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Commemorating 25 Years of Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) - Achievements and Way Forward
The Awareness and Preparedness
for Emergencies at Local Level
(APELL) Programme was launched
by the United Nations Environment
Programme in 1986 in response to a
series of major industrial accidents
that resulted in serious adverse
impacts on local communities and
the environment.
The main purpose of APELL is to
save lives and minimise adverse
impacts on health, property and the
environment. Over the years, APELL
has been empowering communities
worldwide by reducing their
vulnerability to industrial accidents
and natural disasters, and improving
local emergency preparedness
efforts.
This publication has been
developed to capture both the
main achievements of UNEP’s APELL
Programme over the past 25 years,
as well as the outcomes of the Global
APELL 25th Anniversary Forum that
was held in Beijing, China on 15-18
November 2011.
Language: English
Publication date:
June 2012
Programme:
Safer Production
Pages: 40
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