QSAND was used to support the assessment of a resettlement programme in Kachin State, Myanmar, prior to the military coup in 2021. Watch the team reflect on this process at the 2021 WEDC conference here: repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/confe…

This morning, QSAND Programme Lead George Foden presented a QSAND introductory workshop at the Malawi Shelter Cluster Meeting in Senga, Salima District. Later today we will conduct a training exercise, and looked more closely at the interlinked issues of shelter and energy

Great to see how the issues of energy and housing are connected, with some key considerations for QSAND and @LboroSTEER to help address

The Malawi Shelter Cluster Coordination Meeting begins with an overview of the activities members have been engaged with, particularly in response to Cycle Freddy

"QSAND is very relevant to both practitioners and academicians in determining sustainability of shelter projects. Bravo!" "Thank you so much for the interesting training. It was great and relevant." Thanks to all who participated, we look forward to engaging more in the future!

I loved taking part in I'm a Scientist Team, and the prize money allowed me to run a workshop in Salima, Malawi, with shelter practitioners and government officials on QSAND calling to (hopefully) help improve humanitarian shelter response. Read the report here: about.imascientist.org.uk/2023/what-geor…

You can keep up-to-date on what the QSAND team has been up to on our Events Page. Don't miss out on a future QSAND event! qsand.org/events/

Great to see QSAND being used in a new and different way, supporting an emergency shelter design that runs entirely on renewable energy - read more about the BJTU+ Solar Decathlon Project here!

What is QSAND and how can it be used to support sustainable decision-making in post-disaster contexts? Find out all about QSAND in our introductory video qsand.org/video/infovide…

QSAND is a featured project in Loughborough's Successful Transitions Under Environmental Change research challenge. Read more about related research in Loughborough Geography and Environment, Lboro International Relations, Politics & History, @LboroSTEER and the wider School of Social Sciences and Humanities here: lboro.ac.uk/schools/social…

QSAND was used as a guiding principle in this project, which aimed to integrate energy-focused resilience strategies into humanitarian shelter design. Read more about how the QSAND team supported this innovative design process: @LboroSTEER Loughborough Geography and Environment sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It was great to share with engaged students on the QSAND process and share more on some real life examples from Malawi - thanks Dr Monia Del Pinto for the opportunity!

Join us online or in person at this HNPW session on environmentally sound procurement for shelter action, in which we'll be discussing the use of different decision-making support tools to support sustainability in humanitarian practice. Register here: vosocc.unocha.org/Report.aspx?pa…

The new Global Shelter Cluster Strategy launched at #GSCmeeting24! Lots to consider, but of particular relevance to QSAND are: 🌍 Improve environmental impact 🏁 Enable recovery and durable solutions from the start 📢 Advocate for S&S responses qsand.org for more

Provocative first session of Day 3 #GSCmeeting24. In fragile settings, nothing we do is neutral. Everything we do will have positive and negative consequences. So how do we minimise and mitigate against secondary negative effects?

Great to see both QSAND and SMAC getting a shout out at #GSCmeeting24 in Better Shelter's Open Session discussing their fascinating work on LCA in humanitarian shelter action. Find out more at: qsand.org sheltercluster.org/environment-co…

In #Malawi, burnt brick construction emits 1.5M tonnes of #BlackCarbon annually. Despite bans, dirty fuel use persists. Is there a better solution? A #blog by George Foden explores incentivizing #CleanEnergy for households: mecs.org.uk/blog/the-carro… #SolarCooking #Sustainability

It was wonderful to work with the BJTU+ team on this paper! We explore how sustainable and energy-resilient strategies can be integrated into emergency shelter design with QSAND calling

Cannot wait for this in January! It will be a great opportunity to work with Tanja and connect her fascinating research with the wide range of disaster-related activities here at Loughborough. QSAND calling Loughborough Geography and Environment WEDC Modern Energy Cooking Services and many more!

Great to see these studies from Croix-Rouge.lu, measuring the environmental impact of shelter typologies, and providing important input for the SMAC carbon calculator tool. DRC: croix-rouge.lu/wp-content/upl… Madagascar: croix-rouge.lu/wp-content/upl… Burundi: croix-rouge.lu/wp-content/upl…