Sector Links

Shelter Centre supports links across sectors and communities

Below are links to some other online resources, relevant to shelter and settlements.

Learning – trainings and case studies
Networks – fora and communities of practice
Information – data and technical guidance
Coordination – IASC clusters and lead agencies

Please propose further resources your colleagues may find useful to [email protected]

Learning

Resource	Host
Child protection, logistics, security, WASH, etc.	RedR Australia
e-Shelter in Urban Emergencies, DRR, security, assessment, etc.	RedR UK
Environment in Shelter and Settlement Programmes	NRC
Humanitarian Evaluation and Learning Portal	ALNAP
Humanitarian Shelter Coordination	IFRC, UNHCR, CENDEP
IFRC-Shelter Research Unit	IFRC
Logistics, security, protection, etc.	Institut Bioforce
More Than Just A Roof	IASC Global Shelter Cluster
Open Knowledge Repository	World Bank
Shelter and Settlement in Disasters	University of Copenhagen
Shelter and Settlements Training Course	USAID/OFDA
Shelter Projects	IASC Global Shelter Cluster
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Competence Center	Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
Water, sanitation, hygiene	Independent
A wiki of construction practices in India	Artisans in Architecture
World Housing Encyclopedia	EERI, IAEE

Networks

Resource	Host
Aid Workers Network	Independent
Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre	ALNAP
Asia-Pacific Housing Forum	Habitat for Humanity
Community-Led Total Sanitation	Institute of Development Studies
Digital Humanitarian Network	DHN
Environment in Humanitarian Action	UNOCHA
Global Alliance for Urban Crises	Multi-agency
Global Disaster Preparedness Centre	American Red Cross, IFRC
Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development	KNOMAD
Housing and Slum Upgrading	UN-HABITAT
Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage	CAWST
Knowledge Point	RedR UK
South Asia Knowledge Network	BASIN
Prevention Web	UNISDR
Shelter and Settlements Working Group	InterAction
UK Shelter Forum	Email organisers: [email protected]
United Cities and Local Governments	Multi-agency
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council	Multi-Agency

Information

Resource	Host
Camp Management Toolkit	Global CCCM Cluster
Emergency Information Management Toolkit	UNHCR
Global Housing Policy Indicators	Multi-agency
Housing, Land and Property Protection	Global Protection Cluster
Housing, Land and Property Rights	NRC
Humanitarian bamboo	Independent
Humanitarian Data Exchange	UNOCHA
Humanitarian Response	UNOCHA
Humanitarian Timber	Independent
Items catalogue shelter and construction materials	IFRC
Land Portal	Land Portal Foundation
OpenStreetMap GIS	Open Street Map
Operations Portal Refugee Situations	UNHCR
Plastic sheeting	Independent
ReliefWeb Briefing Kit	UNOCHA
Supply catalogue shelter/field equipment	UNICEF
World Bank Open Data	World Bank

Coordination

Resource	Host
Child Protection Area of Responsibility	Global Protection Cluster
Emergency Telecommunications Cluster	WFP
Food Security Cluster	FAO, WFP
Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility	Global Protection Cluster
Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster	IOM, UNHCR
Global Cluster for Early Recovery	UNDP
Global Education Cluster	UNICEF
Global Health Cluster	UNICEF
Global Logistics Cluster	WFP
Global Nutrition Cluster	UNICEF
Global Protection Cluster	UNHCR
Global Shelter Cluster	IFRC, UNHCR
Global WASH Cluster	UNICEF
IFRC shelter	IFRC
Inter-Agency Standing Committee	Multi-agency
IOM shelter	IOM
UNHCR shelter	UNHCR

Whilst hoping this list can be helpful, it is not intended as comprehensive and Shelter Centre does not endorse any resource.

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