Permanent Housing Brief

Author(s)
Dercon, B.
Publication language
English
Pages
26pp
Date published
01 Feb 2006
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disasters, Response and recovery, Shelter and housing
Countries
Indonesia
Organisations
UN Habitat

This brief is based on the following sources of information :
?? Continuous monitoring of BRR Operations Centre and UN-Habitat of the commitments and the progress of about 100 active organisations providing housing. (Most recent update attached.)
?? Detailed analysis of the “Garansi” surveys of BRR, checking commitments and progress in the field, in Aceh and Nias. (Discussion and research notes attached.)
?? Field monitoring of Unsyiah on housing progress and quality, supported by UNHabitat,
of 61 villages with 17,000 families in 3 kabupaten (Aceh Barat, Aceh Besar and Pidie). (Selected summary results attached.)
?? Reporting of local authorities to the Aceh Governor.


This brief is a policy research paper made by UN-Habitat, in support of the Government and organis ations active in shelter and housing. Comments and updates are welcome.