AUTHOR: World Wildlife Fund Environment & Disaster Management Program
LAST UPDATED: n/a
TYPE OF TOOL: knowledge platform
KEYWORDS: humanitarian action, environmental management, land and land use, water, shelter,
climate adaptation, risk reduction, restoration, World Wildlife Fund, knowledge platform
FORMAT: web site
LANGUAGES: English
WEB LINK:
http://envirodm.org/ (WWF Environment & Disaster Management Program)
http://envirodm.org/helpdesk (help desk tool)
ABOUT THE TOOL: Provides round-the- clock interactive support for questions about environmental
dimensions of disaster recovery, reconstruction, and risk reduction. Users may submit queries via
phone, email, or web chat. Emphasis on users requiring a rapid response related to ongoing
activities.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: “World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Environment and Disaster Management (EDM)
program collaborates with humanitarian and development agencies, the United Nations (UN),
academic institutions and others to integrate environmental considerations into disaster recovery,
reconstruction, and risk reduction programs and policies, and to learn and develop new approaches.
The program was formed during the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and in the years since
we have worked in partnership to provide support, training, and development of new approaches for
environmentally responsible disaster management in Belize, Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Haiti,
Indonesia, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.”
INTENDED USER: Individuals and organizations working in disaster response/recovery settings who
need environmental specialist advice and support.