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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...
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-...
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.
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...
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 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.
Today, humanitarians work in some of the most volatile and insecure environments in the world. Even as they come under increasing attack, humanitarian workers find ways to continue delivering life...