysis was used to extract similarities and differences with regard to resourcing approaches in Indonesia and China. Findings -Despite the different resourcing approaches adopted in Indonesia and China in their recovery from large-scale disasters, there are common issues facing post-disaster reconstruction stakeholders, including competence of the implementing agencies, capacity of transportation, governance and legislation, and market conditions. Specifically, community-related housing features played a dominant role in donor-driven resourcing practice in post-Indian Ocean tsunami reconstruction in Indonesia, whereas factors related to project control and management primarily contributed to resourcing performance of Chinese reconstruction specialists following the Wenchuan earthquake.Research limitations/implications -To solve resourcing problems, countries need to create an enabling environment and build institutional capacity. The cross-cultural comparative analysis encourages policy makers and practitioners to exchange experiences from recent recovery operations. Originality/value -The paper illustrates the infrastructural and institutional weaknesses that hindered effective resource procurement during post-disaster reconstruction in Indonesia and China. The research findings show common areas in need of improvement in other disaster prone countries, along with the issues to be addressed in the donor-led or contractor-led resourcing practice in the two studied countries.

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Dilemmas and Challenges for the Shelter Sector: Lessons Learned from the Sphere Revision Process

Cited by 28 publications

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From research to practice (and vice versa) for post-disaster settlement and shelter

From research to practice (and vice versa) for post-disaster settlement and shelter

Humanitarian relief standards as information policy

Resourcing for post‐disaster reconstruction: a comparative study of Indonesia and China

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