Shelter Projects 2013-2014

Section A of Shelter Projects 2013-2014 contains summaries of shelter and settlements projects that have been implemented in response to conflicts, complex emergencies, and natural disasters, including one historical study. Section B contains five “opinion” pieces on shelter-related issues.

The case studies are summaries of significant issues in humanitarian shelter provision, written by shelter practitioners with specific interests and experiences. As many larger disasters have occurred on a regional or international scale in 2013 and 2014, Section A also contains a number of overviews, contextualising the group of case studies for each of those regional crises.

A full list of case studies, organised by country, including those from previous editions (Shelter Projects 2008, Shelter Projects 2009, Shelter Projects 2010 and Shelter Projects 2011-2012) can be found in Section C, along with a list of useful resources.

The case studies in this book were implemented by many different organisations, a full list of which can be found in the acknowledgements section (p.iv). In order to allow strengths and weaknesses of projects to be openly shared, the case studies are not directly attributed to individual organisations. Host government projects are not included, although a notable trend in this edition of Shelter Projects is the number of case studies where, following established best practice, host governments have been partners in implementation with humanitarian organisations.

As a result of the projects being implemented in diverse and often challenging conditions, they illustrate both good and bad practices. From every case study there are lessons that can be learned, and aspects that may be repeated or avoided. The objective of this publication has always been to encourage the lessons learned process and to advocate for following good practices.