Nine key lessons on responding to urban disasters (by ALNAP)
Great report by ALNAP - "Responding to Urban Disasters: Learning from Previous Relief and Recovery Operations".
Nine key lessons are distilled and explained in this report. These are:
1. Urban programmes should have clear boundaries, but remain flexible on how to work within these boundaries.
2. Always work with local authorities and communities, and coordinate effectively.
3. Use assessment and targeting approaches that suit urban complexity.
4. Cash-based programmes work well in urban areas.
5. Work with local markets and private-sector initiatives.
6. Adopt urban approaches to camps, shelter and housing.
7. 'Urbanise" sectoral interventions (including food)
8. Use new and exisitng media for better communication, information gathering and accountability.
9. Relief and recovery actions need to build future urban resilience to avoid wasted investments.