Mission Report
UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2017 Sierra Leone Floods and Landslides
This report by a UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit expert identifies and assesses secondary environment hazards and impacts during serious floods in Sierra Leone in 2017.
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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.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2013 Comoros Floods
Mission report detailing the response to the flooding emergency in Comoros following torrential rains.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2012 Congo Munitions Depot Explosion
This mission report details the response deployment to the Congo Brazzaville munitions depot explosion.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2011 Argentina Volcano Eruption
This mission report describes the technical cooperation for the assessment of risks and hazards to the population and the environment following a volcano eruption in...
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2010 Ukraine Dam Stability
A mission report covering the technical scoping conducted through UNDAC and the EC-MIC, regarding a dam stability assessment in Ukraine.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2010 Nigeria Lead Pollution
This mission report describes the findings of a team deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following a lead pollution emergency in Nigeria.
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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.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2008 Turks and Caicos Islands Tropical storm
This mission report describes the environmental assessment conducted following Hurricane Ike in the Turks and Caicos Islands
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2008 Myanmar Cyclone Nargis
This mission report describes the deployment by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2008 The Philippines Spill of pesticides
This mission report describes the finding of a team of experts deployed to the Philippines to assess a pesticides spill following Typhoon Fengshen.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2008 Congo Earthquake
This mission report describes the findings of experts deployed to the DRC following earthquakes, where the FEAT tool was applied for the first time in...
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2008 Albania Explosion
This mission report describes a deployment by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit and UNDAC following an explosion at a ammunition facility in Albania.
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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.
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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.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2006 Lebanon Oil Spill
This mission report describes the activities of the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit in Lebanon during hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2006 Indonesia Mud Volcano Eruption
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...
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2006 Indonesia Earthquake
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...
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2006 Cote d'Ivoire Toxic Waste dump
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.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2005 Somalia Toxic Waste
This mission report describes the activities undertaken by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following the alleged presence of toxic waste on the Somali coastline.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2005 Peru Forest Fires
This mission report describes the fire assessment conducted by an expert following a response mission by the Global Fire Monitoring Center in Peru.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2005 Pakistan Earthquake
This mission report describes the rapid environmental assessment conducted by experts deployed to Pakistan following an earthquake in 2005.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2005 Guyana Floods
This mission report describes the results of a mission by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following mass-flooding and a potential dam collapse in Guyana.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2005 Guatemala Hurricane Stan & Landslides
This mission report describes the Rapid Environmental Assessment of experts deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint unit following flooding and landslides in Guatemala.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2004 Sudan Darfur Protracted Crisis
This mission report describes the environmental assessments of experts deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit during conflict in Sudan.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
This mission report describes the rapid environmental assessments by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report - 2004 Congo Uranium Mine Collapse
This mission report describes an inter-agency mission which assessed potential contamination following an uranium mine collapse in Congo.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Environmental Assessment: Tropical Storm Bopha Philippines
A mission report following the environmental assessment of the typhoon Bopha/Pablo in eastern Mindanao, Philippines.
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Case Study
UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Case Study: Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), Philippines
A case study covering the response actions following the Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda that hit the Iloilo Province in the Philippines in December 2013.
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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) - Hazardous Waste Management in Tajikistan
Mission report concerning construction and hazardous waste management training and support in Tajikistan.
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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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