IAIA20-21 PROPOSED SESSIONS
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6 encuentro sobre legislación de Evaluación de Impactos en España (CONEIA – Session in Spanish
Session Proposal ID 252
Lead Chair: Nuria Extremera Llamas | CoChair: Ana Vázquez
Session Format: Theme forum – Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Closed
Presentación y bienvenida al encuentro. Exposición y debate sobre novedades legislativas. Exposición y debate sobre problemática en la aplicación práctica de la ley tanto en proyectos como en planes y de ámbito regional y/o nacional. Conclusiones finales y evaluación.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Addressing reprisal risks in impact assessments
Session Proposal ID 337
Lead Chair: Julia Gallu
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
Reprisals against individuals defending social, environmental, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights are at record levels. At the same time, firms are pursuing opportunities in markets where reprisals risks are especially high. Practitioners in these environments face difficult challenges. This workshop explores how to address these risks in IAs.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Advancements in environmental and social policies of the European IFIs
Session Proposal ID 193
Lead Chair: Stephen O’Driscoll | CoChair: null
Session Format: Theme forum – Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
The session discusses the latest developments regarding International Financial Institutions' (IFIs) approaches to ESG and focuses on how the new policies trigger a comprehensive approach integrating governance and equality issues in the environmental and social aspects throughout the whole project cycle.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Asian S3EA: Strategic, spatial and sustainable EA
Session Proposal ID 184
Lead Chair: Kiichiro Hayashi | CoChair: Jong-Gwan Jung
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
The advancement of remote sensing technology, information technology, and spatial analysis with a variety of environmental, social, and economic items has received big attention. This session will focus on IA examples which support strategic decision making, including SEA and utilizing the well-organized spatial scale analysis for achieving SD in Asian regions.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Assessing significance: Practical lessons from global IA projects
Session Proposal ID 265
Lead Chair: Samir Whitaker | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
This session aims to compile and summarize a set of practical guiding lessons in assessing impact significance from the perspective of several key stakeholder groups, including lenders, consultants, companies, government, and NGOs, based on ongoing and completed projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Beginning with the end in mind
Session Proposal ID 292
Lead Chair: Dr Cathryn MacCallum | CoChair: Jonathon Russill
Session Format: Solution room | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
Participants will be engaged in a participatory consensus building session, with representatives from the INFACT EU-funded H2020 project. to explore and inform solutions to reinvigorating European mining for green growth and a sustainable future.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Benefit sharing: Enablers, mitigation, conflicts, and sustainability
Session Proposal ID 343
Lead Chair: Christopher Ibeh
Session Format: Theme forum – Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The session draws on benefit sharing processes across nations and cases to illustrate (i) the need for clarity in processes to assure stakeholder responsiveness, (ii) the enablers for benefit sharing aiming at SDGs and (iii) exploring mechanisms that reduce conflicts.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Best practices in implementing sustainable finance
Session Proposal ID 202
Lead Chair: Hakan Lucius | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
Following the substantial changes of the EU policy framework on Sustainable Finance, the sector is increasingly moving towards mainstreaming environmental, social and governance considerations throughout their strategies and processes. This session will focus on best practices in implementing sustainable finance based on examples from leading financial players in Europe and beyond.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Biodiversity and wind energy: improving practice using a strategic approach
Session Proposal ID 366
Lead Chair: Rebecca Hall
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Wind energy is expanding rapidly, notably in the developing world, potentially impacting sensitive biodiversity. This session exhibits the value of going beyond project-focused approaches; larger-scale strategic views to project siting, impact assessment, and offset could create greater certainty for developers and improved outcomes for biodiversity.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Session Proposal ID 79
Lead Chair: Jen Howell
Session Format: | Accepts Submissions: open
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Acceptance Status: approve
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Blended application of environmental assessment & industrial ecology tools
Session Proposal ID 379
Lead Chair: Ralf Aschemann
Session Format: Theme forum – Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
This workshop is pooling different EA tools, in particular EIA and SEA, and key tools in industrial ecology, namely life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA), in order to identify potential synergies between those tools and to learn how they could contribute to each other.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Building sustainable project pipelines in infrastructure finance
Session Proposal ID 312
Lead Chair: Juan Palerm | CoChair: Bernard Crabbe
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
In financing infrastructure projects, environmental and social safeguards are useful to ensure we are “doing things right." But are we also “doing the right things?", or are we simply minimizing impacts of carbon-intensive and unsustainable projects? Find out about successful experiences and help us identify innovative solutions to this challenge.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Can IA practitioners help decision makers improve their judgment criteria?
Session Proposal ID 349
Lead Chair: Luis Montañez-Cartaxo | CoChair: To be determined
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
You will be glad to have come to this workshop and learned from the main speakers and the participants’ experiences how to be more effective in translating impact assessment results into a language that can smarten up decision makers and, in the end, produce better projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Can impact assessment contribute to Indigenous sustainable livelihoods?
