The Disasters and Conflicts programme is delivered through several key actors within UNEP, as well as a wide range of partner UN agencies and international organizations.
Key actors
The Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit mobilizes and coordinates the international emergency response to acute environmental risks caused by conflicts, natural disasters and industrial accidents. The Unit is housed with the Office of the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in close cooperation with the Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch.
The Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative, a partnership whose members include UNEP, UNDP, OSCE, UNECE and REC, builds on the combined strengths and field presence of the lead organizations to perform three key functions: assessment of environment and security risks, capacity-building and institutional development to strengthen regional cooperation, and the integration of environmental and security concerns and priorities into international and national policy-making. ENVSEC projects are implemented in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The ENVSEC Secretariat is hosted by UNEP in Geneva, Switzerland.
The APELL (Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies on a Local Level) Programme works with communities in natural and hazard-prone areas, helping them prepare for and mitigate the environmental risks of industrial accidents. The programme is housed with UNEP in Paris, France.
External partners
UN system:
OCHA
UN Country Teams
UN DOCO
UNDP
UN DPA
UN - HABITAT
UN Peacebuilding Commission
UNISDR
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNCCD
UNDAC
UNECE
UNESCO
UNOPS
UNOSAT
IOM
WHO
IASC
FAO
Basel Secretariat
Academic centres:
Wilson Center International Center for Scholars
The Earth Institute
University of California, Irvine
Environmental Law Institute
Duke University
University of Geneva Graduate Institute for International Studies
University of Maryland
McGill University
University of Oxford
Non-governmental organizations, institutes and 'think tanks':
IISD
Adelphi Research
Care International
ProAct Network
Stockholm Environment Institute
WWF
Global Witness
Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
ICRC
Wildlife Conservation Society
World Agroforestry Institute
Wetlands International
IUCN
Member States, regional organizations and others:
World Bank
The European Commission
OSCE
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
Spiez Laboratory Switzerland