Country: Pakistan
Location within Country: Bagh / Muzaffarabad
Project Period: 2005 – March 2006
The Program:
NSET provided technical assistance to UNDP/Pakistan to demonstrate people-centered, cost-effective, environment-friendly rubble removal and emergency housing strategy that facilitate incorporation of earthquake-resistance in transitional as well as permanent reconstruction of the building, and will ensure sustainable livelihoods and habitats for the earthquake-affected communities. An indicative output of the program is capacity building, support to the affected rural communities for emergency shelter construction and reconstruction of earthquake resilient housing units during the Early Recovery period following the October Earthquake in Pakistan.