Session Proposal ID 311
Lead Chair: Anne Merrild Hansen | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session provides a platform for sharing of good practices in relation to addressing and managing the impacts on local communities and Indigenous livelihoods when extractive industries are implemented.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Capacity Development: An agenda for research and practice
Session Proposal ID 289
Lead Chair: Matthew Cashmore | CoChair: Daniel Slunge
Session Format: Theme forum – Debate | Accepts Submissions: Closed
This session sets a new agenda for capacity development research, policy and practice. It comprises of a mixture of traditional paper presentations and panel discussions that bring together leading international experts and policy makers. The session has a global focus, rather than concentrating solely upon low income countries.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Capacity enhancement: Building human capital for promoting natural capital
Session Proposal ID 304
Lead Chair: None None
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The session explores the impacts of capacity building on promoting human capital development for securing natural capital in impacted environments.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Catch the worm! Early biodiversity risk screening for impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 267
Lead Chair: Ed Ellis | CoChair: null
Session Format: Theme forum – Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Would you like to better understand biodiversity risks and opportunities at an early stage for your projects? Is accessing and interpreting biodiversity information often a challenge? Do you want to be inspired by a new generation of technologies and approaches? If yes, then this session is for you.
Acceptance Status: approve
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China’s EIA process: Reshape and connection with pollutant discharge
Session Proposal ID 223
Lead Chair: TBD
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
This session will discuss the reshape of the current EIA process in China and its connection with the pollutant discharge permit system to address the environmental impacts of development projects in order to safeguard the environment, integrate the need of community, and develop sustainable development strategy.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Citizen science iInvolvement and resident-driven impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 352
Lead Chair: Lea den Broeder
Session Format: Pecha Kucha | Accepts Submissions: Open
How can citizen science, resident involvement, and personal smart technology be integrated into IA to improve and validate data; involve and empower communities; and contribute to a healthy, sustainable, vibrant society? Participants may prepare a 6-minute presentation, or join discussion for overview of issues, solutions, and remaining questions.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Collaboration to enhance availability and access to biodiversity data
Session Proposal ID 216
Lead Chair: Sharon Brooks | CoChair: Ragnvald Larsen
Session Format: Theme forum – Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
This will be a discussion on the availability and accessibility of biodiversity data for national-level decision making, related to the impact assessment and mitigation processes at project and strategic-level. It will combine insights from national-level support under the Oil for Development program to build capacity around data management.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Community participation in impact assessments
Session Proposal ID 191
Lead Chair: Melissa Mayhew | CoChair: Mark Gough
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Drawing on case studies, the session explores how local communities could participate in impact assessments and how the process can build consensus, trust, and social acceptance for projects. By facilitating decision making and contributing to reconciliation, the effectiveness of assessments in enriching community well-being is strengthened.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Competent experts and ethical dilemmas for health in EIA
Session Proposal ID 201
Lead Chair: Ryngan Pyper | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Closed
What does it mean to be a "competent expert" in EIA? This participatory workshop will use scenarios and ethical dilemmas to identify defining qualities. We will focus on health, but the relevance is broad. Learn about professional virtues and help identify and navigate tensions that arise during assessments.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Conflict or agreement: Role of impact assessment in managing conflicts
Session Proposal ID 326
Lead Chair: Rauno Sairinen | CoChair: Daniel Franks
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The session calls for papers that discuss the possible role of EIA and SIA in managing natural resources and energy conflicts. The session will also explore the insights from collaborative processes as well as environmental conflict resolution and mediation to help IA to understand conflict dynamics and design better processes.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Connecting IA, monitoring, and evaluation through adaptive planning
Session Proposal ID 251
Lead Chair: Angeles Mendoza-Sammet | CoChair: Leon Hermans
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The emergence of dynamic and adaptive planning approaches implies that impact assessments, monitoring, and evaluation will be more and more connected. This session invites papers that look into this connection between impact assessment, monitoring, and evaluation, to learn about recent advances and possible future improvements.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Consultation in the time of COVID19
Session Proposal ID 381
Lead Chair: Alex Blood | CoChair: Christine Charles
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
Despite COVID19 consultation has continued on impact assessments, legislation, and projects. This diverse session will share and consider learnings on adapted approaches; their strengths and weaknesses. Has changed consultation altered who is empowered during engagement or who is marginalised? Can consultation in a time of COVID19 be meaningful?
Acceptance Status: approve
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Data-driven health impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 333
Lead Chair: Astrid Knoblauch | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Case studies and approaches using primary and secondary data to strengthen evidence-based health impact assessment are presented.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Decision making and environmental assessment
Session Proposal ID 313
Lead Chair: Amanda Chisholm | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Environmental assessment plays an important role in decision making—but its effectiveness is often evaluated in terms of whether a plan or project will result in environmental damage. Is that a fair appraisal? Let’s explore the other factors influencing decision making! Can/should we work to influence the outcome?
Acceptance Status: approve
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Digital EIA: Is the smartening of EIA working?
