1. Trip overview• Field locations• Agencies consulted

2. Executive summary• Current responses• Remaining shelter needs

3. Technical notes• Vernacular construction• Skills and material availability• What was unsuccessful• What was successful

4. Conclusions• Coordination • Technical

Itinerary 7th -Travel from Dhaka to Barisal

8th -Shelter Cluster Meeting in Barisal

9th -Shelter Cluster meeting at Patuakhali

-Site inspection in western Patuakhali

10th -Market survey for materials and components-Site inspection

Union 4 Dawli-Villages Chorkhali, Goalkhali, RanipurUnion karabunia-Village karabunia

Team Dave Hodgkin IFRC, SCG Team Sanjay CARE, SCG Team Sarabjit Oxfam GB/Red R Rumana Oxfam GB

On ground support from SAP staff

Barisal•SCG meeting•Government

•DC , LG, and •SDC and chief engineer of Barisal Sadar

•NGO’s•8 local•11 International•2 Un agencies

Patuakhali•Government

•DC, Assistant DC, Chief engineer•NGO’s

•20 Local •5 International•1 UN agency

Remaining shelter needs•Self reconstruction has been high•Delivered assistance has been low•Many families remain in clear need of urgent assistance•Better assessments need to occur

Coordination needs and recommendations•Coordination at a field level has been poor to date•Government expresses inability to coordinate NGO’s and seeks assistance•Better coordination needed at all levels

Technical recommendations1.Overall need remains of high concern2.Current skills and materials are good, need minor improvement3.Need for braider based simple solutions that address reasons for failure

Although many families have recovered rapidly, many still remain in urgent need of assistance

Most Shelter assistance appears to be focusing on:• Limited NFI and Plastic sheeting distributions•Limited cash grants from Government•Limited numbers of agencies concentrating on RC houses

Although outstanding needs are high there is:•Little apparent concerted international shelter response•No concerted assessment of outstanding need

Although self reconstruction hasbeen high, many families remain in clear need of assistance.

Exact numbers remain illusive

The need for prioritization of shelter assistance, expressed by LNGO, INGO, Community and local government

•Basic shelter security remains a key issue for many families

•The non-triangulated nature of local construction has meant many houses collapsed and then were simply stood up again

•Plinth failure and total destruction has left other families unable to rebuild

“They gave me 700 tents but I have over a million people homeless so we did not distribute them, what can we do” DC Barisal

Raised Earth Plinth (3-4ft)Buried brick or RC column pad footings 1ftw x 1ft x 1-2ftdTimber post and frame walls 4’’ x 4” posts Mixed cladding inc C.I., Flat metal sheet,

timber panel and timber plankTimber roof framesC.I. roofingSingle and two story constrcution

Notes:Extremely limited use of bamboo Limited use of bricks or RC No thatching

Construction SkillsHigh quality carpentry skillsCombination of self build and tradespeople

Material availabilityHigh volumes of fallen timber, EarthLimited bamboo, bricks or concretePossible limitation in sand and gravelHi availability of CI and fastenings

SitingLiving outside embankmentsNo access to cyclone shelterLiving close to small rivers

StructuralPlinth failure

Poor foundations, and no earth stabilisationBracing failures

Single fastenings at jointsRoof framingTiedown

Lack of tie down throughout structures

StructuralSteel connectors at footingsGood quality pad footingsDouble bolted or nailed connectionsPanel frame construction for bracing

StrategyLiving close to sheltersHouses that could fall over

and be rapidly re-erectedHouse frames that stayed up and roofing could be replaced

Although many families have recovered rapidly, many still remain in urgent need of assistance

The exact scale of need remains far from clear

Desperate need for increased reporting and dissemination

•Assessments •Plans•Progress

Clear need for coordination at•National •District•And Sub-district level

Need to refocus on emergency and transitional shelter needs

Programming

•Refocus on immediate shelter needs•Refocus on broad based simple interventions rather than narrow complete solutions

Strategic•Support existing successful strategies

•Cyclone shelters•Storm embankments•Rapidly repairable housing

Land and siting issues•Land title and embankments

Constructional•Preserve and enhance existing reconstruction methods•Support self reconstruction with improved training•Improve Plinth and footing practice•Improve roof framing and wall connection(bracing) •Consider implications of partial or complete tiedown