Key Resource Archives

Environment and Humanitarian Action in the Age of Global Reform Agendas – Background document

27th October 2017

Background documentation from the Environment and Humanitarian Action Network to the Nexus Dialogue. It outlines major humanitarian trends that will shape the future integration of environmental considerations in humanitarian action. Read More

Humanitarian Needs Overview – Annex III – Developing an environmentally sensitive HNO

26th February 2020

Download the two page annex here. Integrating… Read More

Scoping Study: Coordinated Assessment for Environmental and Humanitarian Action

7th August 2019

Throughout the humanitarian programme cycle of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, a range of guidelines, manuals, toolkits and mechanisms have been developed to support the decision-making assessment process. However, no single mechanism or tool is comprehensive or accepted as standard operating procedure. Furthermore, the extent to which environmental assessments are… Read More

Environmental Emergencies Book – Learning from multilateral response to disasters

18th April 2010

The Environmental Emergencies Book by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit compiles the lessons learnt from fifteen years of multilateral disaster responses. Read More

EHA Connect – Integrating Environment in Humanitarian Action

1st January 2018

The Environment and Humanitarian Action (EHA) Connect is a tool bringing the humanitarian and environmental communities together to support environmentally sustainable disaster management. Read More

Rapid Environmental Assessment in Disasters (REA) Guidelines

1st January 2018

The Rapid Environmental Assessment Guidelines are a tool which allow for defining and prioritizing potential environmental impacts during disaster situations. Read More

The Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT+)

6th December 2018

A rapid environmental screening tool for humanitarian contexts, which allows humanitarian actors to quickly identify issues of environmental concern before designing longer term emergency or recovery interventions. Read More