Post-disaster Settlements: Lessons and Challenges for Sustainable Reconstruction

The Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador has requested international partners from the PROMESHA network to contribute with their experience to the discussion on post-disaster settlements reconstruction in Ecuador. The Side Event includes presentations of research and post-disaster reconstruction projects including a follow up on Sida’s Development Research Conference-Stockholm 2016; and experiences from El Salvador and the Philippines. The aim is to generate discussion on: a) lessons from post-disaster settlements reconstruction from other contexts that could be applied in settlement reconstruction in Ecuador; b) the challenges of linking post-disaster housing reconstruction and sustainable urban development; c) post-disaster housing solutions for areas affected by the Ecuadorian earthquake; and d) the need for capacity building in Ecuador regarding incremental and participatory post-disaster housing and planning of sustainable human settlements.