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How Pakistan built back better after floods Magnus Wolfe Murray
What happens without shelter recovery programmes after flooding. These people have been living in tents for over two years after the 2010 floods in the city of Jacobabad, in northern Sindh province. They lack the resources to rebuild. One community did rebuild mud houses, but they collapsed in a subsequent flood
Magnus Wolfe Murray/DFID
Humanitarian architects work from the ground up
Nigeria's urban housing rethink
Pooled earth data a success in Pakistan flood response
Floods wash away Pakistan's crop research efforts
Pakistan floods driven by climate change, say UN officials
In 2011, flooding destroyed 750,000 houses in Pakistan’s southeastern province of Sindh. After a call for proposals for projects to provide shelter, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development awarded two grants: one to an international agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and another to a local one, HANDS , which is based in Karachi.
IOM partnered with 22 local NGOs and worked with the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan for advice on design and training. HANDS linked up with
Strawbuild, a UK-based natural building firm experienced with using lime. In both cases, local expertise was combined with input from an international organisation. All partners’ work carried on after the 2012 floods, when a further 390,000 houses were destroyed in areas that were also affected by major flooding in 2010.
This image gallery shows how the project used traditional materials and adapted vernacular design. Lime was a major ingredient: it is a cheap, local material that massively improves buildings’ water resistance. The project assisted over 107,000 families and saved around US$50 million, as well as 400,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, by replacing conventional brick and mortar construction.
How Pakistan built back better after floods
- SciDev.Net
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What happens without shelter recovery programmes after flooding. These people have been living in tents for over two years after the 2010 floods in the city of Jacobabad, in northern Sindh province. They lack the resources to rebuild. One community did rebuild mud houses, but they collapsed in a subsequent flood
Magnus Wolfe Murray/DFID
Humanitarian architects work from the ground up
Nigeria's urban housing rethink
Pooled earth data a success in Pakistan flood response
Floods wash away Pakistan's crop research efforts
Pakistan floods driven by climate change, say UN officials
In 2011, flooding destroyed 750,000 houses in Pakistan’s southeastern province of Sindh. After a call for proposals for projects to provide shelter, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development awarded two grants: one to an international agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and another to a local one, HANDS , which is based in Karachi.
IOM partnered with 22 local NGOs and worked with the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan for advice on design and training. HANDS linked up with
Strawbuild, a UK-based natural building firm experienced with using lime. In both cases, local expertise was combined with input from an international organisation. All partners’ work carried on after the 2012 floods, when a further 390,000 houses were destroyed in areas that were also affected by major flooding in 2010.
This image gallery shows how the project used traditional materials and adapted vernacular design. Lime was a major ingredient: it is a cheap, local material that massively improves buildings’ water resistance. The project assisted over 107,000 families and saved around US$50 million, as well as 400,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, by replacing conventional brick and mortar construction.
How Pakistan built back better after floods
- SciDev.Net
@Shamain @Akheilos @django @waz @unleashed
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