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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2007 Mongolia Water Pollution

14th April 2007

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 – 2008 Congo Earthquake

14th February 2008

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 the field. Read More

UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2008 Albania Explosion

14th March 2008

This mission report describes a deployment by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit and UNDAC following an explosion at a ammunition facility in Albania. Read More

UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2008 The Philippines Spill of pesticides

14th June 2008

This mission report describes the finding of a team of experts deployed to the Philippines to assess a pesticides spill following Typhoon Fengshen. Read More

UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit – IKI Project Factsheet

12th July 2019

This factsheet describes the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit's role in the IKI project, an inter-agency project aiming to strengthen climate change adaptation in vulnerable communities. Read More

UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit – Environmental Emergencies Centre Factsheet

9th July 2020

This factsheet provides an overview of the Environmental Emergencies Centre (EEC), an online tool designed to strengthen the capacities of national responders and humanitarians to respond to environmental dimensions of emergencies. The UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit (JEU) acts as the custodian of the site. The EEC was established… Read More

Remote Sensing for Risk Analyses in Fragile Contexts

4th June 2020

This study, conducted in 2020, sheds light on a variety of potentials and pitfalls of remote sensing for disaster risk analyses in fragile contexts. This topic gains importance in light of the need to formulate more systemic and better-integrated approaches to risk-informed development. Evidence-based policy recommendations encourage organizational learning and… Read More