Technical guidelines for emergency shelter response to natural disaster in Vanuatu

 

Version 1.1 – September 2015

  Technical  guidelines  for  emergency  shelter  response  to  natural  disaster  in  Vanuatu  V  1.1  –  September  2015    

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This document is drafted in three parts to show (1) the recommendations for responses of the Shelter Cluster to natural disasters in Vanuatu, (2) recommended shelter and non food items (NFI) technical specifications for relief and recovery phases of a response and (3) case studies and key references. These are based upon the emergency shelter response to Tropical Cyclone Pam in 2015. In Vanuatu, the Shelter Cluster is led by the Government of the Vanuatu Public Works Department and co-led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). This is a living document, for any comments, information or new input, please contact Dick Able [email protected] & Peter Lawther [email protected]

  1 .   I N T R O D U C T I O N :   V A N U A T U ,   A   C O U N T R Y   W I T H   H I G H   R E S I L I E N C E   B U T   A T   R I S K   O F   M U L T I   N A T U R A L   H A Z A R D S .   2.   SHELTER   CLUSTER   RECOMMENDATIONS   FOR   RESPONSE   TO   NATURAL   DISASTERS  EMERGENCIES  IN  VANUATU.  .......................................................  7   2.1  Emergency  Shelter  and  NFI  Interventions  ..................................................................................................  7   2.2  Supporting    Self-­‐Recovery  .........................................................................................................................  7   2.2.1  Supplementing  local  materials  ...................................................................................................................  7   2.2.2  Safe  Shelter  Awareness  ..............................................................................................................................  8   2.3  Use  of  Cash  and  Vouchers  in  Vanuatu  .......................................................................................................  9   2.4  Assessments  and  Monitoring  ....................................................................................................................  9   2.4.1  Assessment  ................................................................................................................................................  9   2.4.2  Monitoring  ...............................................................................................................................................  10   2.5  Dos  and  Don’ts  of  Distribution  in  Vanuatu  ..............................................................................................  10   2.6  Logistics  ..................................................................................................................................................  10   2.7  Definition  of  Household  in  Vanuatu  ........................................................................................................  11   2.8  Rural  and  Urban  Construction,  tradition  and  modernity)  .........................................................................  12   2.9  Pre-­‐positioning  of  NFI’s  ...........................................................................................................................  14  

3.  SHELTER  AND  NFI  TECHNICAL  SPECIFICATIONS  . .......................................  1 5   3.1  Tarpaulin  /  Plastic  sheeting  .....................................................................................................................  15   3.2  Rope  .......................................................................................................................................................  15   3.3  Corrugated  Galvanised  Iron  sheet  (CGI)  ..................................................................................................