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Collaborating institution :- National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) of the Government of Ethiopia- Global shelter cluster- Shelter cluster Ethiopia- LabEx AE&CC / ENSAG / Université Grenoble-Alpes- International Organisation for Migration (IOM) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies - CARE International UK ; International audience ; CRAterre and its partners have been working for several years on the elaboration and the diffusion of a local building cultures identification method, especially with regards to their contribution to Disaster Risk Reduction. This work aims at facilitating the identification of their strengths and weaknesses and of the opportunities they offer, in order to promote them – in an adapted version if necessary – in habitat reconstruction or improvement projects. This document was elaborated at the occasion of this research project. It introduces reference data on local building cultures and local sociocultural resilient strategies that should be considered when designing and implementing habitat or DRR projects. It aims at helping stakeholders in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of local buildings and in raising awareness among their partners. This factsheet is to be considered as a basis for the elaboration of project-specific strategies. It must be completed by field surveys to exchange with local actors and by further research on the working area specificities. The potentials and stakes deeply differ from a place to another and stakeholders will benefit from the collected data in order to take comprehensive and accurate decisions.

Collaborating institution :- National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) of the Government of Ethiopia- Global shelter cluster- Shelter cluster Ethiopia- LabEx AE&CC / ENSAG / Université Grenoble-Alpes- International Organisation for Migration (IOM) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies - CARE International UK ; International audience ; CRAterre and its partners have been working for several years on the elaboration and the diffusion of a local building cultures identification method, especially with regards to their contribution to Disaster Risk Reduction. This work aims at facilitating the identification of their strengths and weaknesses and of the opportunities they offer, in order to promote them – in an adapted version if necessary – in habitat reconstruction or improvement projects. This document was elaborated at the occasion of this research project. It introduces reference data on local building cultures and local sociocultural resilient strategies that should be considered when designing and implementing habitat or DRR projects. It aims at helping stakeholders in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of local buildings and in raising awareness among their partners. This factsheet is to be considered as a basis for the elaboration of project-specific strategies. It must be completed by field surveys to exchange with local actors and by further research on the working area specificities. The potentials and stakes deeply differ from a place to another and stakeholders will benefit from the collected data in order to take comprehensive and accurate decisions.

Security in Afghanistan has historically required a combination of top-down efforts from the central government and bottom-up efforts from local communities. Since 2001, U.S. and broader international efforts have focused on establishing security solely from the top down through Afghan national security forces and other central government institutions. But local security forces are a critical complement to these efforts, especially in rural areas of the country. The Afghan government and NATO forces need to move quickly to establish a more-effective bottom-up strategy to complement top-down efforts by better leveraging local communities. The Afghan government can work with existing community structures that oppose insurgents to establish village-level policing entities, such as arbakai and chalweshtai, with support from NATO. Effectively leveraging local communities should significantly improve counterinsurgency prospects and can facilitate mobilization of the population against insurgents. This analysis documents lessons about the viability of establishing local security in Afghanistan and addresses concerns about the wisdom of such policies

The Lyons Inquiry into Local Government has introduced the English local government community to the concept of 'place-shaping'. Place-shaping refers to the new role for local governments in promoting the well-being of communities and citizens. The processes of place-shaping are remarkably similar to the processes of nation-building. This paper uses Stein Rokkan's thinking on nation-building in Western Europe to analyse place-shaping. It focuses on the penetration and standardisation processes and underlines the importance of integrating peripheries, defining boundaries, and creating identities. In essence, it is argued that place-shaping is really about the repolitisation of English local authorities.

The Lyons Inquiry into Local Government has introduced the English local government community to the concept of 'place-shaping'. Place-shaping refers to the new role for local governments in promoting the well-being of communities and citizens. The processes of place-shaping are remarkably similar to the processes of nation-building. This paper uses Stein Rokkan's thinking on nation-building in Western Europe to analyse place-shaping. It focuses on the penetration and standardisation processes and underlines the importance of integrating peripheries, defining boundaries, and creating identities. In essence, it is argued that place-shaping is really about the repolitisation of English local authorities.