UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2005 Peru Forest Fires
Mission Report
This mission report describes the fire assessment conducted by an expert following a response mission by the Global Fire Monitoring Center in Peru. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2005 Guatemala Hurricane Stan & Landslides
Mission Report
This mission report describes the Rapid Environmental Assessment of experts deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint unit following flooding and landslides in Guatemala. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2005 Pakistan Earthquake
Mission Report
This mission report describes the rapid environmental assessment conducted by experts deployed to Pakistan following an earthquake in 2005. Read More
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UN Environment OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2005 China Petrochemical plant explosion
Mission Report
This mission report describes the activities of environmental experts deployed in Jilin, China, following an explosion at a petrochemical plant. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2006 Indonesia Earthquake
Mission Report
This mission report describes the Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) conducted by an expert deployed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation through the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2006 Indonesia Mud Volcano Eruption
Mission Report
This mission report describes the findings of a team deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit to identify the risks associated with the potential eruption of the Mt. Merapi volcano. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2006 Lebanon Oil Spill
Mission Report
This mission report describes the activities of the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit in Lebanon during hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2006 Cote d’Ivoire Toxic Waste dump
Mission Report
This mission report describes the findings of a team deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit to identify hazardous chemical dumping sites in C̫te d'Ivoire. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2007 Madagascar Cyclone Indiala
Mission Report
This mission report describes the Hazard Identification (HIT) tool developed by experts during their deployment to Madagascar as a response to Cyclone Indiala. Read More
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2007 Mongolia Water Pollution
Mission Report
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. Read More
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The Rosersberg Initiative (Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies)
Policy Document
The Rosersberg initiative, created by the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies, aims to improve the international environmental emergency response system. Read More
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Korea oil spill: Coordination between UN & the EU Commission in environmental emergencies
Case Study
This document describes a Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) undertaken by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) following an oil spill in the Republic of Korea. Read More