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Author Maertens, Lucile, author

Title Greening peacekeeping : the environmental impact of UN peace operations / Lucile Maertens and Malkit Shoshan
Published New York, N. Y. : International Peace Institute, [2018]
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Description 1 online resource
Series Providing for peacekeeping ; no. 17
Providing for peacekeeping ; no. 17
Contents Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Challenging environments -- UN peace operations' environmental approach -- Limits and constraints -- Case study : the spatial footprint of MINUSMA -- Recommendations
Summary "The 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti, triggered by the UN mission there, killed more than 9,000 people and affected nearly 807,000. This disastrous case drew attention to the negative effect UN peace operations can have on the surrounding communities and environment -- something peacekeepers had started paying attention to with the deployment of new large-scale operations in the 2000s. As operations have grown in size, so too has the size of their environmental footprint. This report looks at the environmental impact of peace operations and how the UN has responded, including through policies and guidelines, dedicated staff, and training material. In particular, it assesses the challenges the Department of Field Support faces in implementing its Environment Strategy. Based on this assessment, which includes a detailed examination of the UN mission in Mali, the report puts forward a series of short-, medium-, and long-term recommendations. It concludes that a UN presence should not be a source of stress but should improve local environmental sustainability and build resilience." -- Publisher's web site
Notes "April 2018"
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Viewed 23 April 20187
Subject United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Environmental aspects
United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Environmental aspects -- Mali
SUBJECT United Nations. fast (OCoLC)fst00530351
Subject Conflict management -- Environmental aspects
Peace-building -- Environmental aspects
Environmental policy -- International cooperation.
Environmental policy -- International cooperation.
Peace-building -- Environmental aspects.
Mali.
Form Electronic book
Author Shoshan, Malkit, author
International Peace Institute, issuing body.
Other Titles Environmental impact of UN peace operations
Environmental impact of U. N. peace operations
Environmental impact of United Nations peace operations