Browse our library of resources and tools for environmental emergency prevention, preparedness and response. Find links to reports, policy documents, tools, guidance documents and communication materials.
Browse our library of resources and tools for environmental emergency prevention, preparedness and response. Find links to reports, policy documents, tools, guidance documents and communication materials.
This WHO page gathers guidance concerning the public health response to technological incidents, e.g. chemical accidents and accidents related to the transport of hazardous goods.
Learn MoreThe guidelines outline the typical environmental impacts of healthcare waste and provides options on how to mitigate or prevent these.
Learn MoreQuick identification of serious environmental concerns in small-scale sanitation activities.
Learn MoreThe Health and Environment Linkages Initiative (HELI) is a global effort by WHO and UN Environment to promote and facilitate action in developing countries to reduce environmental threats to human health, in support of sustainable development objectives.
Learn MoreThe GRRT is a toolkit and training program designed to increase awareness and knowledge of environmentally responsible disaster response approaches. It explores the links b/n livelihoods, disaster vulnerability, and ecosystems and targets environmental issues related to the implementation of post-disaster livelihoods recovery in multy sector projects.
Learn MoreIn this report, the authors explore the r/ship b/n Cash Transfer Programming and the environment in humanitarian action in light of the rise in cash-based assistance and the changing landscape of humanitarian modalities. The expansion of cash-based response introduces both new opportunities and additional complexity in the interaction between humanitarianism…
Learn MoreUSAID investments in wild-caught fisheries and aquaculture are made in the context of international, national, and agency guidelines, agreements, and policies. These policies represent the governance framework within which USAID projects in the fisheries and aquaculture sector are designed, implemented, and evaluated for responsible environmental stewardship.
Learn MoreThis guide examines natural resources management activities that can play a role in fortifying farming systems sustainability. Soil and water conservation or on a larger scale, watershed management can build local farming systems resilience to climatic variability and change and extreme events and add incrementally to their agricultural productivity.
Learn MoreThis guidance explains how to deal with batteries in operations (reduce, reuse, recycle, dispose)…
Learn MoreThis guidance explains how to deal with light bulbs and lamps in operations (reduce, reuse, recycle, dispose)…
Learn MoreThis document links key environmental considerations to WASH projects and provides guidance for good environmental management throughout the project cycle.
Learn MoreAn overview of best practices drawn from lessons learned in the field over more than 30 years with both participatory approaches and technical design.
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