Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Environmental Considerations
This document links key environmental considerations to WASH projects and provides guidance for good environmental management throughout the project cycle. Read More
Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh: experts assess environmental impacts of Rohingya influx
Mission report by the Ministry of Environment and Forest of Bangladesh on the environmental impacts of the refugee influx in Bangladesh. Read More
The Sidelined Cross-Cutting Issue: Mainstreaming Environment into the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster
A masters thesis examining the the current state of environmental mainstreaming in humanitarian assistance with the aim to identify the main barriers hindering the systematic integration of environmental concerns. Read More
UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2016 Haiti Hurricane Matthew
This mission report describes the finding of an environmental expert in Haiti, who was deployed to assess water contamination in 2016 following Hurricane Mathew. Read More
UNDAC Landslide Advisory Visit in Serbia – June 2014
A mission report by the British Geological Survey covering the Cyclone Tamara, which hit northern-central Serbia between 13-18 May in 2014. Read More
UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – Mozambique floods
A mission report on the environmental impacts assessed as part of overall needs assessment following the Mozambique floods in 2013. Read More
UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2008 Zanzibar Power Outage Zanzibar
This mission report describes a deployment by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint unit following a power outage in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Read More
UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2007 Mongolia Water Pollution
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
UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2007 Madagascar Cyclone Indiala
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
