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QSE - RELEASE 1 - The development of Tarpaulin

Title
QSE - RELEASE 1 - The development of Tarpaulin
Publisher
bo.hurkmans
Date
Type
Technical Support and Design
Source
Quality, Social, and Environmental (QSE) inter-agency working group
Working Group
Language
English
Tags
Curated Design Specifications Plastic Sheeting
Description
The Quality, Social, and Environmental (QSE) inter-agency working group was created on November 26th, 2010 in UNHCR Budapest.
Originally named “Quality Assurance and Product Development” it was recently renamed QSE as it includes all social and environmental
concerns related to supply. The QSE working group is a joint initiative of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Emergency Items Catalogue Project
and of the UNHCR Quality Department.
Extended to MSF, IOM, UNICEF, IFRC, ICRC, and UNHCR, the group meets every six months. It exchanges experiences, reviews technical
specifications of the major relief items, as well as improving quality and reducing negative social and environmental impacts of humanitarian
non-food item (NFI) procurement.
The QSE Group aims to procure appropriate goods for crisis affected populations and reduce negative impacts of the global supply system.
 
This first release deals with the development of a basic non-food item in the humanitarian industry: the tarpaulin.