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David Anderson
Australian humanitarian architect who designs shelter and settlements in crisis zones from Nepal to Syria and Bangladesh, with Architects Without Frontiers and RedR Australia.
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Oct 5, 2026
Designing recovery: What comes next for Nepal?
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6:21David AndersonGUEST
differs a little bit from the Earthquake response, in a sense that the earthquake response of homes would be built right where they are.
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6:28David AndersonGUEST
You know, you'd have some temporary settlements while the village is reconstructing in the location of the village.
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6:34David AndersonGUEST
But here, because so much has been washed away and so much land is precarious, the government is looking at relocating settlements and relocating villages up higher.
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6:46David AndersonGUEST
So there is that understanding that... our village can't rebuild right where they are.
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6:52David AndersonGUEST
They have to relocate, which again, when you look at the psychosocial support needed for those community members who have lost their homes and lost the entire village, there's that real healing that needs to take place.
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7:04David AndersonGUEST
And you would just hope that when they do relocate the village up high, that there is that connection that is maintained somehow.