Over its 14-year existence, the Joint Environment Unit has mobilized and coordinated the response to a wide variety of environmental emergencies and natural disasters.
2009
2008
Myanmar - Cyclone Nargis
Turks and Caicos Islands - Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Environmental Assessment Report, September 2008 Addressing Disaster Waste Management Issues, November 2008 Addressing Disaster Waste Management Issues II, December 2008
2007
Honduras - Hurricane Felix
Rapid Environmental Assessment - Honduras- Hurricane Felix - September 2007
Indonesia - Dam integrity
Dam Integrity Assessment, Indonesia
Jamaica - Hurricane Dean
Report of UNDAC Mission to Jamaica after Hurricane Dean - August 2007
Kosovo - Forest Fires
Fire Situation Assessment - July 2007
Madagascar - Cyclones and Flooding
Rapid Environmental Assessment- Cyclones and Flooding - March 2007
Mexico - Floods
Rapid Environmental Assessment - Mexico - Floods Chiapas and Tabasco, November 2007
Mongolia - Cyanide and Mercury pollution
Sodium Cyanide and Mercury pollution and mining related environmental emergencies in Mongolia- July 2007
Peru - Earthquake
Rapid Environmental Assessment- Earthquake- August 2007 (Spanish only) (DRAFT) Unofficial English translation of the recommendations of the Rapid Environmental Assessment
Turkey - environmental emergencies capacity Assessment
Environmental Emergencies Capacity Assessment in Turkey
Ukraine - Oil Spill
Report of European Commission MIC Mission to Oil Spill, Kerch Strait, Ukraine, November 2007 (EN)
Report of European Commission MIC Mission to Oil Spill, Kerch Strait, Ukraine, November 2007 (UKR)
Uruguay - Floods
Environmental Assesment - UNDAC mission to Floods, May 2007 (Spanish only)
Unofficial English translation of the conclusions and recommendations of the Rapid Environmental Assessment
2006
Indonesia - Hot Mud
Hot Mud Flow East Java, Indonesia: final technical report
Ivory Coast - Waste Dumping
UNDAC Report on Urban Hazardous Waste Dumping, Ivory Coast, September 2006
Lebanon - Lebanon Crisis
Report on Environmental Emergency Response to the Lebanon Crisis
Pakistan - Earthquake
Environmental Emergency Response to the South Asia Earthquake
Suriname - Floods
Update on environmental aspects of Suriname floods May 2006
Yemen - Environmental Emergencies and Contingency Planning workshop
Environmental Emergencies Training and Contingency Planning Workshop, Yemen
Guidelines for Contingency Planning (available in Arabic only)
Guidelines on Rapid Environmental Assessment (available in Arabic only)
Cameroon - Dam Assessment
Lake Nyos Dam Assessment
Guatemala - Hurricane Stan
Guatemala - Environmental Impacts from Hurricane Stan - October 2005
Guyana - Floods
Guyana Floods - January 2005
Iran - Environmental Emergencies Centre
Towards an Iranian Environmental Emergencies Centre - July 2005
Update on Joint Unit Activities in Pakistan following South Asia Earthquake
Peru - Forest Fires
Forest Fire - July 2005
2004
Asia - Tsunami
Tsunami - Sri Lanka Report
Tsunami - Indonesian Report
REA Report Maldives
Rapid Environmental Assessment at the Kalma, Otash and Bajoum Camps
Assessment Mission of the Shinkolobwe Uranium Mine - I
Assessment Mission of the Shinkolobwe Uranium Mine - II
Radiological Report on an Inter-Agency mission to the Shinkolobwe mine site Democratic Republic of Congo
Mine Uranifère de Shinkolobwe - Mission d'évaluation de la situation minière artisanale
Mission d'évaluation de la situation environnementale (Rapport préliminaire)
Mine Uranifère de Shinkolobwe - Mission d'évaluation de la Situation humanitaire
Rapport complémentaire sur la situation environnementale à la mine uranifère de Shinkolobwe en République démocratique du Congo
Haiti - Floods
UNDAC Mission 22 September - 7 October
Seychelles - Tropical Storm
Seychelles - Tropical Storm - Mission Report
Tanzania - Maziwa Ng'ombe
Tanzania - Pemba Island Environmental Assessment
Kosovo and Serbia and Montenegro - Phenol spill into a river system
Phenol Spill in Sitnica and Ibar River System UNEP/OCHA Assessment Mission
Morocco - Inland oil spill
Rapport Intermediaire de Mission d'Evaluation dans la region de Skhirat
Pakistan - Oil spill in the Port of Karachi
Tasman Spirit Oil Spill - Assessment Report
Seychelles - Tropical storm
Tropical Depression Storm over Praslin and its Satellites Islands in Seychelles
2002
UNDAC mission report: Eruption of volcano, Eastern DRC
Republic of Djibouti - Toxic Chemical Spill
Guinea - Floods
UNDAC report: Floods in Upper Guinea
Islamic Republic of Iran - Floods
Draft interagency Mission report: Floods in Golestan, Iran
Mongolia - Dzud (Harsh winter conditions)
(not available at the moment)
Uzbekistan - Drought
OCHA-UNEP-WHO mission report: Drought in Western Uzbekistan
2000
Islamic Republic of Iran - Drought
Kenya - Drought
UNEP and Government of Kenya mission report: Devastating Drought in Kenya, 2000. Part 1.
UNEP and Government of Kenya mission report: Devastating Drought in Kenya, 2000. Part 2.
Mozambique - Floods
Philippines - Payatas Dumpsite Collapse
Romania, Hungary, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Baia Mare Cyanide and Heavy Metal Tailings Spill
UN assessment mission report: Cyanide spill at Baia Mare, Romania
Venezuela - Floods
China - Yangtze River Floods
Summary report: Flooding of Yangtze river, China
Kenya - Aviation Fuel Spill
Aviation fuel spill - Un expert assessment mission report
Tajikistan - Landslide Dam and Lake Sarez
UN-IDNDR interagency risk assessment mission report: Landslide dam in Lake Sarez, Tajikistan
Turkey - Izmit Earthquake
UNDAC mission report: Earthquake in Izmit, Turkey
Yugoslavia - Kosovo Conflict
Kosovo Conflict: Consequences on the Environment and Human Settlements
1998
Brazil - Forest Fires
UNDAC mission report: Fires in the state of Roraima, Brazil
Indonesia - Forest Fires
UNDAC mission report: Land, bush and forest fires in Indonesia UNEP - OCHA report: Meetings on the Indonesian forest fires
Russia - Forest Fires
UNDAC mission report: Forest fires on the island of Sakhalin and the Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation
Chile - Loa River Pollution
UN expert assessment mission report: Acute pollution of the Loa River, Chile
UNDAC mission report: Forest fires, Indonesia
Georgia - Inguri Dam
UN expert assessment mission report: Inguri dam, Georgia
Seychelles - Emergency Situation Caused by Heavy Rain
UNDAC mission report: Emergency situation, the Republic of Seychelles
Somalia - Hazardous Waste
UNEP - DHA - UNCU assessment mission report: Alleged dumping of hazardous substances
1996
Philippines - Mine Tailings Spill
Expert assessment mission report: The Marinduque Island mine disaster, Philippines