Resources

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.

Guideline

Topic Guide – Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change into Humanitarian Action

A Topic Guide examinining complex, multi-faceted relationship between climate change, environment and humanitarian action.

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Case Study

The Debate: Climate Change Endangers Security; Can the Military Help Humanity Respond?

This article explores the need for greater linkages and coordination between humanitarian disaster relief organisations and military organizations.

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Guideline

The Minerva Portal – European Commission Joint Research Centre

The MINERVA Portal is a website providing a collection of technical Information and tools supporting EU policy on control of major chemical hazards.

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Case Study

UN Environment – Our Planet: Healthy Planet, Healthy People

A joint editorial from the UN Environment magazine "Our Planet: Healthy Planet, Healthy People"…

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Guideline

ACAPS – Rapid Humanitarian Assessment in Urban Settings; Technical Brief

A technical brief by ACAPS on improving coordinated needs assessments to improve the quality and accountability of humanitarian response in urban areas.

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Communication Material

UNECE – Film on Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents Convention

A film about the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents.

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Guideline

UN Environment – Natural Resources and Conflict: A Guide for Mediation Practitioners

Guidance document produced by UN Environment Programme for stakeholders mediating conflicts and disputes over natural resources.

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Case Study

UN Environment – Côte d’Ivoire: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment

A post-conflict environmental assessment of C̫te d۪Ivoire, describing the conditions of the environmental sectors that have been impacted.

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Report / Study

UNHCR, The Environment & Climate Change Report

A UNHCR publication covering topics such as the impacts of climate change on displacement, climate change, armed conflict as well as the role and challenges of the work of UNHCR.

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Report / Study

Heat, Light and Power for Refugee – Saving Lives, Reducing Costs

Chatham House Report for the Moving Energy Initiative.

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Mission Report

UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) – Environmental Assessment of River Contamination in Guatemala

A summary mission report of the technical support provided to assess the river contamination in the La Pasion River of Guatemala in 2015.

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Tool

UN Environment & ISWA – Practical Sourcebook on Mercury Waste Storage and Disposal

A practical introduction to environmentally sound mercury waste storage and disposal.

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