What type of camp is made to accommodate new arrivals?

• A. New permanent settlements
• B. Temporary shelters only
• C. Mobile medical units
• D. Extensions to temporary settlements

Answer: (D)

When new arrivals need shelter, the practical approach is to expand the existing temporary settlement. Extending a camp means adding more shelters and boosting essential services (water, sanitation, food, health) within the same site, so registration, security, and service delivery stay consistent and can scale quickly. Building new permanent settlements would be unnecessary and slow, requiring long-term planning and resources that don’t fit an urgent influx. Relying only on temporary shelters may not provide enough capacity for many arrivals, and mobile medical units are focused on health care, not overall accommodation. Extending the temporary settlement provides a fast, coordinated way to accommodate additional people while maintaining operational efficiency.