The activities of the Disaster Management Branch focus on:
 | Prevention; |
| Preparedness; |
| Assessment, response, and mitigation; |
| Risk reduction; |
| Mobilizing resources. |
The Branch operates in collaboration with numerous agencies, and comprises of two units, the Environment Coordination Unit (ECU) and the Joint UNEP/Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Environment Unit. The joint UNEP/OCHA Unit serves to facilitate, international response to environmental emergencies, multilateral coordination, assessment, and as a clearinghouse for information and maintaining a 24-hour notification and alert system.
Disaster management information system for Africa - database
The Disaster Management Information System for Africa contains a compilation of institutions working on disaster and environmental risk reduction in Africa. It is intended to enhance information exchange and promote co-ordination of efforts in Africa through the provision of a comprehensive and authoritative profile of institutions working in the area of disaster management and environmental risk reduction. It identifies suppliers of data and information at national, regional and local levels.
Indigenous Knowledge Helps in Disaster Management
Nairobi, 9 August 2006 - To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is announcing a unique programme that draws upon indigenous knowledge to help deal with natural disasters.
UNEP Asian Tsunami Disaster website
The State of the Environment in Somalia
A Desk Study
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Publication: Implementation of the Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action
for a Safer World: The UNEP Activities in Managing Environmental
Emergencies (PDF-
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