The fifth UK Shelter Forum was hosted by the British Red Cross on 06.02.09.  The theme of this meeting was Urban Shelter Issues. Speakers included:

• Tom Corsellis, Sheltercentre: Update on projects being run by shelter centre
• Graham Saunders, IFRC: Emergency shelter cluster meeting Geneva
• Tom Corsellis, Sheltercentre / Graham Saunders, IFRC: Shelter and climate change
• Jo da Silva, Arup : Lessons from Aceh: considerations in post-disaster
  re-construction
• Manoucher Lolachi: The immediate-long term post conflict strategies of technical assistance on comprehensive physical urban planning concerning life- saving services including urban planning, shelter, water, sanitation
• Lawrence Hamai, Oxfam & Joseph Ashmore, Independent: Case studies of Haiti
• Peter Francis, Jamaica Red Cross: Case Study of Kingston, Jamaica
• Kitka Goyol, Oxfam GB: Discussion on Gaza