updated edition – October 2019
Securing Tenure in Shelter Operations
In a number of regions and contexts where humanitarian shelter programmes are implemented, the use of and access to land and housing by individuals and communities is of a different character and subject to a different type of governance than in the Global North context of formal ownership evidenced by written documents and official records.
south sudan – july 2015
Due Diligence Guidelines for Shelter Actors
These guidelines are an adaptation of the “Land Rights and Shelter: The Due Diligence Standard” document adopted by the Global Shelter Cluster in December 2013 to the South Sudanese context. They aim to assist shelter actors in South Sudan to understand existing land rights over plots of land and to minimize the risk of shelter activities further contributing to land disputes in South Sudan.
NW Syria – due diligence guidance
Supporting HLP-Sensitive CCCM Interventions in Informal Sites
In north west Syria, CCCM interventions often target informal, self-settled IDP sites, including with infrastructure works. Some of these sites are often established on land to which occupants have no legal claim.
Norwegian refugee council
NRC Natural Resource Guidance
During conflicts and disasters, relationships and institutions tend to weaken and break down. Sometimes, the breakdown of trust in the relationships and systems that govern housing, land, property or natural resources are contributing factors to the conflict itself. Therefore, all humanitarian actors whose interventions rely on access to land, buildings, or natural resources must pay careful attention to these relationships.
December 2013
The Due Diligence Standard
This checklist aims to assist shelter actors to ensure that they respect existing
rights over plots of land on which they intend to construct shelter and minimise
the risk that may contribute to land disputes. It is also intended to help assisting
managers and implementers of shelter programmes in field locations to identify
land rights in contexts where information is difficult to obtain.
due diligence guidelines
Housing, Land and Property Rights in Shelter
The objective of the Due Diligence Guidelines is to support shelter actors in ensuring that Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights of both shelter beneficiaries and land/property owners in Northern Syria are protected to the greatest extent possible throughout the shelter program cycle.
post-disaster response planning
Rapid Tenure Assessment Guidelines
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