Session Proposal ID 226
Lead Chair: Aaron Goldschmidt | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
As smartening is applied to IA, goals have been identified to facilitate focused analyses, enhanced engagement, and streamlined decision-making through digital EIAs. Documentation is visual, interactive, succinct, and readily understandable. How is digital EIA working? Case studies are requested to identify and share experiences.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Digital impact assessment: The latest developments
Session Proposal ID 215
Lead Chair: Paul Eijssen | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session highlights the latest achievements and innovations in digital impact assessment reporting, reviewing and communication. Our paper-based session shares and discusses state-of-the-art IA projects and interactive tools to support informed decision making.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Digital technologies for biodiversity assessment and monitoring
Session Proposal ID 273
Lead Chair: PatrÃcia Rodrigues | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Big data analytics is increasingly being used to assess and monitor wildlife and ecosystems. This session will present digital tools developed to facilitate collection, management, and reporting of these data in the IA context and also bring to discussion problems, needs, and future directions in processing this kind of data.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Disaster, conflict and crisis: Are impacts being Identified?
Session Proposal ID 230
Lead Chair: Charles Kelly | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Disaster, conflict, and crises challenge lives, the economy, and society. These events may catalyze change, but impact assessment should lead avoidance or mitigation of negative impacts before they occur. Papers on whether impact assessment achieving this goal, or on any aspect of impact assessment, disasters, conflict and crisis, are welcome.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Effectiveness of the EIA of transport in the dawn of Anthropocene
Session Proposal ID 348
Lead Chair: Liborio Castro | CoChair: Alvaro Enriquez
Session Format: Theme forum – Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Discuss the effectiveness of EIA in transport projects, show some of the outcomes of the EIA tool, and evaluate its contribution to the main goals and objectives of sustainability. Find out the reasons that can spoil the success of EIA in its role as a key tool.
Acceptance Status: approve
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EIA
Session Proposal ID 370
Lead Chair: | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
To be confirmed.
Acceptance Status: approve
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EIA and Deep Sea Mining
Session Proposal ID 397
Lead Chair: Michael Clarke | CoChair: Jason Smith
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Papers are invited that describe the unique challenges associated with implementing EIA for deep sea mining projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
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El estado del arte de la evaluación ambiental en España: casos de éxito
Session Proposal ID 412
Lead Chair: Manuel DÃaz MartÃn | CoChair: Juan Miguel MartÃnez Orozco
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
La evaluación ambiental en España tiene su origen en la década de los 80, desde entonces se han producido numerosos cambios en la normativa asà como en los procedimientos, por lo que se pretende hacer un análisis de estos cambios a través de la presentación de casos prácticos o de éxito que nos permitan ver el conocimiento acumulado.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Emerging issues in ESG risk management
Session Proposal ID 194
Lead Chair: James Lea-Cox
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
As a condition of financing, IFI-financed projects must adhere to a set of stringent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) safeguards. This session will explore emerging issues that the banks and their clients are currently facing from the ESIA stage to operations. Perspectives will be sought from consultants, lenders and business on various emerging issues including ESG reporting, ESIA to implementation, climate change risk management and adaptation, labour, social issues and biodiversity, including natural capital.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Encouraging advances in IA public participation practice
Session Proposal ID 363
Lead Chair: John Sinclair | CoChair: Timothy J. Peirson-Smith
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
Public participation is a cornerstone of IA. In this session we will explore next generation advancements in IA participatory practices as recognized by the public, proponents, practitioners and academics.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Enforcement and compliance of environmental and social impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 320
Lead Chair: Cristian Perez
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session will explore how to secure promised mitigation and avoidance throughout all projectphases, draft enforceable conditions, ensure ESIAs requirements are completed in a timely fashion, and better tailor legal consequences for violations to ensure compliance with ESIAs conditions written into enforceable obligations.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Environmental journalists and the integration of climate change into IA
Session Proposal ID 259
Lead Chair: Gunnar Baldwin | CoChair: To be determined
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session examines how environmental journalists are helping to catalyze the incorporation of climate change and related concerns into the impact assessment process at the policy and strategic level as well as the project-specific level, as they draw increasing attention to the finite carrying capacity of our planet.
Acceptance Status: approve
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EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan: key aspects for IFIs and IA practitioners
Session Proposal ID 213
Lead Chair: Nancy Saich | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
The European Commission has issued the Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth aiming at reorienting and increasing capital flows towards a more sustainable economy, mainstreaming sustainability into risk management and fostering transparency and long-termism. What does it mean for IFIs and IA practitioners?
