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Environmental Emergencies Centre Newsletter 2018

The UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit’s Environmental Emergencies Centre Newsletter provides users with valuable updates about the EEC website right to their inbox. The newsletter includes stories about recent missions, announcements, new features of the EEC online modules, recommended readings as well as useful links. The newsletter also provides a list of upcoming events and is a great source of information for anyone interested in environmental emergencies.

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Communication Material

2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum Chair's Summary

The Chair's Summary from the 2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF) global event, where actors connect and act to minimize human impacts from disasters and...

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Guideline

ACAPS - Rapid Humanitarian Assessment in Urban Settings; Technical Brief

A technical brief by ACAPS on improving coordinated needs assessments to improve the quality and accountability of humanitarian response in urban areas.

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Tool

APELL Multi-Hazard Training Kit for Local Authorities

APELL multi-hazard training kit for local authorities for community vulnerability reduction, prevention, and preparedness.

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Guideline

Addendum to the OECD Guiding Principles on Natech Risk Management

The second addendum to the OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response, which outlines considerations for natural-hazard triggered technological accidents.

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Communication Material

Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE) - 2013 Participants Book

A participants book from the AGEE Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland between the 15-17 of May in 2013.

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Case Study

American Security Project: Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Recovery

This article provided by the American Security Project summarizes the key outcomes of the Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Recovery event.

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Mission Report

Armenia, Chemical Fire - FEAT used to assess damages of chemical fire in Armenia

Chemical risks assessment highlighting risks and prevention measures following a chemical fire in Armenia.

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Tool

Biodiversity and protected areas during wildland fires

Tools provided by the Global Fire Monitoring Center which aim to build the capacity of actors to conserve biodiversity and protected areas during wildfires.

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Guideline

CARE International - Rapid Environmental Impact in Disasters Guidelines

These guidelines provide information on the Rapid Environmental Assessment tool, which is designed to identify, define, and prioritize potential environmental impacts in disaster situations

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Report / Study

Cash Transfer Programming - Implications and Opportunities

Report by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit which explores how the expansion of cash-based humanitarian responses introduces new opportunities and issues in the interaction between...

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Mission Report

Chernobyl accident, a continuing catastrophe: Post disaster assessment

This publication details a post-disaster assessment involving the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit, which evaluated the long-term impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

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Case Study

Environment and Humanitarian Action Country Study - Haiti

A case study providing analysis and assessment of the extent to which environmental concerns have been mainstreamed in humanitarian action in Haiti.

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Related Insights

2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF)

The Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF) is a unique global event organized by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU). The Forum brings together stakeholders from around the world to showcase innovations in environmental emergency preparedness and response, and to highlight current efforts on integrating environmental risk in humanitarian action.

Environmental Emergencies & FEAT Training – Armenia

In June 2015, the representatives of the UNEP/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) went on mission to Armenia to deliver training on Environmental Emergencies and FEAT Integration. The training of 41 participants involved a field trip to the Lori region to discuss tailings management and community multi-hazard risk assessment using…

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