Environmental emergency preparedness: Industrial accidents in Toamasina, Madagascar

This report describes major industrial risks in Toamasina city in the east of Madagascar, and provides recommendations to address a number of these risks. Where relevant, the report also provides observations and recommendations applicable to the national level.

This report results from a scoping mission from 8 to 13 April 2013 conducted by the Joint United Nations Environment Programme/Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Environment Unit (JEU) and the European Union Civil Protection (EUCP), at the request of the national authorities in charge of disasters and risks management in Madagascar.