Aceh Emergency Response and Transitional Recovery ... - UNDP

A range of additional technical assistance has been provided including the following:• Supporting development of a regulatory mechanism for BRR/Departmentof Public Works for quality of design and construction of new buildings toresist future natural hazards.• Assisting in planning a Centre of Excellence at Syiah Kuala University,Aceh. This includes development of a plan for a video exhibiting goodbuilding practice through demonstration of the design of the few buildingsthat withstood the tsunami and earthquakes.• Support to training 28 Syiah Kuala University students of architecture ingood building design and practice in the wake of the tsunami and earthquakes,and their survey of buildings in 40 villages in Aceh, by UN Habitat.• Technical assistance on building plans with regard to earthquake resistancefor a school and a polyclinic for BRR Nias, as well as assessed and maderecommendations on reconstruction activities in several centres of Nias,rebuilding after the tsunami and earthquakes, including UN Habitat.• Supported coordination of UN organizations and NGOs on the developmentof a general system of Community Based Disaster Risk Managementfor hazard prone areas.34