The Terms of Reference for Disaster Waste Management Experts describe the key responsibilities and required background and skills of disaster waste management experts deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit during emergency response missions. Read More
This document links key environmental considerations to WASH projects and provides guidance for good environmental management throughout the project cycle. Read More
This brief UN Environment note provides an overview of key environmental considerations for early recovery actors, including a short cluster-specific checklist. Read More
A collection of different resources on WASH and environment Read More
A WHO compilation of fact sheets and mitigating processes for water, sanitation, and hygiene education. Read More
This guidance explains how to deal with light bulbs and lamps in operations (reduce, reuse, recycle, dispose) Read More
This guidance explains how to deal with batteries in operations (reduce, reuse, recycle, dispose) Read More
The guidelines outline the typical environmental impacts of healthcare waste and provides options on how to mitigate or prevent these. Read More
The course, available in English, French, Spanish and Russian, seeks to provide humanitarian response staff as well as local, national, and regional government authorities with increased awareness and enhanced knowledge on disaster waste and management strategies to mitigate their environmental impact. Read More
Quick identification of serious environmental concerns in small-scale sanitation activities. Read More
Typhoon Haiyan Read More
The guidelines for implementing Cash-for-Work Projects (CfW) in the waste management sector is an initiative of Caritas, Action Against Hunger and the Danish Refugee Council. They provide guiding principles and criteria for implementing cfW programs in the waste management sector as a means to achieve environmental goals and improve the livelihoods of refugees... Read More