RT null T1 Humanitarian Action and the Environment A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, K1 environmental emergency K1 environmental impact assessment K1 life K1 health K1 human security YR 2007 FD 2007 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/17459 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/17459 NO Disasters and conflicts, as well as relief and recovery operations, impact the environment in ways that threaten human life, health, livelihoods and security. Failure to address these risks can undermine the relief process, causing additional loss of life, displacement, aid dependency and increased vulnerability. Disaster managers and humanitarian workers can take action to avoid this. This document helps to explain how. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 23, 2026