S > 4W + R. Translation – shelter is greater than four walls and a roof. In the Forum 2013 workshop session “Sheltering Affected Populations: ‘It’s a Home, Stupid’,” Kip Scheidler of Habitat for Humanity International facilitated a conversation with Sohini Sarkar of Global Communities, Dr. Fred Krimgold of Virginia Tech, and Chuck Setchell of USAID/OFDA on how shelter is not just a structure, it’s a home in a community.
The InterAction Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group hosted a panel, Living on the Edge: Building Resilience in Coastal Cities, to discuss the relationship between coastal cities, disaster risk, and climate change.