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Crises can be linked to the degradation of the environment and/or contribute to this degradation. In addition, a humanitarian response itself can have a negative impact on the environment which needs to be taken into account and minimised in accordance with the principle of “Do no harm”. On the other hand, a preserved environment can help to resolve a crisis and increase the resilience of a population.

Groupe URD works with operators and donors to help them understand these issues and ways to reduce the environmental footprint of aid in keeping with the humanitarian mandate and the commitments of the international community.

We established the Humanitarian Environment Network, which we facilitate, and which produces methodological tools and technical files.

We aim to be a model of environmental excellence ourselves, and have designed our centre in the Drôme provençale in the South of France in a way that reduces energy consumption and waste production. Since 2012, we have been assessing our greenhouse gas emissions.

Publications

Strategic support

Climate charter: expertise mapping and analysis, Mars 2023

Report of the evaluation of the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine, 2022

Studies and research

Report ‘Climate Change and Humanitarian Action, 2021’

Studies and research

Adapting humanitarian action to the effects of climate change, 2021

GEDAE 2021: Key messages

Studies and research

Compendium of good practices for a greener humanitarian response, 2021

News

Organisational support

3-year Update Report – Statement of Commitment on Climate by Humanitarian Organisations

Groupe URD’s 2022 carbon footprint

Rethinking the humanitarian sector’s relationship with the political realm…

E-learning modules on environmental issues: new on our e-learning platform!

“L’humanitaire pris aux mots” : Groupe URD launches its podcast!

Launch of the REH website!

Calendar

HNPW 2024: the Humanitarian Environment Network (REH) sessions

Organised by Groupe URD

From 30/04/2024 to 02/05/2024

“Integrating the environment into international aid projects” training course in Chad

Organised by Groupe URD

From 22/04/2024 to 24/04/2024

N'Djamena, Chad

Past events

Webinar “Following up on environmental commitments: donors and NGOs point of views”

‘Integrating the Environment into Humanitarian Projects’ training course

Organised by Groupe URD

From 25/03/2024 to 29/03/2024

‘Integrating the Environment into Humanitarian Projects’ training course

Organised by Groupe URD

From 25/03/2024 to 29/03/2024

Webinar | Électriciens sans frontières: “The aid sector’s low-carbon approach”

From 23/11/2023 to 23/11/2023

Soliway 2023

‘Integrating the Environment into Humanitarian Projects’ training course in Burkina Faso, June 2023

Organised by Groupe URD

From 19/06/2023 to 21/06/2023

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Projects

Organisational support

Learning and innovating to improve crisis response (phase 3, 2023-2026)

Organisational support

Providing DG ECHO with support in monitoring Minimum Environmental Requirements

Organisational support

Mapping of climate and environment experts to help implement commitments 1 and 2 of the Climate and Environment Charter

Strategic support

The ‘Laboratoire de dialogue centrafricain’ project

Strategic support

INSPIRE+ Consortium

Studies and research

Preparation of a Compendium of Good Environmental Practice for DG ECHO

Networks

Strategic support

The European Network of Humanitarian Thinktanks (HuT)

The Humanitarian Environment Network

Humanitarian Aid on the Move - Full Review

Humanitarian Aid on the Move No. 21

19/03/2020, no. Special issue: "Climate change, multiple crises and the risk of collapse"

Humanitarian Aid on the move No. 12

27/10/2013, no. Special issue: Environment

Humanitarian Aid on the Move - Articles

Interview with Catherine-Lune Grayson (ICRC) on “the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations”

Catherine-Lune Grayson (ICRC)

30/09/2021, no. Available online only

Editorial No. 21

Véronique de Geoffroy

05/03/2020, no. 21

What can the aid sector do to anticipate and adapt to the major changes ahead?

Lisa Daoud & Véronique de Geoffroy

04/03/2020, no. 21

Interview with Bruno Jochum

Véronique de Geoffroy & Pierre Brunet

03/03/2020, no. 21

Food systems condemned to change drastically

Philippe Thomas

02/03/2020, no. 21

Current scientific projections regarding global warming and rising sea levels

Dominique Raynaud

02/03/2020, no. 21

Press & radio

Inondations violentes dans la Roya, Alters média n°3, avril 2021

International aid and emergency relief: what can be done in the face of impending catastrophe?

Anticipating uncertainty, preparing for the unknown: humanitarian actors in the face of issues linked to climate change

Western Indian Ocean, how to secure a high-risk territory, 2016

Preparing for unpredictability: the Black Swans, 2015

Worsening climate-related risks and humanitarian challenges, 2015

Videos

Videos “A path towards ecological international aid”, 2023

Videos of the Autumn School on Humanitarian Aid (UAH) 2020

Organisational support

Webinar “The Role of Donors in Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Aid” (17 September 2020)

Videos on the Autumn School on Humanitarian Aid 2019

Studies and research

Videos of the “Resilience” project, 2010/13

Video “Why the environment matters”, 2010