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United Nations Environment Programme

Disasters and conflicts

We work to minimize the environmental causes and consequences of crises.

The Challenge

More than two billion people have been affected by disasters and conflicts since 2000.

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Mt. Bromo volcano erupts in Java, Indonesia
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Drawing disaster-preparedness lessons from Tonga’s volcano

A man runs down a street in Baghdad as a building explodes
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Environmental legacy of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

Женщина в лагере для вынужденных переселенцев в Буркина-Фасо
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Climate action holds key to tackling global conflict

A man walks through flood waters.
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How countries can better cope with flood risk

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