45 requests for assistance from UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit (JEU) since 2014
65 EU environmental experts participated in 38 missions
- The EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) prepares and responds to the environmental dimensions of emergencies, including incidents that arise as secondary effects of disasters.
- DG ECHO, operating through the UCPM, is among the JEU’s most important partners.
- DG ECHO supported the organisation and roll-out of 6 Environment and Emergencies Trainings (EET).