UNEP and OCHA have established the international Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE) as their most important cooperation and support mechanism for the response to environmental disasters. The AGEE is an international forum that brings together environmental experts from around the world to share information, expertise and lessons learned for improved response to environmental emergencies worldwide, and in particular in developing countries. The Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit serves as the secretariat to this group.
The Advisory Group meets once every two years to share experiences and new approaches in the field of response to environmental disasters, as well as to review the work of the Joint Unit, and to provide advice and guidance on areas for development and future activities.
Reference Documents and Reports of previous meetings can be accessed following these links:
6th Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies in association with the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) Programme 22 to 24 June 2005, Geneva, Switzerland
AGEE 6 Final report List of participants EU/AG/36 - Provisional Agenda of the 6th AGEE meeting in association with the APELL Programme EU/AG/37 - Emergency response and environmental issues during the Indian Ocean Earthquake-Tsunami: initial lessons to learn EU/AG/38 - Major Activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit in 2003-2005 EU/AG/39 - Position paper on future directions and opportunities EU/AG/40 - Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Overview EU/AG/41 - 23rd Session of UNEP Governing Council Decision 23/7 APELL Background Documents APELL activities in 2003 - 2005 APELL overview and future activities Presentations Dr Patrick Lagadec's Presentation on Emergency Response: innovative strategies to meet complex challenges Environment and the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster - Lessons learned from response efforts Outcome of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan 2005 Major activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit 2003-2005 APELL Update - Presentation by Mr. K.C. Gupta, National Safety Council, India APELL Update - Presentation by Mr. Diego Masera, UNEP Regional Office for LAC APELL Update - Presentation by Mr. Bernard Dumont, INERIS Application of UNDAC to natural disasters and environmental emergencies Future activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Future activities of the APELL Programme Canada's Emergency Response system and Environment Canada's Environmental Emergencies Management System UNEP Strategic Framework Environmental Emergencies Partnership Building linkages at local level
AGEE 6 Final report List of participants EU/AG/36 - Provisional Agenda of the 6th AGEE meeting in association with the APELL Programme EU/AG/37 - Emergency response and environmental issues during the Indian Ocean Earthquake-Tsunami: initial lessons to learn EU/AG/38 - Major Activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit in 2003-2005 EU/AG/39 - Position paper on future directions and opportunities EU/AG/40 - Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Overview EU/AG/41 - 23rd Session of UNEP Governing Council Decision 23/7 APELL Background Documents APELL activities in 2003 - 2005 APELL overview and future activities
Presentations Dr Patrick Lagadec's Presentation on Emergency Response: innovative strategies to meet complex challenges Environment and the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster - Lessons learned from response efforts Outcome of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan 2005 Major activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit 2003-2005 APELL Update - Presentation by Mr. K.C. Gupta, National Safety Council, India APELL Update - Presentation by Mr. Diego Masera, UNEP Regional Office for LAC APELL Update - Presentation by Mr. Bernard Dumont, INERIS Application of UNDAC to natural disasters and environmental emergencies Future activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Future activities of the APELL Programme Canada's Emergency Response system and Environment Canada's Environmental Emergencies Management System UNEP Strategic Framework Environmental Emergencies Partnership Building linkages at local level
5th Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies
14-15 May 2003, Geneva, Switzerland
EU/AG/29 - Provisional Agenda of the 5th AGEE Meeting EU/AG/30 - Results and Achievements of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit EU/AG/31 - Elements of a Strategy for the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit. Annexes (except 1 and 6), Annex 1, Annex 6. EU/AG/33 - Work Plan of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit EU/AG/34 - Report of the 5th Meeting of the AGEE Joint AGEE/APELL Meeting - WSSD Partnership (15 May) Provisional Agenda of the Joint AGEE/APELL Meeting on the WSSD Partnership on Environmental Emergencies EU/AG/32 - Implementing the Partnership on an Integrated Approach to Prevention, Preparedness for and Response to Environmental Emergencies in Support of Sustainable Development EU/AG/35 - Report of the Meeting - Partnership on Environmental Emergencies
EU/AG/29 - Provisional Agenda of the 5th AGEE Meeting
EU/AG/30 - Results and Achievements of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
EU/AG/31 - Elements of a Strategy for the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit. Annexes (except 1 and 6), Annex 1, Annex 6.
EU/AG/33 - Work Plan of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
EU/AG/34 - Report of the 5th Meeting of the AGEE
Joint AGEE/APELL Meeting - WSSD Partnership (15 May)
Provisional Agenda of the Joint AGEE/APELL Meeting on the WSSD Partnership on Environmental Emergencies
EU/AG/32 - Implementing the Partnership on an Integrated Approach to Prevention, Preparedness for and Response to Environmental Emergencies in Support of Sustainable Development
EU/AG/35 - Report of the Meeting - Partnership on Environmental Emergencies
1st Meeting of the Core Group of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies 5 November 2001, Paris, France
Report of the 1st meeting of the Core Group
4th Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies 20-21 November 2001, Brussels, Belgium
EU/AG/19 - Provisional Agenda of the Fourth Meeting EU/AG/20 - Background on UNEP/OCHA Cooperation EU/AG/21 - Practical Results EU/AG/22 - OCHA Services EU/AG/23 - Programme of Work EU/AG/24 - Guidelines on Rapid Environmental Assessment for Response in Natural EU/AG/25 - Establishing a National Emergency Response Mechanism EU/AG/26 - UNEP Activities in the Management of Environmental Emergencies EU/AG/27 - List of Participants EU/AG/28 - Report of the Fourth AGEE meeting, 30 November 2000
3rd Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies 30 November - 1 December 1998, Geneva, Switzerland
EU/AG/16 - Major activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit EU/AG/17 - Programme of work of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit EU/AG/18 - Report of the third AGEE meeting, November 1998
EU/AG/16 - Major activities of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
EU/AG/17 - Programme of work of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
EU/AG/18 - Report of the third AGEE meeting, November 1998
2nd Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies 3-4 October 1996, Geneva, Switzerland
EU/AG/12 - Minutes of the Second Meeting
1st Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies 16-17 January 1995, Geneva, Switzerland
EU/AG/6 - Minutes of the First Meeting