QSAND (Quantifying Sustainability in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters) promotes sustainable reconstruction following disasters.
Joined October 2014
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Cannot wait for this in January! It will be a great opportunity to work with Tanja and connect her fascinating research with the wide range of disaster-related activities here at Loughborough.
@QSANDcalling @lborogeog @WEDCUK @UKMECS and many more!
The year 2025 will be off to a good start for me: I am delighted to have been selected as a visiting fellow by @LboroIAS! I will visit @GeorgeFoden and colleagues, to further discuss our respective studies on #Malawi and #disaster. Watch this space! lboro.ac.uk/research/ias/fel…
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It was wonderful to work with the BJTU+ team on this paper! We explore how sustainable and energy-resilient strategies can be integrated into emergency shelter design with @QSANDcalling
QSAND was used as a guiding principle in this project, which aimed to integrate energy-focused resilience strategies into humanitarian shelter design.
Read more about how the QSAND team supported this innovative design process:
@LboroSTEER @lborogeog
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In #Malawi, burnt brick construction emits 1.5M tonnes of #BlackCarbon annually. Despite bans, dirty fuel use persists. Is there a better solution? A #blog by @GeorgeFoden explores incentivizing #CleanEnergy for households:
mecs.org.uk/blog/the-carrot-…
#SolarCooking #Sustainability
ALT A sign banning use of charcoal. Malawi, 2022. Image Copyright of Robert van Buskirk.
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Provocative first session of Day 3 #GSCmeeting24.
In fragile settings, nothing we do is neutral. Everything we do will have positive and negative consequences. So how do we minimise and mitigate against secondary negative effects?
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Join us online or in person at this HNPW session on environmentally sound procurement for shelter action, in which we'll be discussing the use of different decision-making support tools to support sustainability in humanitarian practice.
Register here:
vosocc.unocha.org/Report.asp…
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I loved taking part in @imascientist, and the prize money allowed me to run a workshop in Salima, Malawi, with shelter practitioners and government officials on @QSANDcalling to (hopefully) help improve humanitarian shelter response.
Read the report here:
about.imascientist.org.uk/20…
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The Malawi Shelter Cluster Coordination Meeting begins with an overview of the activities members have been engaged with, particularly in response to Cycle Freddy
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There's still time to register to join us at 6pm BST tomorrow to explore how nature-based solutions can be used in displacement contexts for the benefit of both the host and displaced communities. We hope to see you there!
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Looking forward to taking part in this session as a panellist and hearing from @HYTUganda and Desert Garden on their experiences incorporating landscapes into their work in displacement settings. Join the discussion on 26th July!
@lborogeog @WEDCUK @QSANDcalling @LboroSTEER
How can it be possible to plan settlements for the displaced to become productive, regenerative landscapes?
Join our workshop to explore how! Register your place here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/landscape…
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Ever wondered how #naturebasedsolutions & the built environment can inform #earthquake #resilience ?
Then join our first session of 2023 to find out!
Follow this link to book your place:
eventbrite.com/e/65688837982…
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Smart Shelter Foundation launch a free online student workshop on shelter and semi-permanent housing. Students from Architecture, Design and Engineering (or any discipline) who want to be involved in solving real-life global issues, this one is for you!
youtu.be/QqIwRMocmjw
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Thank you to @GeorgeFoden for being a guest on this month's podcast! Listen now meaningofhome.uk/podcast/ - the podcast is now also available on Spotify and Amazon music, search 'The Meaning of Home Podcast'
Is resilience just another buzzword, does it matter who uses it and how, and what does it actually mean?
It was great to be a guest on the fascinating @MeaningofHomeLU podcast!
You can find the link to my episode (ep10) and all the others here: meaningofhome.podbean.com/
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Great to see some of the amazing work of our partners in the Chan Cheung Mun Chung Charitable Fund highlighted here, including our collaboration on the QSAND translation and the BJTU+ transitional shelter project.
ccmccf.org.hk/wp-content/upl…
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When a disaster strikes, how should an affected community prioritise their response?
@QSANDcalling can help to ensure sustainability is at the forefront of all reconstruction efforts. Find out more with our introductory animation
linkedin.com/posts/george-fo…
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All thank you to NHSRP(HRRP) team for all your hard work and amazing contibution to ensure sustainable and resilient recovery process in Nepal. A salute to all partners supporting the plaform and NDRRMA for continue guidance and support.
#recovery #reconstruction #housing
NHSRP (former HRRP) is evolved as 'Platform of Partners' since 2015 Nepal earthquake. NHSRP facilitates the #collaboration with government and non-governmental stakeholders for finding #localized solutions of housing and settlements needs in post-disaster situations. @HRRP_Nepal
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Humanitarian sectors can and should work together to promote and support the well-being of people living through disasters and crises. Living conditions matter! Read the report of a recent multi-sector learning event sheltercluster.org/recovery-…
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Today! @careintuk @CENDEPBrookes @ShelterCluster are launching Pathways Home: Guidance for supporting shelter self-recovery. Join us at 0900 to learn more. You can now download Pathways too! sheltercluster.org/recovery-…
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"Local actors emphatically reject this arbitrary division of labour between the humanitarian and development sectors, which is largely imposed on them by international actors."
See also our discussion on the humanitarian-develop gap here youtu.be/t1pEED0WBIA
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These days, heavy rain continues to fall on NW #Syria, which leads to an increase in the suffering of those who were displaced to camps every winter. Our teams work tirelessly to ease the suffering of civilians. They dug ditches and canals to drain rainwater away.
#WhiteHelmets
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Are you a woman working in the #Humanitarian #shelter and #settlement sector? What obstacles do you face? What can be different and what needs to change?
We want to hear and learn from your experiences in the sector. Please share through surveymonkey.co.uk/r/shelter…