AUTHOR: Joint UNEP/OHCA Environment Unit and Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) LAST UPDATED: 2011 TYPE OF TOOL: Guidelines FORMAT: Downloadable PDF document, 43 pages KEYWORDS: humanitarian action, environmental management, waste management, restoration, impact assessment, Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit, United Nations Environment Programme, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, guidelines […]
environmental management
USAID WATER & CONFLICT TOOLKIT
AUTHOR: US Agency for International Development LAST UPDATED: February 2014 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, conflict sensitivity, water, United States Agency for International Development, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF document, 52 pages LANGUAGES: English WEB LINK: https://www.usaid.gov/ (USAID) https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1866/WaterConflictToolkit.pdf (tool) ABOUT THE TOOL: “This toolkit is intended to help USAID and our partners understand […]
EU-UN GUIDANCE NOTES ON LAND, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CONFLICT PREVENTION
AUTHOR: United Nations Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action LAST UPDATED: 2012 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, conflict sensitivity, land and land use, water, fuel and energy, minerals, impact assessment, United Nations Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF files LANGUAGES: English WEB LINK: http://www.un.org/en/land-natural-resources-conflict/ Strengthening capacity for conflict sensitive […]
GREEN RECOVERY CONNECT HELP DESK
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 […]
VULNERABILITY SOURCEBOOK
AUTHOR: adelphi and Eurpoean Academy of Bozen LAST UPDATED: August 2014 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, climate adaptation, land and land use, water, risk reduction, adelphi, European Academy of Bozen, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF, 180 pages LANGUAGES: English, French, Spanish WEB LINK: https://www.adelphi.de/en (adelphi) http://www.bolzano.net/en/eurac.html (EURAC) https://www.adelphi.de/en/publication/vulnerability-sourcebook-concept-and-guidelines-standardised-vulnerability-assessments (tool) https://www.adelphi.de/en/system/files/mediathek/bilder/vulnerability_sourcebook_guidelines_for_assessments_adelphi_giz_2014-annex.pdf (annex with templates, flow charts, user […]
CONFLICT-SENSITIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE: GUIDANCE FOR EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
AUTHOR: International Alert LAST UPDATED: March 2005 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, conflict sensitivity, minerals, land and land use, fuel and energy, water, International Alert, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF document, 195 pages LANGUAGES: English, Spanish WEB LINK: http://www.international-alert.org/ (International Alert) http://www.international-alert.org/sites/default/files/Economy_2005_CSBPGuidanceForExtractives_All_EN_v2013.pdf (tool) ABOUT THE TOOL: “Conflict-sensitive business practice: Guidance for extractive industries consists […]
ENVIRONMENT, CONFLICT, AND COOPERATION PLATFORM
Website/platform for exchange on environment, conflict, and cooperation. Relevant news and articles, reports and publications, and other resources, clustered by topics and regions on fully searchable site.
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT
Report provides guidance to prepare/develop SEAs. Overview of SEA issues. Good practice, manuals and guidance, case studies. Tools to design/implement SEAs. Info on funding sources and training materials.
CAMP SOLUTIONS
Knowledge platform for addressing camp management challenges. Reports and publications, links to relevant websites, information on experts and upcoming conferences and meetings.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP REVIEW FOR HUMANITARIAN AID
Worksheet for evaluating environmental impacts of humanitarian aid projects. Focus on recovery and reconstruction phases. 1-3 hours to complete. Field visit and consultation with planners, experts.