Transitional Shelter Guidelines Presentation Christoph M üller – Shelter Centre

1. Transitional Shelter Guidelines Presentation Christoph Müller – Shelter Centre

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

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

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

5. Transitional Shelter Guidelines • 5 types of transitional shelter Definition Recyclable 10 principles Upgradable 5 types Land tenure issues Reusable Is transitional shelter appropriate? Resalable Relocatable

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

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

8. Transitional tent Transitional Tent Prototype Presentation Laura Martinelli- Shelter Centre

9. Transitional tent Transitional Tent Prototype • 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Transitional Tent Prototype • What is a transitional tent? Not a permanent solution Why is this important?

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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

18. Transitional Tent Prototype • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Humanitarian consortium

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

20. Transitional Tent Prototype • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Involvement from manufacturers

21. Transitional Tent Prototype • The evolution of the Transitional Tent Concept • Involvement from manufacturers

22. 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

23. Transitional Tent Prototype Frame

24. Transitional Tent Prototype Frame Plastic groundsheet

25. Transitional Tent Prototype Internal liner

26. Transitional Tent Prototype Internal liner

27. Transitional Tent Prototype End panels

28. Transitional Tent Prototype End panels

29. Transitional Tent Prototype External fly

30. Transitional Tent Prototype Complete view

31. 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

32. Transitional Tent Prototype • What’s next? • Organisations that have expressed interest in the Transitional Tent project

33. Transitional Tent Prototype • What’s next? • Organisations that have expressed interest in the Transitional Tent project • ? • ?

34. 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