As the United Nations system began addressing the immediate humanitarian impacts of the Indian Ocean Disaster, many of the affected people and governments also voiced their concern about the potential environmental damage and associated risks to human health and livelihoods. To address these concerns, the countries of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles, Yemen and Somalia requested the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to assist their national experts in understanding the environmental dimension of the disaster.
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