IRMA evaluated NRC’s scale-up and consolidation in response to the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan in 2013. The evaluation focused on the role of preparedness and its impact on the quality of the response. IRMA also produced recommendations for enhancements to NRC’s national, regional and global-level preparedness for rapid responses.

Reducing risk in the gold industry in Colombia, for UN Environment
In Quibdo, in the Pacific region of Colombia, informal extraction of gold using mercury, and the chemical processes carried out in the associated jewellery industry, create serious environmental and health risks. UNEP contracted IRMA to produce a case study highlighting



