The UK is experiencing a housing crisis, but a key part of the solution may already exist in the form of empty and underused buildings. At the National Housing Federation‘s ‘Board Leadership Conference 2025’, our National Director, Dr Henrietta Blackmore, shared insights on how repurposing these spaces can expand affordable housing while also contributing to… Read more »
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World Environment Day 2023
The 5th June 2023 marks the 50th annual World Environment Day. Since it was established by the United Nations Environment Programme, every year has marked growing awareness of the critical need to take action to protect our environment, along with increasingly complex problems, and most devastatingly, more and more tangible evidence of the impact environmental… Read more »
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Climate Smart Housing, Sustainable Living
The Siem Reap Province in Cambodia has 12 districts comprising of approximately 190,106 families. This translates into about 946,656 people. 16% live in thatched houses which are either severely damaged and decaying, or made of scraps. The home is the centre of life and living in such conditions affects other basic survival needs. 47% don’t… Read more »
Read moreWhy are communities in disaster-prone areas reluctant to relocate to safe havens?
A Feasibility Study commissioned by Habitat for Humanity Malawi as part of our Lloyd’s Charities Trust funded Build Back Better Programme, has identified the barriers to relocation of communities living in flood disaster-prone areas in Malawi.
Read moreClimate Change Adaptation: Building Sustainable Communities
Climate change is a daily hazard for many of the communities that we support and that’s why we are increasing our focus on climate change adaptation – or climate resilience – in order to build stronger, self-reliant and sustainable communities. We have a core mandate to reduce vulnerability to climate change as safe, decent shelter… Read more »
Read moreBuilding Disaster Resilient Houses in Cambodia
Cambodia is one of the most disaster prone countries in South East Asia, enduring regular floods and droughts. Due to climate change, the frequency of these natural disasters have only increased, putting many families at risk. Most houses in Cambodia are not built to withstand the dangerous weather. There is no official building code and… Read more »
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