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The course provides humanitarian actors with information on how to effectively integrate environmental issues into humanitarian response and early recovery strategies. It highlights the key opportunities, misconceptions and challenges for mainstreaming environmental issues into humanitarian action.
Course short name:

Environment in Humanitarian Action
Course rating: 4.9(10)
Hide course from catalogue: No
Topic: Humanitarian Essentials, Management Essentials, Programmatic Support, Technical Sectors
Management Essentials: Project management
Safety and Security:
Programmatic Support: Coordination, Logistics, Programme design
Technical Sectors: Disaster management and risk reduction, Education, Food security and nutrition, Health, Protection, Shelter, Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Humanitarian Essentials: Principles, practices and standards
Language: English
Format: Online self-directed
Provider: UNOCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Region: Global
Compatibility: Offline, Tablet, Smartphone

Welcome to  Environment in Humanitarian Action!


This e-learning course will provide humanitarian actors with information on how to effectively integrate environmental issues into humanitarian response and early recovery strategies. It highlights the key opportunities, misconceptions and challenges for mainstreaming environmental issues into humanitarian action 


The course is available in English, French, Spanish and Russian.


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 Is this course for me?

 Yes, this course is for all humanitarian actors.


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 How will I benefit from this course?

 After completing this course, you will have

  • Improved awareness of the role the environment plays in humanitarian work.
  • A better understanding of the outcomes of aid by anticipating and addressing potential negative impacts.
  • Increased awareness of why it is imperative to integrate key environmental concerns into humanitarian activities.
  • A greater familiarity with the related tools and training (EA, REA, ENA, EIA, MIRA).


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 How long will it take?
 

 This course should take you around 2-3 hours to complete.


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 How much does it cost?
  This course is free!

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 Will I get a certificate at the end?
  Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have completed all of the modules within the course.

The word START and a question mark in a circle How do I start?
  Scroll to the top of the page and click on the       Join course       button. This will take you through to the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.


Dates

Start date: 10/01/20
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