The Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) programme is a programme created in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment). It was initiated in response to a number of chemical accidents that resulted in deaths, injuries, environmental damage and extensive economic impacts. The APELL programme… Read More
The OECD Chemical Accidents Programme is a programme which works to develop common principles and policy guidance to prevent, prepare and respond to chemical accidents. By working in cooperation with multiple international organization, it analyses issues of concern and makes recommendations for best practices in preventing chemical accidents. The programme… Read More
The Inter-Agency Committee on Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies (IACRNE) is the coordination mechanism between relevant international intergovernmental organizations, facilitating and coordinating inter-agency cooperation in the event of related emergencies. The IACRNE works to develop consistent arrangements for preparedness and response to nuclear or radiological accidents. Read More
The Inter-Agency Coordination Group is an informal forum that brings together international organizations and institutions working on the prevention, preparedness and response to industrial and chemical accidents. The Inter-Agency Group Coordination Group aims to improve the use of resources, avoid potential duplication of work across the agencies and to facilitate… Read More
The Strategic Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (SAGEE) is a group founded in 1994, which serves as the principal advisory group to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and UN Environment. The SAGEE reviews the work of the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit, providing independent high-level strategic… Read More
The Global Fire Monitoring Center, in its function of Secretariat of the Global Wildland Fire Network (GWFN), the Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), the International Fire Aviation Working Group (WFAG) and Interim Secretariat of the International Wildfire Preparedness Mechanism (IWPM), provides tools for advising/supporting nations and the… Read More
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty providing the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The Convention targets local and national actions as well as international cooperation as key factors in achieving global sustainable development. The Convention is currently ratified by 169… Read More
