Emigration: The act of leaving one state for settling in another. IOM
Enforced disappearance: Arrest, detention, abduction or other forms of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or private individuals with their authorization, support or acquiescence, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or to conceal the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which place such a person outside the protection of the law. OHCHR
Environmental damage: Adverse and measurable change of a natural resource, or the impairment of a natural resource service, whether it occurs directly or indirectly. LAW INSIDER
Environmental deforestation: It refers to the felling of a forest, eliminating it, to make room for something else in its place. WWF
Environmental degradation: Intense deterioration of the environment due to soil abuse, desertification, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, pollution, climate change, sea level rise, and ozone layer depletion. UNESCO
Environmental pollution: A combination of factors that degrade the environment. Includes activities of the chemical, agricultural and mining industries, deforestation, changing weather patterns and natural phenomena, sandstorms, and volcanic eruptions. UNEP
Epidemic: Cases of a disease or health-related events that have behaviors clearly above the normal expectation in a community or region, and period. WHO
Epidemic areas: A widespread outbreak of a disease in a large number of people in a particular period, either in a particular area or in a specific population group. CDC
Epidemic threshold: Critical number or density of susceptible hosts required for an epidemic to occur. The epidemic threshold is used to confirm the occurrence of an epidemic to intensify appropriate control measures. WHO
Equity: Fundamental principle focused on the reduction of inequalities, and on the recognition, inclusion and equality of opportunities and conditions for all people in essential areas of dignity, rights, and justice. OXFORD
Essential health services: Care services to improve, maintain, or restore the health of people who should be part of universal health coverage. It addresses the most important causes of illness and death. It covers the whole range of health services, from promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. The provision of these services should protect individuals and families from becoming impoverished by the cost of caring for their health problems. WHO
Essential medicines: Drugs that help meet priority health needs. It must be ensured that they are safe, scientifically proven, quality, and economically affordable. WHO
European Commission Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO): Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection of the Commission of the European Union for the coordination and response to humanitarian disasters or emergencies in countries inside and outside Europe. EU
Eutrophication: Main form of water pollution in lakes, ponds, rivers, and reservoirs, caused by excess nutrients in the water, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus, mostly from human activity. NOAA
Evaluation of humanitarian action: Systematic and impartial review of humanitarian action aimed at drawing lessons for improved policy and practices, and enhanced accountability. ALNAP
