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Low-Income settlement improvements with the UNCHS-Habitat / DANIDA were realised in Zambia, Kenya and Bolivia (1985-1989). A series of documents on Community Participation for Settlement Improvement, communication and training of government staff.
Zambia Settlement Improvement with UNCHS 1991, under the Ministry of
Decentralization. CTA, development of picture training modules and
flipcharts.
A picture story or flipchart on the best desin for soil block or
adobe construction houses. Still applicable for many countries because
of low cost. Small design details make these improved constructions very
durable. Soil Block Foundations? 14 pages, 7.3MB
A flipchart with separte text on water supply from open and
protected wells and what to do or not to do for the users of these well.
Including Sodis water treatment. Your Water and Your Health 18 charts 19 pag. plus 10 pages text for trainers for above flipchart , together 5.9 MB.
Improved construction methods for low-income and self-hellp houses in earthquake affected areas were developed for Yemen A.R.(1983), Ecuador (1975-78), Pakistan (Kashmir) and Nepal.
Post-disaster housing and infrastructure reconstruction was realised after the 26 December 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka (Jaffna and Mullaitivu districts) and Indonesia (Banda Aceh province and Nias Island).
Advise on school building design and their efficiency with UNESCO in Senegal (1972), several West African countries (1974/5). Earthquake resistant construction methods Pakistan and Tajikistan (1999-2011), Indonesia (2005) and Nepal (2001-20033) and Mozambique (2010-2011).
In Honduras (1980/81 - INVA) I was involved in the development of the first Fibre Cement Roofing Sheets and applied the first prototypes on rural settlement housing projects.
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