Webinar recording - "Defying the myth: Why Sphere standards are also applicable in urban settings"
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This is the recording of the webinar "Defying the myth: Why Sphere standards are also applicable in urban settings" that took place on 15 December 2020. Learn more at https://bit.ly/sphere-standards-urban.
Today, over half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050, an additional 2.5 billion people will be living in cities; the number of urban slum dwellers, currently close to one billion, is expected to double. These global changes are reflected in the Sphere Handbook 2018 edition, which explicitly includes references to urban settings for the first time. Yet, there is a belief that Sphere standards are mostly relevant or applicable in rural or camp settings.
This webinar reiterated the standards as expressions of universal human rights – and therefore, always applicable. We discussed practical examples of local humanitarian actors using the standards in urban environments and presented Sphere’s newly released guide, “Using Sphere standards in urban settings“.
Speakers
Dr Balwant Singh, Executive Director – Sphere (welcome message)
Aninia Nadig, Policy and Practice Manager – Sphere (facilitator)
Suman Ahsanul Islam, Director, Humanitarian Leadership Academy – Bangladesh
Kamil Erdem Güler, Coordinator, Community-Based Migration Programmes – Turkish Red Crescent
Prof. David Sanderson, Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture – University of New South Wales (Australia) and co-author of Sphere’s new guide on urban settings
Zeynep M. Sanduvaç, Nirengi Association Board Member and Sphere trainer
Dr Pamela Sitko, Senior Project Officer – Resilience NSW (Australia) and co-author of Sphere’s new guide on urban settings