Post Disaster Needs Assessment: Herat Earthquakes 2023
Vivek Rawal of People in Centre involved as Housing Advisor to UNDP led the housing…
Facilitating Transitional Shelters for Earthquake Affected Communities in Afghanistan
People in Centre is providing UNDP technical support for providing transitional shelter support to the…
ECOWAS Technical Reference Guide for Post-disaster Resilient Recovery
People in Centre is working with UNDP to prepare technical reference guide for the ECOWAS…
Improving Hazard Resistance of Vernacular Houses in Afghanistan
After the June 2002 Earthquake in Afghanistan, a set of technical guidelines for the post-earthquake…
Supporting UNDP in the facilitation of Owner-driven Housing Reconstruction after the 2022 Afghanistan Earthquake
Wide-spread damage was caused by the June 2022 earthquake in Afghanistan, particularly in the provinces…
NIDM Training of Trainers on PDNA
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Delhi, organised the training of trainers on Post Disaster…
Post Disaster Needs Assessment after TC Seroja, Timor Leste
Vivek Rawal of PiC coordinated the Post Disaster Needs Assessment undertaken by the Government of…
Household and Building Damage Assessment of the Easter Flood in Timor Leste
After tropical cyclone Seroja hit Timor Leste and caused unprecedented floods in Timor Leste, UNDP…
Inclusion of the Poor and Vulnerable: Learning from the Post Earthquake Reconstruction in Nepal
National Reconstruction Authority, Government of Nepal organised a National Symposium on Nepal Reconstruction (NSNR) during…
Training Masons for Hazard Resistant Construction in Jammu & Kashmir
People in Centre collaborated with TARU-VMS LLP to provide services to Jammu Tawi Flood Recovery…
National Guidelines on Temporary Shelters for Disaster Affected Families
With mandate from NDMA, People in Centre prepared 'National Guidelines on Interim Shelters for Disaster…
Supporting PDNA after the 2018 Palu disaster in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Vivek Rawal joined UNDP team to support Post Disaster Needs Assessment (JituPASNA in Indonesia) in…
Socio-Technical Facilitation of Post Earthquake Nepal Housing Reconstruction
Working for UNDP-GoI collaboration to provide socio-technical facilitation support to 26912 households in Gorkha district…
Appropriate Housing Options for Rural Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and West Bengal
With UNDP collaboration, People in Centre along with Hunnarshala and BuildAur supported Ministry of Rural…
SAARC Regional Training on PDNA, SriLanka
People in Centre team member joined as Trainer in UNDP and UN-ESCAP organized SAARC regional…
Technical Support for Reconstruction after 2015 Nepal Earthquake
People in Centre team is involved intensively in providing technical advisory support to UNDP Nepal…
Regional Training Workshop on PDNA, Bangkok
'People in Centre' member was invited to join an international team and conduct a regional…
Supporting Recovery of Flood Affected Communities in Gujarat
In 2015, Gujarat faced flash floods due to heavy rains in Saurashtra. High intensity of…
Post Disaster Needs Assessment after 2015 Nepal Earthquake
The 2015 Nepal earthquake was devastating. A team member from People in Centre Consulting was…
Towards Socio-Technical Facilitation of Rural Housing in Gujarat
'People in Centre' along with Hunnarshala and BuildAur collaborated with Commissionerate of Rural Development, Government…
Facilitating Karnaprayag Municipality with GIS based Mapping for Disaster Preparedness
After the flash floods of Kedarnath, 'People in Centre' team supported the District Administration, Chamoli…
A Quick Damage Analysis of Uttarakhand Disaster based on Satellite Imageries
'People in Centre' team has made a quick analysis of damage due to unprecedented disaster…
Training Course on Stabilised Rammed Earth Construction
'People in Centre' Consulting collaborated with Hunnarshala to design and conduct a two-week training course…
Reconstructing Schools using Bamboo in Violence Affected Kokrajhar, Assam
'People in Centre' Consulting collaborated with UNNATI to support local communities reconstruct the schools that…
Earthquake Vulnerability Walk in Guwahati, Assam
'People in Centre' Consulting collaborated with Tata Institute Social Sciences (TISS) to organise earthquake vulnerability…
Promoting Seismic Resistant Housing – A Set of 20 Posters
'People in Centre' Consulting supported a campaign to improve seismic resistance in existing houses. The…
Emergency Makeshift Shelters for Returning Families affected by Ethnic Violence in Kokrajhar, Assam
At invitation of the District Administration, Kokrajhar, Assam, 'People in Centre' Consulting provided support for…
Assessment of Cordaid Project for the 2007 Bihar Floods Rehabilitation
