Environment in shelter

& settlement programmes.

This is a referencing tool to help improve the environmental sustainability of humanitarian shelter and settlement projects. It is not intended to be an assessment or a compliance tool. It has been developed as a helping hand in finding useful information about how to reduce environmental impact.

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Construction & Implementation

Disaster Waste Management

Information about the environmental concerns regarding disaster waste streams, that is the waste streams that are created by the disaster or conflict.
Logistics and Resource Management

Information about the environmental impact of construction inputs such as logistics, materials, water, energy and how to mitigate them.
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It is intended to compliment existing tool kits and resources such as:
  • UNEP – Resource Centre, Mainstreaming the environment into humanitarian action
  • UNEP and Groupe URD – Integrating the Environment into Humanitarian Action and Early Recovery
  • UNHCR – FRAME Toolkit: Framework for Assessing, Monitoring and Evaluating the environment in refugee-related operations
  • WWF and American Redcross - Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit
  • The Institute of Civil Engineer UK’s toolkit for international development and Best Practice documents
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