Acceptance Status: approve
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Evaluación ambiental estratégica de un proyecto urbanÃstico singular
Session Proposal ID 415
Lead Chair: Miguel Abascal
Session Format: Debate | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
Example of a unique urban project in the city of Madrid from a 360º vision
Acceptance Status: approve
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Evaluación de Impacto en Salud: Estado del arte y experiencias en España (CONEIA - Spanish Submissions Only)
Session Proposal ID 268
Lead Chair: Carlos Iglesias-Merchan | CoChair: Elvira Dominguez-Ares
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
La Evaluación del Impacto en la Salud (EIS) se considera incorporada al ordenamiento jurÃdico español desde 2011. Pero su desarrollo práctico y normativo está resultando desigual entre territorios y puede generar inquietud entre actores y/o sectores de actividad. Esta sesión pretende ilustrar casos prácticos y sus perspectivas de futuro.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Evaluación del impacto sobre la Biodiversidad y RN2000 en España (CONEIA - Spanish Submissions Only)
Session Proposal ID 254
Lead Chair: Ana Vázquez Valverde
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
l seminario constará de dos charlas de expertos y posteriormente la presentación de 3 casos de éxito, en el que se pondrán en común los puntos que hacen que el proyecto pueda considerarse una buena práctica. Finalmente habrá un debate abierto, entre asistentes y ponentes.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Gender in impact assessment: Experiences and perspectives
Session Proposal ID 309
Lead Chair: Jacqueline Tedaldi
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
What works and what doesn’t when assessing gender impacts in human rights impact assessment? Does gender perspective make a difference? Can these lessons learned be applied to other types of impact assessment, like social, environmental, health? A session to share experiences, discuss approaches and challenges, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
Acceptance Status: approve
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General best practice principles for impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 310
Lead Chair: Julio Jesus | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
In 1999 IAIA started the publication of the International Best Practice Principles series, covering several impact assessment instruments. The analysis of these documents shows many common principles.The session will discuss the concept of a general set of international best practice principles applicable to all forms of impact assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Hits of the 21st Century (thus far) for smartening impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 224
Lead Chair: Jos Arts | CoChair: null
Session Format: Debate | Accepts Submissions: Closed
In this session we take stock of the critical lessons from 21st century literature for smartening impact assessment. Share with us what you consider to be key wisdom from IA publications since 2000. What were the main debates, trends, concepts, cases, and publications? What are lessons for future IA?
Acceptance Status: approve
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How does EIA influence decision making in the oil and gas sector?
Session Proposal ID 217
Lead Chair: Mari Lise Sjong | CoChair: Arne Dalfelt
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Developing countries need more energy and revenues thereof, but also suffers disproportionally from climate change and environmental degradation. However, the ministries responsible for environmental regulation is normally the weakest part in negotiating solutions. Can this be changed with technological and digital advances in communication?
Acceptance Status: approve
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IA and climate change actions and next steps: IAIA20 Seville
Session Proposal ID 334
Lead Chair: Weston Fisher | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Closed
The IAIA Climate Change Section has produced a “2020 Draft Report on IA & Climate Change Actions and Next Steps.†This draft report will be used to build on past “IA and Climate Change: Actions and Next Steps†discussions at IAIA19 in Brisbane, and posted on IAIAConnect. The report will be used as the starting point for a roundtable discussion.
Acceptance Status: approve
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IFIs and adoption of lessons learned through their accountability functions
Session Proposal ID 225
Lead Chair: Laurence Levaque | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
The panelists are representatives of the IFIs and their accountability functions. They will discuss how lessons learned through the handling of environmental and social complaints have contributed to raising awareness of specific issues related to the assessment and monitoring of E&S impacts and to improving the IFIs' E&S procedures.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impact assessment and synthetic biology technologies
Session Proposal ID 339
Lead Chair: Katharine Gotto Walton | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
Case-based workshop exploring population-scale genetic engineering projects addressing urgent environmental and health problems. Participants will be invited to design an assessment with related engagement process to examine potential impacts (environmental, socio-economic, health, human rights and others) of such proposal.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impact assessment guideline for wildlife-friendly renewable energies
Session Proposal ID 344
Lead Chair: Miguel Repas | CoChair: null
Session Format: World Café | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
How can we avoid trading off wildlife for renewable energy? This session will draw on the knowledge and expertise of participants to prioritise issues and frame guidance to help proponents and assessors to maximise the environmental benefits of renewable energy while protecting biodiversity values.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impact assessment guidelines for world heritage
Session Proposal ID 305
Lead Chair: Eugene Jo | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
The session will serve as the basis of disseminating the content of the new holistic guidance for recognizing natural and cultural world heritage in impact assessments and understanding how best to implement it on the ground.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impact assessment of large-scale linear infrastructure projects
Session Proposal ID 253
Lead Chair: Jon Hobbs | CoChair: Diego Juffe
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
This session will present and discuss the current status and future prospects of impact assessment tools in large-scale linear infrastructure projects. Case studies from Kenya, Tanzania, and China will be included and the interaction between strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment will be considered.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impact assessment, structural agent in socio-environmental conflict zones
Session Proposal ID 382
Lead Chair: MARIA ESTHER VALDIVIA | CoChair: ROBERTO CARDENAS
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
To prove how a socio-environmental impact assessment in complex and high socio-environmental conflictive zones in Colombia can be done while promoting the improvement of local relationships and trends in sustainable regional development, moreover, to review how the structural context deficiencies can affect the assessment process.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impact Assessments for Smart Cities - Trending Adoption of Technologies
Session Proposal ID 243
Lead Chair: TBC TBC
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Urbanisation is a global trend, giving pressure to the local communities, from land use, town planning to infrastructure. This session aims to invite experience sharing with case studies on the latest impact assessment practices, particularly what and how smart technologies are adopted on smart city development projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impact of offshore renewables on human communities
Session Proposal ID 306
Lead Chair: Bridget Durning | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Are the social and economic impacts on local communities during the construction and operation and maintenance (O&M) phases of offshore renewable energy generating developments really understood?
