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Jordan: RRP6 MONTHLY UPDATE - FEBRUARY
SHELTER & SETTLEMENT
POPULATION ASSISTED* BY SHELTER SECTOR IN FEBRUARY NEEDS ANALYSIS
REFUGEE POPULATION IN JORDAN
* only includes data from indicators that specify age/gender breakdown.
Registered Refugees as of 1 March 2014 RRP6 Refugee Planning Figure
578,551 800,000
FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS Development of guidelines for shelter interventions: The Shelter WG is in the process of finalizing guidelines and minimum standards for shelter interventions in non-camp settings. The guidelines set a series of mechanical, civil and electrical interventions for the upgrading of substandard housing units and increasing housing units available in unfinished buildings. These guidelines will be observed by all partners and are necessary to avoid duplication and ensure activities meet minimum standards. The Shelter and WASH sectors are working in coordination to avoid duplication as many shelter interventions have WASH components such as the installation of water tanks and plumbing.
2,212
478
449
471
516
Boys
Girls
Men
Women
PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS IN URBAN February 2014
RRP6 Target
2,254,156 M2
23,558,510
Increased awareness / knowledge about tenure obligations & rights
1,213,440
Refugees benifitting from home adaption kits
201,440 M2 9,831units
Emergency shelter provided T- Shelter under construction
2,725
2,238
PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS IN CAMP
Site planning and development in m2
2,607
635
Shelter sector representation at the Host Community Support Platform (HCP): The Shelter WG expressed the need for future coordination and cooperation between the RRP6 and HCP/NRP initiative. The SWG suggested that a representative from the HCP be present at future SWG meetings and in strategic discussions on shelter and housing issues. The SWG also agreed to nominate two SWG members as focal points to enhance communication between the SWG and the HCP.
Infrastructure planning and development in m2
611
645
Reviewing and updating the Shelter strategy: The Shelter WG will soon form a taskforce to review and update the objectives and principles of Jordan’s Shelter Sector Strategy with consideration of revised activities under the RRP6 and in reflection of UNCHR’s global Shelter and Settlement Strategy 2014-2018. This process will contribute to guide the transition from current short-term emergency response interventions to development focused response interventions, e.g. as foreseen in the response principles formulated under the RRP 6 and NRP.
February 2014
1,178
All refugees arriving in the camps are dependent on the provision of shelter and access to basic services. The distribution of emergency tents in Zaatari will continue until emergency tents can be replaced with pre-fab caravans. Upgrading and maintenance of pre-fab caravans is needed to meet minimum shelter guidelines such as sufficient shelter space, thermal insulation and rainwater protection, (e.g. container units with 15 M2 are too small for a 5 person household and leakage from container roof sealings are reported as a major concern). Shelter solutions for the desert camp of Azraq are designed to reduce or even Other affected avoid the need for distribution of costly emergency tents and repair works on population sub-standard pre-fab container units. Azraq's T- Shelter prototype is designed Non- camp refugee as shelter lego kit, allowing for fast assembling of factory manufactured kit components on site, for improved mitigation of harsh weather impact, and for reduced shelter investment costs. The shelter is designed as a transitional Camp refugee shelter (i.e. as T- shelter) for a structural life span of least five years, thus providing an opportunity to dismantle and re- assemble the shelter for re-use elsewhere. The shelters production technology is anticipated to facilitate capacity and income generating spill over effects to both the local construction labour force but also for shelter beneficiaries if refugee women, boys and girls can be involved in shelter finishing, shelter maintenance and shelter decommissioning works. Access to affordable and adequate shelter in urban settings is an increasing concern for vulnerable refugees, with rental prices rising and availability of accommodation decreasing. Rental price increases is seen as cause of tensions between Syrians and Jordanians in communities, as Jordanian families also struggle to cope with the rising cost and limited availability of adequate accommodation. Shelter interventions in refugee hosting communities therefore focus on awareness building, rent support, upgrading of sub-standard housing units, weather mitigating shelter adaptations and completion of unfinished buildings.
29,566
1,539 units
3,650
Refugees enabled to pay rent on time
67,000
338
10,700
4,831 2,264
Housing units upgraded to minimum standard 538
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10%
11,384
3,500
718 units
Prefab Container shelter provided
89,000
4,379
Increased housing units provided in unfinished buildings T- shelter completed (PHASE I + PHASE II)
RRP6 Target
545
8,882
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Leading Agencies: UNHCR - Werner Schellenberg,
[email protected]; NRC - Annika Hampson,
[email protected] Agencies reporting in this update:
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