As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee their country which is under attack by Putin’s Russia, we find that the number of forcibly displaced people is at an all-time high. This episode, first run in 2019 and created with Mott MacDonald at the UK Shelter Forum examines the issues affecting shelter provision for refugees.
Original Episode 34: Crisis Shelter for Mass Displacement
Noorullah Kuchai is a civil engineer, a humanitarian and a refugee twice over. He lived in a tent in a Pakistani refugee camp for a decade and is now dedicating his life to helping people who have been displaced by war like he was. Shelter must be sustainable, durable and socially beneficial for displaced people and the communities that host them. To enable this, collaboration is needed between humanitarians, local governments, academia and technical professionals to bring together those that manage disaster on the ground, and people who are developing better shelter. We head to the UK Shelter Forum in London to find out more about how this knowledge gap is closing.
Guests
Dima Albadra, Research Associate, University of Bath
Tom Corsellis, Executive Director, Shelter Centre
Jamie Johnston, Head of Global Systems, Bryden Wood
Anne Kerr, Global Head of Cities, Mott Macdonald
Nooroola Kuchai, PhD Candidate, University of Bath
Dr Francis Moran, Research Associate, University of Bath
Brett Moore, Head of Shelter and Settlements, UNHCR
Ana Ruiton, Façade Engineer, Mott MacDonald
Jake Zarins, Associate Director Disaster Risk Reduction, Habitat for Humanity
Resources
- UK Shelter Forum website
- Healthy Housing for the Displaced project
- Engineering Hope