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impactos acumulativos en Iberoamerica: lecciones aprendidas (Seminario Iberoamericano - Session in Spanish. Submissions in English Accepted)
Session Proposal ID 266
Lead Chair: Miles Scott-Brown | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
La gestión de impactos acumulativos sigue siendo un desafÃo para la evaluación ambiental. Esta herramienta, por lo general, no forma parte de los marcos legales e institucionales vigentes en Iberoamérica, también hay poca experiencia práctica en su aplicación. Únase a nuestro panel para intercambiar lecciones aprendidas.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Impacts and Adaptation
Session Proposal ID 371
Lead Chair: TBC TBC
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
To be developed by session chair.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Implementing UNDRIP into IA for better decisions
Session Proposal ID 242
Lead Chair: Scott Bailey | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
What are your theories and realities of implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in IA? Participants will hear a range of views and have the opportunity to explore different experiences, approaches and methods, and their results.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Importance of science, evidence, and meaningful engagement for IA decisions
Session Proposal ID 331
Lead Chair:
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
The session will focus on the importance of transparency in decision making for the effectiveness of IAs, including the basis for which decisions are made. Panelists will present approaches in IA processes in various jurisdictions related to decision making and how science, Indigenous knowledge, and community knowledge are considered.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Improving coverage of cultural heritage in EIA
Session Proposal ID 228
Lead Chair: Arlene Fleming | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Case studies, analysis, discussion, and proposals aimed at improving coverage of cultural heritage in EIA.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Improving environmental and social performance of infrastructure projects
Session Proposal ID 262
Lead Chair: Patrick Francis | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The true value of environmental and social management measures lies in their effective implementation. This session explores ways to improve their performance on infrastructure projects, drawing on examples of practical application of advancements in science, technology and governance to deliver better environmental and social results.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Incorporating Indigenous knowledge into health impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 275
Lead Chair: Colleen Purtill | CoChair: Dierdre Treissman
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Concerns raised by Indigenous communities align strongly with issues examined in HIA. Given these shared concerns, how best should HIA practitioners approach engagement and consultation programs, baseline health and susceptibility, traditional land use, and vulnerabilities related to food security and climate change?
Acceptance Status: approve
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Indigenous Peoples
Session Proposal ID 362
Lead Chair: Philippe Hanna
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
To be developed by the Indigenous Peoples Section.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Integrating climate change into IA: Key design elements
Session Proposal ID 189
Lead Chair: Meinhard Doelle | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session will consider how to effectively integrate the assessment of GHG emissions and opportunities to reduce emissions into IA at four critical stages: the application of the process, scoping, decision making, and follow-up.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Integrating human rights into ESHIA of agro, forestry, and fisheries projects
Session Proposal ID 248
Lead Chair: TBC TBC
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
This interactive session will present cases of impact assessment in the AFF sectors, followed by the presentation of a fictitious case that illustrates the challenges of conducting an ESHIA of a large fisheries project. The audience will be involved by asking questions using the mobile phone tool Menti.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Integrating Indigenous rights and knowledges into impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 353
Lead Chair: David Livingstone
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
From Indigenous land claim agreements to community-based regional strategic environmental assessments, this session will present various ways of incorporating Indigenous rights and Indigenous traditional and local knowledge into impact assessments. We invite you to share your experiences and involvement of successful incorporation.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Is digital technology necessary for efficiency and effectiveness?
Session Proposal ID 212
Lead Chair: Ivar Lyhne
Session Format: Theme forum – Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Closed
Are you intrigued by the possibilities within digitalization of impact assessment? Following three short expert presentations highlighting key developments, opportunities and examples, participants in this session will share views and experiences and help to develop a common IAIA prioritization of key challenges and opportunities for digital IA.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Is technology contributing to effective Indigenous engagement in EA?
Session Proposal ID 205
Lead Chair: Jordan Tam | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session explores how technology is shaping how Indigenous groups assert and draw attention to their environmental and land rights. Are there examples of how technology has enhanced the ability of Indigenous communities to engage in EA? What is needed for technology to work well?
Acceptance Status: approve
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Let’s dive into the SEA: Lessons learned 20 years after the adoption of the SEA Directive
Session Proposal ID 422
Lead Chair: Milena Novakova
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Closed
Since the adoption of the SEA Directive 20 years ago it has ensured that the different environmental assessment systems operating within the 27 European Union Member States should contain a set of common of procedural requirements necessary to contribute to a high level of protection of the environment. In 2019 the European Commission concluded the its first evaluation of the application of the SEA Directive. It addresses and concludes on the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and the EU added value of the directive.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Listening with technology: deepening the impact of impact assessments
Session Proposal ID 294
Lead Chair: Madeleine Koalick | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
Meaningful stakeholder engagement and effective follow-up are two main challenges for impact assessments, such as HRIA. We want to explore how technology can help us listen better to stakeholders and support the long-term impact of assessments. Following practitioner input, participants will be invited to work in groups on scenarios.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Local content development: Advances in approaches, tools, and governance
Session Proposal ID 272
Lead Chair: Jeanne Ellis | CoChair: Jeff Geipel
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
In this session we will explore the tools and frameworks around local content and how they can be used to identify, implement, and measure local content within an operation, and explore where there is room for improved governance frameworks, technological advances, and further integration with the impact assessment and management cycle.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Mitigation hierarchy and decisions in emerging high-risk environments
Session Proposal ID 237
Lead Chair: Pippa Howard | CoChair: null
Session Format: Debate | Accepts Submissions: Closed
Companies prefer a risk-based approach compared to a No-Go framework to decision making on where and how they develop and operate projects. This debate will test this in highly sensitive environments such as the Arctic, deep seabed, high seas, and KBAs. Evidence-based decision making applying precautionary principle, no-go in PAs and NPI targets.
