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Disasters and Conflicts Programme News

To learn more about the latest work of the Disasters and Conflicts programme please see the latest edition of our Quarterly Progress Report (QPR):

Issue	Edition	Reporting Period
04/2010	Newsletter Summary Full	October - December
03/2010	Newsletter Summary Full	July - September
02/2010	Newsletter Summary Full	April - June
01/2010	Newsletter Summary Full	January - March

Issue	Edition	Reporting Period
4/2009	Summary Full	October - December
3/2009	Summary Full	July - September
2/2009	Summary Full	April - June
1/2009	Summary Full	January - March

Please also see press releases

Other News

	UNEP's Year in Review 2011: July to December 03/ 01/ 2012
	2011 has proven to be a defining year for the environmental pillar of sustainable development as the world heads towards Rio+20 in June 2012.
	UNEP's Year in Review 2011: January to June 30/ 12/ 2011
	From UNEP's contribution to the UN's 'International Year of Forests' to the rapidly evolving analysis of how to catalyze a global transition towards a Green Economy, 2011 has proven to be a defining year for the environmental pillar of sustainable development as the world heads towards Rio+20 in June 2012.
	Changes in Climate Trends Impacting Livelihoods and Food Security in the Sahel and West Africa 05/ 12/ 2011
	A new study has found that the impacts of changing climatic conditions on the availability of natural resources, combined with population growth and weak governance, have led to greater competition over scarce resources and to changing migration patterns in the region.
	Rwanda Report Shows Successes and Challenges of Post-Conflict Sustainable Development 16/ 11/ 2011
	A major report released today on Rwanda's post-conflict sustainable development urges the country to build on its rehabilitation efforts and seed more opportunities for a transition towards a green economy.
	Importance of Natural Resources for Peacebuilding Highlighted in New Book Series 15/ 11/ 2011
	A new study published by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners examines key challenges faced by post-conflict countries in peacefully and sustainably developing their natural resources, while avoiding major environmental degradation.
	New Environmental Training Toolkit for Humanitarian Sector 15/ 11/ 2011
	From today, humanitarian workers around the world can access training and practical information to help them anticipate and minimize the negative environmental impacts of relief and recovery operations.
	UNEP and UNDP Support Restoration of Meteorological Services in Sierra Leone 11/ 11/ 2011
	The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is supporting efforts to restore weather and climate services in Sierra Leone after the country's civil war.
	UNEP Study Confirms DR Congo's Potential as Environmental Powerhouse but Warns of Critical Threats 10/ 10/ 2011
	With half of Africa's forests and water resources and trillion-dollar mineral reserves, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could become a powerhouse of African development provided multiple pressures on its natural resources are urgently addressed.
	Horn of Africa Drought Needs Long Term Solutions 08/ 08/ 2011
	As the humanitarian community works to save lives in the areas affected, the need for sustainable solutions to prevent a reoccurance of this situation in the medium and long-term is becoming increasingly apparent.
	UNEP Ogoniland Oil Assessment Reveals Extent of Environmental Contamination and Threats to Human Health 04/ 08/ 2011
	The environmental restoration of Ogoniland in Nigeria could prove to be the world's most wide-ranging and long term oil clean-up exercise ever undertaken if contaminated drinking water, land, creeks and important ecosystems such as mangroves are to be brought back to full, productive health.

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