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International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Past Events
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41st Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment - IAIA22
Vancouver, BC, CanadaConfidence in Impact Assessment: Policies, partnerships and public involvement. How can impact assessment create confidence for all participants? Clear and transparent policies, strong partnerships, and effective participation and consultation ensure credibility and predictability. When all parties have confidence in the process, impact assessment can support collaboration, improve outcomes and support sustainable economic development. When ...
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Course: Foundations of Impact Assessment 2022
Fargo, ND, USAIAIA is offering its 12-week "Foundations of Impact Assessment" online course that will be held from 24 January to 22 April 2022. Participants start and complete the course within this period according to the schedule they arrange with their trainer. The course should take about 20-30 hours to complete. ...
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IAIA21 - Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment
Online, SpainRecent dramatic events worldwide, from floods and bushfires to the ongoing pandemic, call for a revaluing of the contribution of impact assessment tools to anticipating and preparing us for such challenges. Integrating environmental and health considerations into planning and decision making, across geographic scales and sectors, is essential to ensure preparedness, mitigation, adaptation, and community ...
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IAIA21: Smartening Impact Assessment in Challenging Times
International, DC, USA18 - 21 May, 2021 | Join over 1,000 impact assessment and ESG professionals already registered for the only multi-day international conference on impact assessment. Taking place virtually this year, IAIA21 attendees gain unlimited access to live plenaries and simu-live sessions, enjoy on-demand viewing of over 400 presentations, check out IAIA exhibits and sponsors, network at coffee breaks, and much more. "Climate change, biodiversity, ...
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Impact Assessment and the Circular Economy
Online,The circular economy is a new way to plan, design, make, and use things within environmental limits, from policy and strategy, through projects, products and services. The circular economy is a shift in mindset to move away from our current linear way of thinking dominant by an unsustainable production and consumption approach of ‘take-make-use-dispose’. This free 1-hour webinar explored the role of IA in enabling the circular ...
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Impact Assessment for Belt & Road Initiative Projects - Webinar
Online,China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) represents the world's largest comprehensive infrastructure investment program. BRI holds the potential to improve development in a substantial number of places. These environmental, social, economic and health opportunities, however, are not without risk. Any major project development also brings concerns about environmental harm, negative social impacts, community resettlement, the spread of ...
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Our Interconnected World: Impact Assessment, Health, and the Environment
Washington, DC, USAIAIA's online symposium, "Our Interconnected World: Impact Assessment, Health, and the Environment" takes place on 5-8 October 2020 (with virtual interaction, discussion, and Q&A happening through 22 October). This symposium will provide a forum to help the IA professional better understand the connections, and assess the risks, of development projects on human health and the larger environment. Many of the drivers accelerating climate change ...
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Virtual Symposium - Our Interconnected World. Impact Assessment, Health & the Environment
Online, USAThis symposium will provide a forum to help the IA professional better understand the connections, and assess the risks, of development projects on human health and the larger environment. Many of the drivers accelerating climate change (land use change, food supply chains, and resource consumption) are also increasing human exposure to zoonotic ...
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ESG: What is it, Why is it Important and How Does it Relate to Impact Assessment - Webinar
Online,Description: Major corporations are increasingly paying attention to their ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance—and so are the institutions that invest in them. An interview with an ESG expert helps us unpack what ESG is and what impact assessment professionals should ...
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Compliance & Enforcement of Impact Assessment (ESIA) Requirements, Commitments - Webinar
Online,Compliance and enforcement of Impact Assessment (EsIA) requirements, commitments and related permit conditions continue to challenge the results and success of impact assessment. This webinar was co-sponsored by IAIA and INECE. It offered perspectives by program directors from Chile, Canada, Australia and regional programs in Southeast Asia from four different vantage points: the lessons and challenges of an integrated enforcement and ...
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Understanding Impact Assessment - Webinar
Online,This free presentation was intended for people relatively new to impact assessment who want to understand the nature and purpose of the process as a decision-support tool. The talk briefly examined the role of impact assessment in project design and licensing, but also at higher levels of decision-making. An overview of the principles that underpin good practice was provided, and the main types of impact assessment were briefly outlined. The ...
