Monitoring needs to relate to baseline information from earlier environmental assessments and analyses conducted during preparedness and/or initial stages of the emergency. Environmental impacts are monitored against the established baseline. Monitoring is essential to determine whether an activity should be discontinued or adapted due to its environmental impact. The perspective… Read More
The Rapid Environmental Assessment Guidelines are a tool which allow for defining and prioritizing potential environmental impacts during disaster situations. Read More
Whenever possible, conduct joint trainings between humanitarian and environmental actors in order to facilitate knowledge exchange and the development of a wider response network. Include environmental concerns in disaster response trainings and exercises, promoting a holistic understanding of the interplay of the natural environment, disaster risk, human lives, livelihoods and… Read More
This document details the rapid environmental assessment (REA) and lessons learned from the international response to an earthquake in Peru in 2007. Read More
Besides the tools and resources listed in the previous chapter, the following tools can also help you identify environmental risks related to disaster waste: The Flash Environmental Assessment Tool (FEAT) 2.0 The Rapid Environmental Assessment Tool (REA) The Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT+) Hazard Identification Tool… Read More
This scoping report provides a situational analysis, outlining the challenges and providing draft recommendations regarding the use of environmental assessment tools, with focus on the Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disasters (REA)." Read More
Conduct an environmental assessment to establish the key impacts of the disaster on the environment, using tools like the Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REA), Flash Environmental Assessment Tool (FEAT), the New Environmental Assessment tool (NEAT+), Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA), or full-scale Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) depending on the context,… Read More
This mission report covers the deployment of a team undertaking a rapid environmental emergency assessment in the aftermath of a pipeline explosion in Nairobi in 2011. Read More
A rapid environmental assessment mission report conducted by UNDAC following the Pakistan Floods in 2010. Read More
The Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disaster (REA) is a tool to identify, define, and prioritize potential environmental impacts in disaster situations. Read More
This document describes a Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) undertaken by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) following an oil spill in the Republic of Korea. Read More
These guidelines provide information on the Rapid Environmental Assessment tool, which is designed to identify, define, and prioritize potential environmental impacts in disaster situations Read More
This factsheet describes the emergency response services undertaken by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following assistance requests by Member States. Read More