UNEP medium-term strategy 2010–2013: environment for development

This strategy provides the vision and direction for all UNEP activities for the period 2010−2013 through six cross-cutting thematic priorities: (a) Climate change; (b) Disasters and conflicts; (c) Ecosystem management; (d) Environmental governance; (e) Harmful substances and hazardous waste; and (f) Resource efficiency – sustainable consumption and production; each one of them including an "objective" and "expected accomplishments". It is intended to enable UNEP to deliver on its mandate and meet the expectations of Governments and its stakeholders in responding to global environmental challenges and opportunities by creating a framework for: (i) focused, effective and efficient delivery of results; and (ii) clear and transparent monitoring and evaluation of performance.

The disasters and conflicts-related section defines UNEP objective as "to minimize environmental threats to human well-being arising from the environmental causes and consequences of conflicts and disasters". This includes developing an integrated approach to disasters and conflicts, spanning the key pillars of vulnerabilities and risk reduction, emergency response and recovery, and peacebuilding, thus contributing to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015. The UNEP expected accomplishments are: (a) That States’ environmental management contributes to disaster risk reduction and conflict prevention; (b) That acute environmental risks caused by conflicts and disasters are mitigated; (c) That the post-crisis assessment and recovery process contributes to improved environmental management and the sustainable use of natural resources.