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BRIDGING THE GAP: POST-TSUNAMI TRANSITIONAL SETTLEMENT
Graham SaundersCatholic Relief Services
Post-tsunami transitional settlementReview of transitional settlement
response in Indonesia, Sri Lanka & India
Identifying trends and issues
Context – Indonesia>500,000 people
displaced
Extensive damage to coastal strip + 2-3km inland
>95% of buildings destroyed in affected areas
Limited road access to many areas
Conflict area, restricted access by Government & military
Very limited non-governmental settlement activity pre-tsunami
Context – Sri Lanka>500,000 people
displaced
Extensive damage to coastal strip – 500m inland
>90% of buildings destroyed in affected areas
Road access to most areas
Conflict area with LTTE Government most affected
Progress on common response but problematic
Significant non-governmental settlement activity pre-tsunami in conflict areas
Context – India>150,000 people
displaced
Irregular damage to coastal strip – 100-300m inland
Range of damage buildings in affected areas
Road access to all areas
Government declined external assistance
Policies by State Governments
Extensive non-governmental sector
Transitional settlement – IndonesiaLarge scale displacement
Government strategy - TLCs
Emergency shelter close to original sites
Restricted zone
Reluctant access given to NGOs
Support for ‘semi-permanent’
Dilemma of ‘interim’ shelter
Government Masterplan – zoning & guidelines
Transitional settlement – Sri Lanka
Decentralised Government – no immediate strategy
Emergency shelter response
NGO-led strategy development, adopted by Government
Transitional shelter progress to date – Govt & LTTE areas
Land & zoning dilemma
Mixed quality of the response
Governmental structures
TAFREN & progress to permanent
Transitional settlement – IndiaState Governments mobilised
response
Rapid move to transitional
Standardised community shelters
Support for alternative solutions e.g. renting
Creative transitional shelters
Close State oversight of actors
Zoning issues – being progressed
Rapid progress to permanent – separate State strategies
Transitional settlement - trends & issues
Strategy development
Understanding of transitional
Individual versus collective
Land & zoning
Site planning
Environmental impact
Materials
Agency competencies
Governmental capacities
BRIDGING THE GAP: POST-TSUNAMI TRANSITIONAL SETTLEMENT
Graham SaundersCatholic Relief Services