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This mission report describes the finding of technical experts deployed to support drought response in Bolivia.
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...
Given the high demand for information on what the UN Refugee Agency is doing in these areas, the present publication on ‘UNHCR, the Environment and Climate Change’ provides an overview of UNHCR’s...
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-...
Presentation on methods to limit influence of sanitation projects on the water quality and/or environment.
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.
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 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...
Checklist for potential environmental impacts of WASH interventions.
This thesis written by Mr. Moritz Hauer specifically directs focus towards addressing key environmental concerns during humanitarian assistance. Adressing the environmental aspects of humanitarian...