Shelter Cluster Vanuatu Meeting

23 July 2015PWD Offices, Port-Vila

1. Introduction2. IM UpdateWrap up of the 3W for the HAP period 3. Updates and discussionSubmission process to Recovery Framework status. Building Back Safer TWiG feedbacksShelter Cluster Technical Guidelines process. Completing Shelter distribution after 31 JulyEl Nino.Shelter & Settlement vulnerability monitoring

Agenda

4. Partners update and issuesPWD/UNDP multipurpose community building project & training componentPWD Building code projectADRA/Habitat for Humanity shelter projectDisability Desk letter of shelter occupancy issue.5. AOB

Agenda

2. IM Update

3.1 Submission process to Recovery Framework status

7 projects, already started within the Humanitarian Action Plan and is fully funded.4 projects, starting after 31 July and are fully funded.3 projects, Already started or will start after 31 July but seek to Recovery Framework funding

Strengthening housing & settlement community resilience, which would encompass activities, initiated within the HAP and new planned projects aiming to:

(1) assist in the repairing, retrofitting and reconstruction of damaged houses,

(2) households and community safe shelter awareness, (3) building back safer training of skilled and unskilled workers, (4) assist in the repairing, retrofitting and reconstruction of damaged community building,

(5) local and traditional construction knowledge and capacity strengthening,

(6) building back safer knowledge dissemination, mass and affected population communication,

(7) Strengthening local and national capacity in post disaster shelter & housing

3.1 Submission process to Recovery Framework status

Following some partners request, deadline for submission extended for tomorrow Friday 11:30AM.Analysis to prepare meeting on Monday 27 with PWD, DLA & DSPACMeeting outputs and analysis to be presented to the Housing Working Group on Tuesday 28 at 2PM @PWDAll to be sent to Recovery Committee before July 30

3.2 Building Back Safer TWiG feedbacks

BBS concept note agreed to be the BBS Shelter Cluster Guidance. Will be circulated soon for comments.To be presented to incoming SAG and to inform Housing Working Group.

3.3 Shelter Cluster Technical Guidelines process

As part of preparedness, this document will address: (1) The Technical response by the Shelter Cluster to Tropical Cyclone Pam. (2) The recommendations for further responses of the Shelter Cluster to natural disasters in Vanuatu, and (3) Shelter and NFI technical specifications.

To be finalized end of August.

3.4 Completing Shelter distribution after 31 July

All shelter/housing activities after 31 July to be submitted to the Recovery FrameworkHumanitarian activities after 31 July issue raised at inter cluster meeting on 22/07. Meeting was chaired by NDMO director.For any shelter distribution after 31 July, need to be discussed with NDMO and PWD.

3.5 El Nino

El Nino issue raised at inter cluster meeting on 22/07. Meeting was chaired by NDMO director.Decision to work on Action Plan, contribution by all cluster for first week of August.WASH and FSAC clusters would be the 2 key clusters involved

Do you think that El Nino impact need shelter activities and do Shelter Cluster need to be involved at this stage?

3.6 Shelter & Settlement vulnerability monitoring

Shelter & Settlement Vulnerability Assessment done in April May 2015

Monitoring from 10 August till 7 September

Main objective: To inform the (1) evaluation of the effectiveness of the shelter operational response detailed in the humanitarian action plan (2) on going recovery and preparedness strategies following the Cyclone Pam event that struck the Vanuatu archipelago in March 2015.

3.6 Shelter & Settlement vulnerability monitoring

Specific objectives1. Monitor the sheltering conditions for families affected by TC

Pam since the baseline assessment;2. Evaluate the utility of various shelter interventions provided

by Shelter Cluster agencies and others stakeholders to enable families and communities to recover

3. Determine if emergency shelter residual gaps and recovery needs exist

4. Inform future preparedness and contingency planning with respect to risk reduction, prepositioning of materials, and identification of vulnerable groups and sites

3.6 Shelter & Settlement vulnerability monitoring

Inter agency exercise:

Contribution of cluster partners.Capacity building oportunity for cluster partnersCapacity building for Governement agencies NDMO & PWD

Please contact the SCT if interested

3.7 Incoming events

1. Meeting with PWD, DLA & DSPAC on Recovery Framework submission for Shelter/housing on 27/07

2. Housing Working Group meeting on Recovery Framework submission & analysis for Shelter/housing 28/07 at 2PM @ PWD

3. No meeting on 30/07 due to Independence day4. Shelter Cluster TWiG meeting on incoming monitoring of

Shelter & Settlement vulnerability assessment (REACH 2 - TBD)

5. Shelter Cluster SAG, 05/086. Housing Working Group meeting on Thursday 06/07, with

Shelter Social Club

4. Partner Updates & Issues

PWD/UNDP multipurpose community building project & training component

4. Partner Updates & Issues

PWD Building code projectBuilding Act in 2013.Review and update existing code process interrupted by PAMNext step Is to do workshops with all stakeholders, from mid August, at national and provincial levels.

Workshops will aim to finalize the code and to strategize its dissemination.Finalizing the Building code will be the next step.

PWD is looking at financial resources to finalize these important tasks

4. Partner Updates & Issues

ADRA/Habitat for Humanity shelter project (canceled)

4. Partner Updates & Issues

Disability Desk letter of shelter occupancy issue.

5. AOB