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International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Current Events

IAIA21 - Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment
May 18-21, 2021 Online, Spain

Recent 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 resilience.

16 Past Events found

International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Past Events

Impact Assessment for Belt & Road Initiative Projects - Webinar
Dec. 15, 2020 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 ...
Our Interconnected World: Impact Assessment, Health, and the Environment
Oct. 5-8, 2020 Washington, DC, USA

IAIA'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 ...
Virtual Symposium - Our Interconnected World. Impact Assessment, Health & the Environment
Oct. 5-8, 2020 Online, USA

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 (land use change, food supply chains, and resource consumption) are also increasing human exposure to zoonotic diseases.
ESG: What is it, Why is it Important and How Does it Relate to Impact Assessment - Webinar
Aug. 20, 2020 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 know.
Compliance & Enforcement of Impact Assessment (ESIA) Requirements, Commitments - Webinar
Jun. 24, 2020 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 ...
Effective Project Level Grievance Mechanisms in a Changing Landscape - Webinar
Jun. 11, 2020 Online,

This free 1 hour presentation will provide participants with practical and adaptable tools for Grievance Mechanisms (GRM). It will do so by showcasing CAO’s online and interactive GRM toolkit (https://www.cao-grm.org/) which was developed particularly for small to medium sized operations across multiple ...
Species Environmental Assessment Guideline - Webinar
May 21, 2020 Online,

This free 1.5-hour webinar introduced the South Africa "Species Environmental Assessment Guideline" that will be published for implementation during the course of 2020 and will influence the way specialist studies are undertaken for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in South Africa going forward. We focused on a new method to identify Site Ecological Importance, a standardized approach that will allow both EAPS (Environmental Assessment ...
The IAIA Guide on Air Quality Impact Assessments - Webinar
Mar. 26, 2020 Online,

IAIA`s guide on air quality and impact assessment is increasingly being used around the world as the primary supplementary guide for air quality assessments, in addition to local, jurisdictional guides. Our presenter, Franco DiGiovanni, is co-author of "Guiding Principles for Air Quality Assessment Components of Environmental Impact Assessments." He takes listeners through the guide, step-by-step. Participants will learn the basic ...
Microplastics in Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems - Webinar
Feb. 12, 2020 Online,

Microplastics are a growing threat in aquatic environments worldwide, due primarily to the breakdown of larger plastic items through photodegradation and physical abrasion. While concentrations of microplastics can be much higher in urban and suburban watersheds, they appear to be ubiquitous in all environments, including the deep ocean. Microplastics have been shown to serve as vectors for other known contaminants in addition to ...
Disaster, Conflict, and Impact Assessment: Making this Better Rather than Worse - Webinar
Dec. 19, 2019 Online,

As highlighted by Hurricane Dorian and the conflict in Syria, disasters and conflict can have significant negative impacts on the environment and the people living in those environments. Depending on how impacts are assessed in advance, relief and recovery assistance can also have positive or negative impacts on the environment, promoting or retarding disaster or conflict recovery. This free, 1-hour webinar reviews the challenges to the ...
Addressing Health in Environmental Impact Assessment - A Draft for Consultation - Webinar
Dec. 3, 2019 Online,

This free webinar will be held to introduce and discuss the draft position paper “Addressing Health in Environmental Impact Assessment” which will be published next year at the IAIA20 conference.
How are We ‘Doing’ Gender? Crowdsourcing Our Experiences and Tools, Oxfam’s Gender Impact
Nov. 6, 2019 Online,

This practical webinar will help impact assessment practitioners, project proponents, and regulators who want to learn more about bringing strong gender analysis into their work. Oxfam staff from North America and South East Asia introduced Oxfam’s gender impact assessment (GIA) guide and shared experiences with field-testing it at hydropower and mining projects in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The GIA tool is publicly available and ...
Assessment Protocols prepared in terms of Sections 24(5)(a) and (h) of NEMA (South Africa)
Jun. 6, 2019 Online,

This webinar is aimed at South African environmental practitioners who will be required to prepare reports in relation to the assessment protocols. This presentation goes through the objectives of the protocols as well as the various sections. The environmental practitioner will get an understanding of what will be required from the assessment protocols. The webinar includes a short presentation followed by questions and answers. (For a ...
IAIA19: 39th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment
Apr. 29, 2019 - May 2, 2019 Brisbane, Australia

Evolution sees the gradual development of organizations, practice, and systems from simple to more complex forms. Revolution represents a dramatic and wide-ranging shift to an entirely new paradigm.The introduction of environmental impact assessment was, in its day, a revolutionary means to ensure consideration of environmental factors in decision-making. Some 50 years later, environmental impact assessment (IA) has ...
Launch - Compendium of National EIA Professional Recognition Schemes - Webinar
Mar. 28, 2019 Online,

This free 45-minute webinar marks the launch of the Compendium of National IA Professional Recognition Schemes, a project funded by an IAIA Innovation Grant in 2017, led by Josh Fothergill and Ross Marshall. The compendium provides a snapshot of the current state of professional recognition and accreditation schemes for individuals undertaking EIA around the world. The project has identified the current situation in over 70 countries ...
Understanding Impact Assessment - Webinar
May 27, 2020 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 ...

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International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Current Events

IAIA21 - Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment

International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Past Events

Impact Assessment for Belt & Road Initiative Projects - Webinar

Our Interconnected World: Impact Assessment, Health, and the Environment

Virtual Symposium - Our Interconnected World. Impact Assessment, Health & the Environment

ESG: What is it, Why is it Important and How Does it Relate to Impact Assessment - Webinar

Compliance & Enforcement of Impact Assessment (ESIA) Requirements, Commitments - Webinar

Effective Project Level Grievance Mechanisms in a Changing Landscape - Webinar

Species Environmental Assessment Guideline - Webinar

The IAIA Guide on Air Quality Impact Assessments - Webinar

Microplastics in Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems - Webinar

Disaster, Conflict, and Impact Assessment: Making this Better Rather than Worse - Webinar

Addressing Health in Environmental Impact Assessment - A Draft for Consultation - Webinar

How are We ‘Doing’ Gender? Crowdsourcing Our Experiences and Tools, Oxfam’s Gender Impact

Assessment Protocols prepared in terms of Sections 24(5)(a) and (h) of NEMA (South Africa)

IAIA19: 39th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment

Launch - Compendium of National EIA Professional Recognition Schemes - Webinar

Understanding Impact Assessment - Webinar