Permanent shelter
Practical Action
District level rebuilding master plans
The land use map arising subsequent to the Comparative Analysis should be integrated with
District level rebuilding master plans. All stakeholders should be invited to a consultative process
where the information collated through the Comparative Analysis is assimilated and discussed.
All professional bodies involved in rebuilding housing and infrastructure should be given a forum
to contribute their expertise on how to adapt a range of proven technologies and services to suit
the local environment.
The stakeholders consulted should include the District Housing Consultative Forum which is the
coordinating body of all stakeholders including;
UDA District Level Officers
Local Government Agencies – Pradeshiya Sabha
the Centre for Housing, Planning and Building(CHPB)
UN-Habitat
The National Engineering, Research and Development Centre (NERD).
CBO’s & NGO’s of each area.
Researchers
Professionals
Artisans
Figure 7: Photo credit: Practical Action South Asia
The housing process
Awareness creation among implementing organisations on disaster sensitive participatory
approaches to planning and implementing the construction of houses.
Dialogue (with the community and CBOs) to understand the post disaster lifestyles and
aspirations.
Consensus with the implementing organisations on possible interventions. (Agreement on
partnerships, the commitments of each partner, and the duration of each commitment need to
be clearly specified).
Family consultation on the core housing option and plot layout (family occupation details, ages,
gender, special needs, interests, ownership verification, finalising the orientation of the layout).
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