'People in Centre' Consulting undertook assessment of Cordaid funded project 'Mainstreaming Community Managed Disaster Risk…
Review of ERRRP project in Bhutan and Nepal
'People in Centre' Consulting undertook review of Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness (ERRRP) project…
EERI-Housner Fellowship
EERI-Housner Fellowship for year 2012 has been offered to Vivek Rawal of 'People in Centre'…
Training on Housing Stock Vulnerability Assessment Framework
'People in Centre' Consulting team conducted a four-day training programme on a framework of housing…
Assessing Damage and Recovery Needs in Bhutan after Sikkim Earthquake
Sikkim earthquake on September 18, 2011 affected India, Nepal and Bhutan causing significant losses. At…
Training of Supervisor Artisans and Engineers for Kosi Flood Reconstruction
PiC, as part of ODRC support to Kosi Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Programme, Government of Bihar,…
Kosi Flood Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Programme, Bihar
We were involved in Kosi flood rehabilitation work as part of ODR Collaborative. Involvement is…
Guidelines for House Construction using Bamboo
For Kosi Flood Recovery Programme, Government of Bihar set up a Technical Committee under chairmanship…
Assessing Extent of Existing Housing Vulnerability
Vulnerability of existing houses is one of the most serious life threatening risks during natural…
Tsunami Displacement and Rehabilitation: Learning for Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
A research project was initiated by USAID to inform its Asia programs for supporting climate…
Building with Bamboo – A Construction Manual
The Shelter Group (ODR Collaborative) is network of organizations facilitating people centred empowering approach to…
Rebuilding After Disasters – Lessons from CIDA supported Tsunami Projects in India
Distilling the learning from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) supported tsunami projects in India, myself…
Monitoring and Assessment of CIDA supported Tsunami Projects
After tsunami in December 2004, CIDA supported 6 reconstruction projects in India. An independent monitoring…
Workshop on Owner Driven Reconstruction and Rehabilitation for Kosi Flood Affected Regions
ODR Collaborative along with Government of Bihar organised this workshop in Patna in December 2008…
Evaluation of Swiss Solidarity supported Tsunami Projects
An evaluation of tsunami projects in India supported with an aid of 25 million swiss…
Intermediate Semi-Permanent Shelters in Post Disaster Reconstruction – Need for Change in Mindset
People in Centre would like to share a booklet with above mentioned title authored by…
Assessing Post Tsunami Housing Reconstruction in Andaman & Nicobar Islands: A People’s Perspective
An assessment of post tsunami housing reconstruction in Andaman & Nicobar Islands was taken up…
Assessment of SIFFS-HIVOS Project for Tsunami Rehabilitation
Assessment of HIVOS consortium supported post tsunami project implemented by South Indian Federation of Fishermen…
Assessing Damage after Disasters – A Participatory Framework and Toolkit
Damage assessment is a critical issue after the disasters as it lays foundation for subsequent…
A People’s Guide to Building Damages and Disaster Safe Construction
A small guide providing basic conceptual understanding of damages to the buildings during a natural…
Mid-term Assessment of Shelter Reconstruction in Tamilnadu after Tsunami
Mid-term assessment of shelter reconstruction after tsunami in Tamilnadu was undertaken by Hunnarshala and coordinated…
Post Disaster Rehabilitation – Issues in Deepening People’s Participation
A short article was coauthored by Binoy Acharya (UNNATI) and myself on issues of participation…
Independent Evaluation of the DEC Tsunami Crisis Response
I participated in the Independent Evaluation of the DEC Tsunami Crisis Response. My responsibilities included…
Posters on Disaster Safe Reconstruction
After tsunami, following set of posters for safe construction was prepared by myself and Dinesh…
Responding to disasters – Refusing to learn
Response to tsunami indicated many aspects where there is critical need to learn. This article…
Multi-agency evaluation of tsunami response: India and Sri Lanka
This report was prepared for CARE International, Oxfam GB, World Vision International. Author(s): Vivek Rawal,…
Some Notes on Habitat Reconstruction in Tsunami hit areas of South India
We (Binoy Acharya and Vivek Rawal) made a reconnaissance visit to tsunami hit areas in…
Post Earthquake Urban Planning in Bhachau – Issues and Agenda
After earthquake in Bhachau, Kutch in year 2001, new development planning process was initiated under…
Gujarat Plan Made in Haste
Gujarat earthquake reconstruction is seen as one of the most effective rehabilitation programme. This success…