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Because of concerns about the environmental impact of the cyclones and associated floods, the Joint UNEP-OCHA Environment Unit, in close collaboration with OCHA’s Field Coordination Support...
The Afghanistan Environment and Humanitarian Action (EHA) country-level study is one in a series of studies undertaken by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit in 2015 that assesses the extent to...
The Nepal Environment and Humanitarian Action (EHA) country-level study is one in a series of studies undertaken by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit in 2015 that assesses the extent to which...
The Environment and Humanitarian Action (EHA) country study of Haiti is part of a series of country-level studies that assess the extent to which environmental concerns have been mainstreamed in...
On 1 September 2019, Hurricane Dorian made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on Abaco Islands, The Bahamas, before moving over Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas. As of 29 October, the official...
This report presents the results of an environmental scoping mission by the UN Environment Programme / OCHA Joint Environment Unit (JEU) and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to Bidibidi Refugee...
Significant numbers of dead fish were reported in the river La Pasión in the Petén region in Guatemala during two instances in April and June 2015. Pesticide contamination or the depletion of...
Disaster waste is a well-recognized threat to health, safety and the environment, and can also be a major impediment to post-disaster rescue operations. Experience shows that disaster waste is...