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This infographic made by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit displays statistics regarding the usage of the Environmental Emergencies website, which you are currently browsing, during the year 2015...
The UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Factsheet describes the actions the Unit undertakes in its role to respond to the environmental dimensions of emergencies. It goes into detail on how the Unit...
This factsheet describes the supporting role the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) plays in disaster waste management activities. Disasters can generate large quantities of waste, which become...
This factsheet provides an overview of the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit’s IKI Project, an inter-agency project which aims to strengthen climate change adaptation in target humanitarian hotspots...
The 2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum took place from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 September 2017, and was hosted by UN Environment at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON). Organized by...
The Terms of Reference for Environmental Experts in Emergencies describes the main tasks of a deployed Environmental Expert, namely to rapidly identify secondary environmental impacts and risks...
This UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report describes the findings of an environmental expert who was deployed in Ecuador following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.