Browsing Reports, Books and Booklets by Topic "Disasters and Conflicts"
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2015 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region
(2015)While international migration is one of the main factors driving economic and social change in the Arab region, the continuing displacement of populations occurring in several countries of the region remains one of the ... -
2020 Annual Report of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development: Engaging with Religion and Faith-based Actors on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
(2021)The UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (UN IATF-R) was established in 2010, at the behest of eight UN principals, as a platform for knowledge exchange and management, capacity building, ... -
25 Years of Crisis Response
(2022-03)UNEP is working around the world to respond to natural disasters, industrial accidents, and human-induced crises. Since 1994, UNEP, through its Disasters and Conflicts Branch, has supported more than 50 crisis-affected ... -
Annual Report 2017
(2018)The publication of this latest review of the work of UN Environment falls in the 70th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Environmental sustainability is essential for global equity and many of ... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica - CEP Technical Report 04
(1989)This report was originally designed as the first compilation of data and professional opinions on the effects of hurricanes on a wide range of coastal and marine resources in Jamaica. It is intended as a framework for more ... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica. CEP Technical Report No. 4
(Caribbean Environment Programme, 1989)Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. The Government and the scientific community acted quickly to establish several working groups to assess the ... -
Caribbean Island OPRC Plan 2012 - CEP Technical Report 75
(2012)In summary, the overall objective of the Plan is to provide a cooperative scheme for mutual assistance from member States, Territories, and organizations in the event of a major oil spill incident which exceeds the ... -
Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development – A Rapid Response Assessment
(2010)The objective of this report is to provide an overview of some of the most crucial services rendered by natural ecosystems to humankind and how they can be restored as part of policy development to partially resolve key ... -
Detection and Control of Forest fires for the Protection of the Human Environment: Proposals for a Global Programme
(1975)This report describes the adverse effects of forest fires on the human environment; identifies three areas of the world which are highly susceptible to fires (Mediterranean, Central American, and African Savanna regions); ... -
The Disaster Risk, Global Change, and Sustainability Nexus
(2019)This review retraces the brief history and evolution of the global understanding of disaster risk as a compound event, in parallel with research on global environmental change. It highlights the main milestones in this ... -
Disaster Waste Management Mechanism: A Practical Guide for Construction and Demolition Wastes in Indonesia
(2008)This publication is a practical guide to assist decision in national and local agencies in Indonesia to understand the issues of disaster wastes management. It outlines the development of local strategies on waste issues, ... -
Disaster Waste Management: Policy, Strategy & Action Plan - Final Report
(2015)Nepal has ratified number of International Convention and formulated legislation, rules and regulations including the Constitution of Nepal 2015 on environment and waste management issues that can be linked to disaster ... -
Dispute Avoidance and Dispute Settlement in International Environmental Law: Compilations of Documents
(2001)The Charter of the United Nations obliges the Member States to resolve disputes by peaceful means that are listed in its Article 33. These principles have also been incorporated into the various bilateral, regional and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The World's Largest Accidental Offshore Oil Spill - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Services (GEAS) - August 2010
(2010-08)The Gulf of Mexico, which covers about 1 554 000 km2 , is the world's ninth-largest body of water and has been called the "Mediterranean of the Americas." More than 60 per cent of the water drained from 33 major river ...
