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This thesis written by Mr. Moritz Hauer specifically directs focus towards addressing key environmental concerns during humanitarian assistance. Adressing the environmental aspects of humanitarian...
This report describes a mission by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) to Tanzania following a power outage which affected the quality of local water supply. In May 2008, Zanzibar experienced...
This mission report describes the findings of two experts deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) in Mongolia following a sodium cyanide chemical spill. A spill of sodium cyanide from...
This mission report describes the finding of an environmental expert in Haiti, who was deployed to assess water contamination in 2016 following Hurricane Mathew. Hurricane Matthew struck south-...
The UN Environment Case Study of the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania is a collaborative study on the trust cost of using traditional fuels in a humanitarian setting.
The Environmental Sustainability: CCCM Collection collates resources from CARE, EHA Connect, UNHCR, and others which discuss the relationship between CCCM and Environmental Sustainability in...
Should all humanitarian interventions be directed towards the promotion of health and wellbeing and the alleviation of suffering? Should health be the bridge that links the humanitarian sectors...
This briefing note explains why improved WASH services are central to any climate change adaptation strategy and will help you communicate how WASH interventions address climate-related risks in...
This collection contains a Case Study, Fact Sheets, Guidelines, a Report, and a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), related to environmental protection and climate change in humanitarian action. ...
How to deliver access to safe water and improved sanitation to the millions of people in need without causing significant impacts across range of ecological systems.