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Summary:
Asia Shelter Forum (ASF) is a regional forum initiated by shelter practitioners in 2015 in Bangkok that aimed to localize the UK Shelter Forum, global annual shelter
meetings and other established shelter forums.
The ASF aims to improve coordination, collaboration, share learnings and best practices among countries in the Asia region by engaging governments, donors, development
partners, shelter cluster mechanisms and humanitarian organizations and partners.
The National Organizing Committee (NOC) of Asia Shelter Forum (ASF) 2022, which includes Caritas Bangladesh, BDRCS, IFRC, UNDP, HfH, JICA, TiKA, IOM, and CRS, are organizing the ASF 2022 annual conference on 28-30 November 2022 at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka,
in collaboration with the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB). The primary objective of ASF is to bring together shelter and settlement practitioners and
stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific region for knowledge sharing and discussion to enhance local and regional capacity. The forum is intended to encourage a community of practice that includes governments, donors, development partners, shelter coordination
mechanisms, development and humanitarian actors.
In consultation with the government Ministry, the organizing committee has decided to host the three-day event scheduled from
28th-30th November 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where the event will be a combination of virtual webinar and face-to-face in one of the selected venues in Dhaka. Participants will have the
option to participate in the event either in person in Bangladesh or virtually from their respective countries or base stations.
Objective:
The primary objective of the ASF is to draw on the lessons and experiences of recent disasters and the wider experience of shelter response in the region.
It aims at exploring best practices in achieving safe, adequate, dignified shelter for disaster affected households with active community engagement.
The Regional event further aims at featuring wider discussion on sustainability of longer-term shelter recovery and focuses on
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Bringing together shelter and settlement practitioners across the Asia region for discussion and way-forward on issues across the region, creating a strong network of shelter
Community of Practice (CoP).
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Sharing knowledge, experiences, and best practices in the shelter CoP at all levels (local, national, regional, and global level).
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Advocating and promoting the formation of a National Shelter Platform in each country to bring about effective coordination mechanisms amongst various shelter practitioners and
government agencies.
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Supporting government Ministries to address shelter issues by providing strategic directions for shelter and settlement issues in the region for long-term ownership and sustainability.
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