Acceptance Status: approve
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New directions in livelihood restoration in project design and beyond
Session Proposal ID 236
Lead Chair: Maria Dacunha | CoChair: Ana Maria Esteves
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
How can we make substantial changes to how livelihoods restoration is considered in project design and throughout the evaluation cycle, in order to ensure displaced people are better off as a result of being impacted by development projects? This session will focus on lender incentives as instruments for change.
Acceptance Status: approve
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New learning approaches for HIA capacity strengthening
Session Proposal ID 355
Lead Chair: Yina Xiao | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Capacity on health impact assessment is limited among national authorities, safeguards divisions of IFIs, and elsewhere. National pools of HIA experts are limited or non-existent. We will take stock of old, new, and innovative learning approaches for HIA capacity strengthening, from WHO-sponsored training to recent approaches adopted across the world.
Acceptance Status: approve
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New models of IA and climate change law worldwide
Session Proposal ID 321
Lead Chair: Susan George | CoChair: Olivia Rumble
Session Format: Theme forum – Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
Presenters from different parts of the world will discuss the IA implications of groundbreaking IA and climate change law at the global, national, and local levels, with 30 minutes reserved for audience interaction.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Odor impact assessment: International experience and new technologies
Session Proposal ID 269
Lead Chair: Andrea Peña | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
Odor emissions of a project or activity are susceptible to causing environmental impacts on communities or human health.This session will explore the state of the art in odor impact assessment, focused on methodology, analysis, and technologies available in odor matters.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Operating in emerging countries with high biological and cultural diversity
Session Proposal ID 238
Lead Chair: Lucie NGuessan | CoChair: null
Session Format: Theme forum – Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
This forum will provide an overview of the challenges and opportunities of developing world-class projects in sensitive environments and emerging nations, where biodiversity and cultural diversity shape the IA processes. In addition, lessons learned from various project experiences will be shared to encourage an open forum discussion of evolving IA.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Opportunities and challenges for early career IA practitioners and research
Session Proposal ID 361
Lead Chair: Catherine H.K. Smith | CoChair: Abulele Adams
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session is designed to help early careers and researchers find their feet, present and test their ideas and experiences, bring something new to IA perspective, and provide information on the early career/researcher experience.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Peer learning on integration of climate change in development programs
Session Proposal ID 329
Lead Chair: John Carstensen | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session will explore the key lessons from the OECD peer learning process on integration of climate and environmental concerns into development programs, particularly the lessons associated with the use of impact assessments and safeguards.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Planetary crises: IA as usual is not an option
Session Proposal ID 203
Lead Chair: Nicholas King | CoChair: Miguel Coutinho
Session Format: Theme forum – Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Closed
The magnitude of change brought about by human activities, which is precipitating a number of intersecting planetary crises, requires a revolutionary leap to effect transformation in decision making from "impact" assessment to assessing "contribution" to the full spectrum of requirements for a sustainable future.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Prioritizing landscape connectivity in environmental impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 271
Lead Chair: Charla Patterson | CoChair: Aurora Torres
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
The conservation of landscape connectivity is one of the most valuable tools for protecting biodiversity in times of climate warming, and yet available tools used to measure and evaluate connectivity have still not been integrated into environmental assessment in many countries. This workshop will review best practices in connectivity research.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Progress and challenges of impact assessment in Latin America
Session Proposal ID 214
Lead Chair: Cristian Contreras
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The session focuses on the progress made during the last 25 years in impact assessment in the region and the challenges still ahead facing impact assessment in Latin America.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Psycho-social impact assessment as an element of your work
Session Proposal ID 282
Lead Chair: Will Rifkin | CoChair: null
Session Format: Pecha Kucha | Accepts Submissions: Open
Short presentations on psycho-social impact assessment will outline experiences and key concepts. Even if you do not see yourself as a PSIA expert, learn about revealing assessment practices, what mental health impacts are the most common, and how to "sell" the idea of PSIA to clients and authorities.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Public participation in the Digital Age: Are we hearing you?
Session Proposal ID 233
Lead Chair: Janet Blackadar | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
As IA practice and information presentation improves, stakeholder input remains limited to those who are able to provide input in a timely fashion. Does this mean we are missing important input from certain groups of stakeholders? Case studies are requested to identify and share experiences with streamlining stakeholder participation and feedback.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Reform of EsIA implementation for greater efficiency and effectiveness
Session Proposal ID 231
Lead Chair: Cheryl Wasserman | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session will explore the process and content of reforms to EsIA governance and implementation systems and how and whether they are affecting BOTH efficiency and effectiveness. Explore lessons from pressures for timeliness, lower costs, stakeholder engagement, transparency, and greater accessibility and utility of EsIA documents.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Responsible disruption?
