Urban Shelter Guidelines Shelter Meeting 10b December 2010 Assistance in urban areas to populations affected by humanitarian crisis

Why did we do it? 1.  the Way not only the Result 2.Back at SM08b (Brussels) no focus on urban challenges 3.Concern about “getting lost” and getting pulled into “squatter upgrading” (hum- dev)

Why did we do it? 4.Focus on Displaced and Non-displaced but not on Affected Population 5.Difficulties of defining IDPs due to various reasons for “change in location” (econ, social..) 6.Unclear how to support with existing Assistance Methods (understand urban needs)

What we did 1.(the way) Input to IASC MHCUA, HC Dialog, FM Review and other publications 2.(since SM08b) Involved various actors + got Shelter Funding to develop guidelines 3.(hum-dev) Defined how to distinguish between “urban poor” and “people with humanitarian needs”

Why did we do it? 4.(affected pop) De-mystified the mix of people in urban areas 5.(various reasons) Got away from pure displacement definition as basis for assistance 6.(urban needs) Define peoples own Livelihood strategy as basis for Assistance Methods

Content Detailed Introduction to Urban Setting – When, What, Why, Who, How Chapter 1 Defining - Defining and targeting affected population Chapter 2 Combining - Use and combination of the 18 assistance methods Chapter 3 Standards - Deciding on standards Resources – Profiling Methods, Tools and Handbooks, HLP and Shelter

Screen shots 3. (hum-dev) distinguish between “urban poor” and “people with humanitarian needs”

Screen shots 3. (hum-dev) distinguish between “urban poor” and “people with humanitarian needs”

Screen shots 4. (affected pop) De-mystified the mix of people in urban areas Affected by crisis inside a city (displaced or non-displaced) Affected by crisis outside a city Urbanisation and migration

Screen shots 5. (various reasons) Got away from pure displacement definition

Screen shots 6. (urban needs) Livelihood strategy as basis for Assistance

Screen shots Link information to each other

Screen shots Link information to each other

Screen shots Define what needs to be done differently

Screen shots Define what needs to be done differently

Screen shots Define Standards

Screen shots Gives examples (case studies)

This is what the guidelines can do Detailed Introduction to Urban Setting – When, What, Why, Who, How Chapter 1 Defining - Defining and targeting affected population Chapter 2 Combining - Use and combination of the 18 assistance methods Chapter 3 Standards - Deciding on standards Resources – Profiling Methods, Tools and Handbooks, HLP at a glance  This is what we wanted to communicate  It is important to write it down

This is still missing Understanding urban livelihood better Fully define how to support peoples assets Define our role and limitations (is living in a slum a durable solution?) Define our methodology (exchange Land Cruiser with bus ticket + will we continue to build or will we work “only” with HLP)

Questions Did the urban discussion of the last years help you to adjust your programs? Do you work differently (focus on existing coping mechanism and livelihood assets) ? How to go on with the urban discussion?