Technical Briefing Notes currently being written by Oxfam

Three Technical Briefing Notes are currently being drafted by Oxfam.

TBN 7 - UD Toilets and Composting Toilets in emergency settings (315KB pdf)

TBN11 – Introduction to responding to floods and flooding (119KB pdf)

TBN20 – Introduction to contracting out PH engineering works and contract management (155KB pdf)

Technical Briefing Note on responding to floods and flooding

How do floods differ from Oxfam's other humanitarian interventions? Very often floods are rapid onset situations which can be caused and aggravated by a number of factors.

The object of this piece of work is to document past experience from previous Oxfam flood responses, and to produce a TBN to provide good practice guidance to OGB field staff. Links to other on-going flood respons work will also be identified.

TBN11 – Introduction to responding to floods and flooding (119KB pdf)

Technical Briefing Note on Ecological Sanitation in Post-Emergency Settings

The use of ecological sanitation units in areas with high water tables, and subject to regular flooding, is one option available to humanitarian organizations in the post emergency phase.

Based on Oxfam's experiences in Jamaica, after hurricane Dean, a number of ecological sanitation (ecosan) units where piloted for beneficiaries. This follows on from similar Oxfam experiences in the use of ecosan units in El Salvador, Zimbabwe, Dominican Republic, and Peru.

TBN 7 - UD Toilets and Composting Toilets in emergency settings (315KB pdf)

Technical Briefing Note on Contracting Out Engineering Works in Emergencies

“Introduction to Contracting Out PH Engineering Works & Contract Management” provides an overview of the key peculiarities of managing construction contracts in the emergency context.

The document does not aim to provide tools for the direct implementation of projects or enforce new procedures but rather  to stimulate awareness on the risks and peculiarities of construction activities in developing countrie.

Although this document is aimed at Oxfam staff, we would very much welcome feedback and advise from field workers with other organisations. Eventually, it is hoped to link the Technical Briefing Note to another Intranet or Internet website containing standard contract and other useful forms and documents.

Technical Briefing Note on Contracting Out Engineering Works in Emergencies (157KB pdf)