Session Proposal ID 285
Lead Chair: Justine Lacey | CoChair: Yuwan Malakar
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session discusses the operationalization of "responsible innovation" in the advancements of disruptive technologies within cyber-physical systems. It will include presentations followed by a panel (group) discussion.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Rethinking communication in EA: Exploring social media and online resources
Session Proposal ID 336
Lead Chair: Michele Kvistad | CoChair: null
Session Format: Game - Gaming | Accepts Submissions: Closed
Online resources and social media have shown themselves to be a useful tool, necessary to communicate in society at present, which could enhance public participation in EA. In this interactive session, a game aims to show the existing and untapped potential to implement online resources and social media into communicating EA.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Riesgos y vulnerabilidades (CONEIA - Spanish submissions only)
Session Proposal ID 359
Lead Chair: Iñigo Sobrini
Session Format: Theme forum – Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
El análisis de los riesgos y vulnerabilidades ambientales deviene obligatoria en las evaluaciones ambientales a partir de la Directiva 2014/52/UE. Los estudios de impacto ambiental deben incluir un análisis sobre la vulnerabilidad de los proyectos ante accidentes graves o catástrofes, sobre el riesgo de que se produzcan dichos accidentes o catástrofes, y sobre los probables efectos adversos significativos sobre el medio ambiente, en caso de ocurrencia de los mismos. Su novedad en España motiva cierta confusión, por lo que invitamos a presentar casos concretos de éxito y metodologÃas de trabajo
Acceptance Status: approve
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SEA (TBD)
Session Proposal ID 372
Lead Chair:
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
To be developed.
Acceptance Status: approve
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SEA – An Arena for Conflict Resolution in Land Use Planning?
Session Proposal ID 406
Lead Chair: Charlotta Faith-Ell | CoChair: Johanna Gordon
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session aims to explore the experiences practitioners and researchers are making with regard to conflict resolution within the existing SEA processes as well as fresh ideas on ways to adapt SEA to be more suited for dealing with conflicts in land use planning.
Acceptance Status: approve
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SEA effectiveness: Getting more out of less
Session Proposal ID 187
Lead Chair: Ainhoa Gonzalez | CoChair: Riki Therivel
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
This participative session will explore dimensions of SEA effectiveness, identify practical ways of improving the process, and highlight good practice examples.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Smartening biodiversity offsets: Opportunities in technology and governance
Session Proposal ID 303
Lead Chair: Marie Grimm | CoChair: Gesa Geissler
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This session covers technological opportunities and governance approaches that can improve the design and implementation of biodiversity offsets.Topics include scientific reviews and evaluations of best practice examples from across the world, as well as ideas for innovative approaches for the future.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Smartening E&S skills in international finance
Session Proposal ID 307
Lead Chair: Phil Le Gouais
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
Money talks, and the role of finance in delivering a sustainable future is growing. The industry is increasingly reliant on the use of technology-driven “analytics†to understand E&S Performance. This session explores the need to develop the necessary technical and technological skills mix to meet future demands.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Smartening health and well-being in IA: From policies to projects
Session Proposal ID 195
Lead Chair: Ben Cave | CoChair: null
Session Format: Theme forum – Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
The session discusses the most recent guidance for including health and well-being in impact assessment. This has been developed by IAIA members with other institutions to satisfy the requirements of the amended EU Directive on EIA, the UNECE Protocol on SEA, and the revised international best practice principles on HIA.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Smartening IA through 50 years of research and practice
Session Proposal ID 358
Lead Chair: Francois Retief | CoChair: Angus Morrison-Saunders
Session Format: Theme forum – Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Closed
It has been 50 years since the enactment of NEPA, so it is an ideal time to reflect on the learning and wisdom from the wealth of IA literature and follow up developed since. This session serves as a culmination of previous conference sessions discussing IA wisdom from different decades.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Smarter governance in resettlement I: Benefit sharing and livelihoods
Session Proposal ID 258
Lead Chair: Susanna Price | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The session explores current and future potential for benefit sharing as part of “smarter†governance frameworks for resettlement, particularly for livelihood restoration and enhancement. Theoretical or conceptual papers and case studies illustrating the negotiation of benefits, and positive or negative impacts on livelihoods, are all welcome.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Smarter governance in resettlement II: Rights, risks, and responsibilities
Session Proposal ID 327
Lead Chair: Eddie Smyth | CoChair: null
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
National legal and regulatory frameworks play a central role in resettlement governance for displacement by development. This session will explore “smarter†country governance approaches as well as challenges and issues for protecting human rights and mitigating impoverishment risks in countries that lack robust regulatory frameworks.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Stopped on social impacts: How can SIA contribute to balanced decisions?
Session Proposal ID 245
Lead Chair: Katherine Witt | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Open
In the real world, does social impact assessment contribute to balanced decisions, or are other forces more influential, such as politics, economics, and a system biased towards biophysical measurement? How can we build the capacity of impact assessment to be more truly multidisciplinary and meet the expectations of diverse stakeholders?
