Case Study
PAX – Amidst the debris; A study on the environmental and public health impact of Syria’s conflict
A case study of the disastrous environmental and public health impacts due to the ongoing conflict in Syria.
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Case Study
UN Environment – Côte d’Ivoire: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment
A post-conflict environmental assessment of Côte d’Ivoire, describing the conditions of the environmental sectors that have been impacted.
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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 conflicts, while strengthening resilience to environmental shocks.
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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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Case 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 humanitarianism and environment.
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Guideline
Disaster Waste Management Guidelines
Disaster Waste Management Guidelines provided by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Environment and the Swedish Contingency office (MSB).
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Case Study
Environment and Humanitarian Action Country Study – Afghanistan
A case study providing analysis and assessment of the extent to which environmental concerns have been mainstreamed in humanitarian action in Afghanistan.
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Case Study
Environment and Humanitarian Action: Increasing Effectiveness, Sustainability and Accountability
A study about the integration of environmental considerations in humanitarian action and recommended action to improve its effectiveness, accountability, and sustainability.
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Policy Document
Environmental Peacebuilding Association – Website
The new Environmental Peacebuilding Association brings together researchers, practitioners and decision-makers to share experiences and lessons learned from managing natural resources in conflict-affected settings.
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Mission Report
Hazard Identification Tool – Samoa Tsunami
This document describes the environmental damages identified through a rapid environmental assessment following a tsunami in Samoa.
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Case Study
Heat, Light and Power for Refugee – Saving Lives, Reducing Costs
Chatham House Report for the Moving Energy Initiative.
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Mission Report
Joint Mission Report – Maban Camps, Upper Nile State, South Sudan
This joint mission report formulates a strategy and framework to operationalize the environment as a cross-cutting issue.
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Tool
MOOC – Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace
A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace, which provides an in-depth introduction to the multiple roles that natural resources and the environment play in the onset, escalation, resolution and recovery from violent conflicts.
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Case Study
OCHA – Myanmar Initial Flood Response Plan; August to December 2015
The 2015 Myanmar's Initial Flood Response Plan by OCHA, which called for $75.5 million to cover the needs of over 580,000 people in six regions that were affected by floods in summer of 2015.
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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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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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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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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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Guideline
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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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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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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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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Mission Report
Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh: experts assess environmental impacts of Rohingya influx
Mission report by the Ministry of Environment and Forest of Bangladesh on the environmental impacts of the refugee influx in Bangladesh.
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Integrated Strategic Environmental Assessment (ISEA) Guidance Note in Post-Crisis Countries provides information on how to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in sustainable reconstruction and development planning. It provides practical guidance on how to manage the process of assembling data and obtaining consensus from a wide range of actors to produce robust and widely accepted ‘Opportunity Maps’ for sustainable reconstruction and development.