Transitional Shelter Guidelines Presentation Christoph Mller Shelter Centre

Transitional Shelter Guidelines Presentation Christoph Müller – Shelter Centre Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Shelter Guidelines Definition 10 principles 5 types Content of the presentation • Definition of transitional shelter • 10 Transitional shelter principles • 5 Transitional shelter types Land tenure issues Is transitional shelter appropriate? • Transitional shelter and land tenure • When is transitional shelter appropriate? Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Shelter Guidelines Definition 10 principles 1. What is transitional shelter? • Transitional shelter is an incremental process 5 types Land tenure issues Is transitional shelter appropriate? • It bridges emergency shelter and permanent housing reconstruction • It is a beneficiary driven response approach Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Shelter Guidelines Definition 2. 10 transitional shelter principles 10 principles Assess situation Maximise choice Involve community Buy time Develop strategy Incremental process Reduce vulnerability Plan site Agree standards Construction 5 types Land tenure issues Is transitional shelter appropriate? Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Shelter Guidelines Definition 3. 5 types of transitional shelter 10 principles Recyclable 5 types Upgradable Land tenure issues Reusable Is transitional shelter appropriate? Resalable Relocatable Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Shelter Guidelines Definition 10 principles 5 types Land tenure issues Is transitional shelter appropriate? 4. Transitional shelter and land tenure Transitional Possible landshelter tenuredoes issues: not solve land tenure issues but can offer options: • Loss of property records • Transitional shelters can be relocated • No property due to displacement • Beneficiaries are given ownership of their • Tenant situations, especially in urban areas shelters but not of plot e. g. Haiti • Buys time to find solutions for land rights while people are sheltered Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Shelter Guidelines Definition 10 principles 5 types Land tenure issues Is transitional shelter appropriate? 5. The decision making tool When transitional shelter may not be The TSG decision making tool ensures appropriate: appropriatness: • Insecure funding leads to interruption of If transitional shelter is deemed not continuous support appropriate other options have to be • Distortion of local markets considered • Lack of technical capacity Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional tent Transitional Tent Prototype Presentation Laura Martinelli- Shelter Centre Thursday 15 September 2011

tent Prototype Transitional Tent Transitional tent: Not a replacement for locally built Transitional Shelter - Locally procured and built transitional shelter remain preferred options where possible in a shelter response. -Transitional tents just add to the options available to humanitarian practitioners in situations where transitional shelters are not feasible. Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype Content of the presentation • What is a transitional tent? • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Elements of construction • What’s next? • Questions, discussion Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype Content of the presentation • What is a transitional tent? • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Elements of construction • What’s next? • Questions, discussion Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype What is a transitional tent? More durable than a tent due to its upgradability -Tents can last less than six months -The frame in the Transitional tent will last for years -The frame in the Transitional tent can be repaired and upgraded as needed Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype What is a transitional tent? Not a permanent solution Why is this important? Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype What is a transitional tent? Not a permanent solution Why is this important? -Beneficiaries sometimes cannot upgrade from tents because they do not own tenure to the land they are living on. Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype What is a transitional tent? Not a permanent solution Why is this important? -Beneficiaries sometimes cannot upgrade from tents because they do not own tenure to the land they are living on. -Landowners are often reluctant to allow any structure they see as permanent to be built on their land because they fear that the displaced population will never leave. Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype What is a transitional tent? Money saving over a long response -Tents often have to replaced before reconstruction. -Transitional tents will last a much greater length of time. -Transitional tents can be reused, recycled or sold. Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype Content of the presentation • What is a transitional tent? • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Elements of construction • What’s next? • Questions, discussion Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Humanitarian consortium Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Members of the project Consortium Cordaid Medair International SDC/HA UN-Habitat UN/OCHA HFHI Trócaire CRS RICS Oxfam GB Red. R Practical Action MSF-Int CARE International IOM CAFOD ECHO ODI Pro. Act Network Caritas Austria World Vision International Save the Children USAID/OFDA DFID Muslim Aid Sphere Project NRC CHF International COHRE Red Cross Societies The project is also observed by the IFRC and UNHCR Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Involvement from manufacturers Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Involvement from manufacturers Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype Content of the presentation • What is a transitional tent? • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Elements of construction • What’s next? • Questions, discussion Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Frame Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Frame Plastic groundsheet Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Internal liner Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Internal liner Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept End panels Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept End panels Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept External fly Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept Complete view Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype Content of the presentation • What is a transitional tent? • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Elements of construction • What’s next? • Questions, discussion Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype What’s next? Organisations that have expressed interest in the Transitional Tent project Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype What’s next? Organisations that have expressed interest in the Transitional Tent project ? ? Thursday 15 September 2011

Transitional Tent Prototype Content of the presentation • What is a transitional tent? • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Elements of construction • What’s next? • Questions, discussion Thursday 15 September 2011