Acceptance Status: approve
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Strategic Planning for Hydropower with Environmental and Social Values
Session Proposal ID 270
Lead Chair: Ana Maria Quintero | CoChair: Arend Kolhoff
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
TNC and NCEA are partnering to offer their international expertise and experiences in strategically planning hydropower development that avoids and minimizes impacts on people and nature. This session is open to all interests and experiences with strategic planning of hydropower at transboundary, national and river basin levels.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Strengthening IA through inter-governmental cooperation
Session Proposal ID 280
Lead Chair: Nathan Braun | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
The session will focus on how jurisdictions can cooperate to create regulatory clarity and improved IA practice for resource development. What tools are needed? What can agreements look like? How do parties manage conflicts? What are the pitfalls? Just a few questions to be discussed in this interactive session.
Acceptance Status: approve
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The energy transition
Session Proposal ID 374
Lead Chair: Iñigo Sobrini
Session Format: Theme forum – Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
The aim of the panel debate is to understand what the common roadblocks are in upgrading grid infrastructures and enhancing biodiversity, what tools could be needed to overcome these, and to propose ways in which grid infrastructure can be better developed and implemented.
Acceptance Status: approve
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The evolution of the tiering concept: Connecting IA and planning levels
Session Proposal ID 227
Lead Chair: Heikki Kalle
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
In this session we will discuss various aspects related to the notion of tiering in IA and planning—how the evolution of planning/IA has developed our understanding of the concept of tiering and how tiering contributes to the overall effectiveness of planning/IA systems.
Acceptance Status: approve
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The importance of COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases in impact assessment
Session Proposal ID 421
Lead Chair: TBC TBC
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
The spill-over of viruses like SARS-CoV-2 from animals to humans is influenced by human activities. Agricultural methods, resettlement and urbanization can weaken barriers between natural reservoirs and human society. This session provides the opportunity to present examples how impact assessment identifies and measures such risks and provides management responses.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Toward an IAIA special publication on independence in IA
Session Proposal ID 207
Lead Chair: Rob Verheem | CoChair: null
Session Format: Workshop | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
Come join this workshop on a possible new "IAIA Special Publication" on independence in IA. What are the building blocks that could be the core of more independent IA systems? The workshop will discuss a draft special publication, prepared by the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Transboundary impact in Iberoamerica: Challenges and good practices
Session Proposal ID 373
Lead Chair: Fernando Vicente
Session Format: Theme forum – Debate | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
Borders in Iberoamerican countries are hot spots of biodiversity and natural resources. There is a lack of international procedures and information between countries. Several countries have just begun international cooperation agreements. The previous experience between Spain and Portugal, both under Espoo regulations, is an example of good practices for the merging systems of the Iberoamerican communities. The main objective is to share experiences which can be used as a model.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Trends of impact assessment in developing countries
Session Proposal ID 210
Lead Chair:
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
Trends of Impact Assessment in Developing Countries: How is Impact Assessment developing in your country? What are the hurdles to jump over? Are ESIA Reports truly implemented? Are Local and International Funded projects implemented to address inherent environmental challenges on the same scale? Welcome to share your experience.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Using open EIA reporting to drive accountable and transparent governance
Session Proposal ID 286
Lead Chair: Try THY | CoChair: Ratana PEN
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
With little public input, corruption, and the influence of private gain, Cambodia’s closed EIA process is not protecting vulnerable communities or the environment. A local open data NGO is putting simplified and searchable EIA data online where communities and civil society groups can find it and act on it.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Utilización de tecnologÃa en labores de Seguimiento y Vigilancia
Session Proposal ID 380
Lead Chair: José MarÃa Casillas
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Invitation Only
¿Cómo puede beneficiarse la E.I.A. del desarrollo tecnológico? El uso de nuevas herramientas facilita la toma de datos y su posterior interpretación durante el seguimiento y vigilancia de los impactos ambientales, lo que permite aumentar la eficacia en la toma de decisiones.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Visual tools in public participation: Why? How to design? Who to involve?
Session Proposal ID 200
Lead Chair: Ana Roque de Oliveira | CoChair: null
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
How can our knowledge of visual tools’ technical, cultural, cognitive, or emotional advantages/limitations determine their selection and design to ensure inclusive dialogues in EIA processes? Who should be involved in this process? Debating case studies may enlighten EIA practitioners about the adequacy and effectiveness of visual tools.
Acceptance Status: approve
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What is the real extent of social impacts of renewable energy projects?
Session Proposal ID 287
Lead Chair: Holle Linnea Wlokas
Session Format: Panel discussion | Accepts Submissions: Open
Renewable energy projects are increasing globally and there is growing/emerging evidence (e.g., from mega projects like the Egyptian Benban solar project) that negative social impacts can be avoided or minimised. Is this possible? We invite practitioners with project experience to join this panel to exchange views and discuss field evidence.
Acceptance Status: approve
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Without health there is nothing: Institutionalizing HIA for the SDGs
Session Proposal ID 341
Lead Chair: Filipe Silva
Session Format: Paper session | Accepts Submissions: Open
This case-based session will explore various elements needed for effectively institutionalizing HIA as an effective approach in support of the SDGs—political leadership, legal, policy and regulatory frameworks, capacity and competency within key institutions, stakeholders and impact assessment professionals, and supportive institutional arrangements.
Acceptance Status: approve