Shelter Design and Development in Cambodia
This paper was developed during the Sida Advanced International Training Programme “Shelter Design and Development” 2010, in which 26 people came from 13 different countries, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Tunisia.
The preparation of this paper was divided into 4 phases; draft 1 was prepared before 23 August 2010 in Cambodia, the second during actual training 1-24 September 2010 in Lund, Sweden, third finalized during 3-4 months of field research in Cambodia and fourth finalized during 14-25 February 2011 in Manila, Philippines.
The main purposes of this paper are to fulfill one of the course’s requirements and to express what has been learned from the course’s lectures, site visits, and study tours, particularly to initiate the change and improvement of the shelter situation in Cambodia.
