QSAND calling
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@QSANDcalling
QSAND (Quantifying Sustainability in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters) promotes sustainable reconstruction following disasters.
The year 2025 will be off to a good start for me: I am delighted to have been selected as a visiting fellow by @LboroIAS! I will visit @GeorgeFoden and colleagues, to further discuss our respective studies on #Malawi and #disaster. Watch this space! lboro.ac.uk/research/ias/f…
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 @lborogeog sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Today's guest presentation for the #DisasterRiskManagement module @LboroEng was on #postdisastershelter in #malawi Thank you George Foden for prompting a great conversation and involving students in the @QSANDcalling workshop!
It's exciting to see our paper published on the amazing work of the BJTU+ team. Sustainability, resilience and energy issues need to be integrated into shelter action. The BJTU+ team propose a way to do so. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
This morning, QSAND Programme Lead @GeorgeFoden 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
Vincent Mwale of Mzuzu University's Department of Energy Systems on the importance of ensuring energy resilience in rural communities. Renewable minigrid solutions were presented, and the Shelter Cluster participants are keen to see how they can support at the household level.
