Investing in resilience building by engaging young masonry workers in earthquake resistance practices, and promoting the coherence of frameworks
- Organizer(s)
- Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)
- Contact
- Arvind Kumar Sinha
- Senior Programme Manager
- Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)
- arvind.sinha@akdn.org
Participation:
Public
Primary floor language:
English
Interpretation:
No
Live Broadcast:
No
Accessible:
Yes
International Sign:
No
CART:
No
Remote Participation:
No
After a devastating earthquake hit the border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan in 2015, it became apparent that there needed to be durable solution to protecting houses from the damage of seismic events. Team AKAH present on how they trained local masons and members of a community in earthquake resistant construction processes through a live demonstration.
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Investing in resilience building by engaging young masonry workers in earthquake resistance practices, and promoting the coherence of frameworks