Download - SCG Barisal Field trip report
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