Environmental Dimensions of Emergencies

Natural disasters have significant impact on the environment and ecosystem. From debris management, to dam safety to release of hazardous substances, emergency managers should holistically address the links between environment and emergencies and as such consider environmental issues as an integral part of all elements of humanitarian response, including across the humanitarian programme cycle.

Key Readings

• Environmental Emergencies Guidelines; Environmental Emergencies Guidlines (Spanish)
• UNDAC Field Handbook 2018 (Chapter M.3.3); UNDAC Field Handbook 2018 (Spanish) (Capítulo M.3.3)

Online Presentations

Global webinar series on Environment and Emergencies in the face of COVID-19

Resources

• Disaster Waste Management Guidelines, Disaster Waste Management Guidelines (Spanish)
• Environment-related COVID-19 guidance
• Flash Environmental Assessment Tool (FEAT), FEAT (French), FEAT (Spanish)
• Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT)

Websites

• Enhancing the sustainability of humanitarian action
• Environmental emergency response

E-Learning Modules

• AECID environment and humanitarian action e-learning (Spanish only)
• Environmental Emergencies Center: Training
• The SDC Disaster Risk Reduction Network e-courses