Browsing Publications and Documents by Topic "Disasters & conflicts"
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Draft Mapping Report and Preliminary Findings of the Assessment of the Fourth Programme for the Development and Review of Environmental law (Montevideo IV) - Discussion Draft
(2018)This draft report is a component of the independent assessment of Montevideo IV, mandated by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and which is currently being undertaken by the Evaluation Office of UN Environment. ... -
The El Nino Phenomenon - UNEP/GEMS Environment Library No. 8
(1992)Places as far apart as Australia and North America, Peru and India are affected by recurrent climatic anomalies known as El Niño. Originating in the Pacific region, El Niño effects a reversal in the direction of winds and ... -
Environment and Security: Transforming Risks into Cooperation: The Case of the Eastern Caspian Region
(2008)In the past, the notion of security was pri- marily conceived in terms of neutralizing military threats to the territorial integrity and political independence of a state. However, in recent decades, it has been considerably ... -
Environment in COVID-19 Humanitarian Response in Latin America and the Caribbean: Articulating Social and Environmental Policy for post-COVID-19 Recovery - Policy Brief
(2020)The Latin America and the Caribbean region has a large caseload of refugees, migrants and internally displaced people as well as slum-dwellers and the urban poor, who are some of the most vulnerable groups and disproportionately ... -
Environment, Climate Change and Security - Foresight Brief NO. 012 March 2019
(2019-03)Climate change is happening, and it is a threat to human security. The potential future effects of global climate change include more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought in some regions, and an increase in the ... -
Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland: Site Specific Fact Sheets: Buemene-Korokoro
(2011-07)Site fact sheet for Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland -
Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland: Site Specific Fact Sheets: Kpopghor Gbam
(2011-07)Site fact sheet for Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland -
Environmental Guidelines for Flood Plain Management - UNEP Environmental Management Guidelines No. 16
(1988)Floods are a natural and recurring event that are only a problem when man competes with rivers for the use of the high water channels of rivers or flood plains. Flood-plain occupancy and use is based on the economic ... -
Environmental Management: Issues and Solutions
(1993)The present volume and the 1991 seminars on environmental management on which it is based launched a new process of interaction at UNEP: an open exchange of views with working environmentalists in developing countries. ... -
Environmental Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Community Leader's Guide
(United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2004)This Guide provides an introduction to the use of environmental protection and disaster risk reduction as practices critical for promoting sustainable development, and then proceeds to indicate how these are applicable at ... -
Evaluation environnementale stratégique intégrée en Cote d'Ivoire: Guide Pratique - Cas d'étude San Pedro
(2017)Ce rapport présente les résultats de la mise en œuvre de l’Évaluation Environnementale Stratégique Intégrée (EESI) en Côte d’Ivoire, mené conjointement par le Programme des Nations Unies pour l’Environnement (ONU Environnement) ... -
Explosive Remnants of War: Mitigating the Environmental Effects
(1985)This book is the third major product of a research programme into the environmental consequences of military activity. The book will, it is hoped, draw attention to the explosive munitions that remain hidden in former ... -
Future Developments Without Targeted Policies - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 21
(2019)This chapter examines the international scenario literature to assess to what extent current and long-term trends are in line with achieving these targets, and to understand and highlight potential implementation gaps. -
Gender and Environment: Support Kit for UN Environment Staff
(2017)The purpose of this support kit is to help UN Environment staff understand the relevance of gender in their specific field and provide entry points for integration of gender in project cycle activities and communications. ... -
Global Environment Outlook – GEO-6: Healthy Planet, Healthy People
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)UN Environment’s sixth Global Environment Outlook (2019) calls on decision makers to take immediate action to address pressing environmental issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as well as other Internationally ... -
Global Environment Outlook: For Life on Earth
(Oxford University Press, 1997)This volume-GE0-1- is the first product of the GEO Project. It provides a snapshot of a process in the making and aims to move the process along by documenting its progress. The principal focus of GE0-1 is a review of ... -
Goodlife Goals [Pack of Actions]
(2018)The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint for a better future. And together we can reach them. By following the Good Life Goals we can all help make tomorrow better than today. Let’s do this! -
How COVID-19 is Changing the World: A Statistical Perspective
(2020)This report provides a snapshot of some of the latest information available on how COVID-19 is affecting different aspects of public and private life, from economic and environmental fluctuations to changes that affect ... -
Information for Environmental Health Emergencies: What Can WHO Offer?
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2006)Information for environmental health emergencies