Check out the latest enews, sent 26 February
Register by 2 February to take advantage of Early Bird rates! IAIA22, “Confidence in Impact Assessment: Policies, partnerships and public involvement,” will take place 4-7 May 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, with a related virtual component. View the 500+ proposed presentations here. Health and safety remain priorities; IAIA continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation worldwide and will post conference-related updates online.
A limited number of Conference Inclusiveness Bursaries are available. This bursary covers the registration fee and travel expenses for accepted applicants who identify as Indigenous persons, members of affected communities, or persons from under-represented populations or LDCs. Apply by 7 March 2022.
Interested in increasing your company’s profile at IAIA22? Check out the sponsorship opportunities brochure to learn about the various benefits available for the in-person event in Vancouver as well as the virtual component.
Opportunities for exhibiting at IAIA22 are also available, with in-person and virtual event options. In-person packages for exhibitors include booths, display tables, and more, or choose to exhibit within the IAIA22 virtual platform only. Check out the exhibitor brochure or contact Kayla with questions.
Thank you to these IAIA22 supporters: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, WSP Canada, CSA Group, Chiba University of Commerce, Norad, Enbridge, Hatch, and TC Energy
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New online training courses available
Two IAIA online training courses will start in March: Effective engagement in impact assessment: Working to international good practice standards and More effective impact assessment: Tools for stronger writing and clearer argument. Similar in concept to IAIA's traditional pre-conference training courses, these online courses will be broken down into smaller segments taking place over a two- or three-week time frame
Professional Success webinar series (members only!)
Available only to IAIA members, the new “Professional Success" webinar series will look at the business side of being successful in the field of impact assessment – everything from finding contracts to forming fair business partnerships to crafting winning proposals. Don’t miss the debut on 27 January. (Members, find the access link on IAIAConnect. Not yet an IAIA member? Join today!)
Two Innovation Grants awarded
IAIA was pleased to award two Innovation Grants in late 2021 to IAIA members. Juan Carlos Tejeda-González (Mexico) and Jill Blakley (Canada) will develop guidance on incorporating food security assessment into IA, and Emmanuel Amamoo-Otchere will develop an artisanal and small-scale gold mining atlas in Ghana. Read more about these grant recipients and get inspired for the next round of applications (opening August 2022).
IAPA Journal editor sought
IAIA is looking to recruit an editor (or editorial team) for our journal, Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal (IAPA). Expressions of interest are due 31 January 2022. See the "Call for expressions of interest" post for a detailed list of the Editor's duties, selection criteria, and compensation. Please direct proposals to the Chair of IAIA’s Journal Management Committee, Alan Bond.
Human health in EIA: New translations available
This reference paper on addressing human health in environmental impact assessment, “Salud humana: garantizar un alto nivel de protección,” is now available in Spanish, with thanks to María Elena Mesta Fernández, Luis Montañez, and Piedad Martin-Olmedo for the translation. Also new is a translation in Slovak (Zabezpečenie vysokej úrovne ochrany Zdravia) by Gabriel Gulis.
Ready to submit your paper? Use this checklist to find out
By the time you are ready to submit your paper to a journal, there are a lot of things you’ll need to have checked, understood, and incorporated into your article. Taylor & Francis, publisher of IAIA’s journal, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, has created this checklist to help you make sure that you don’t miss anything important, both in writing and preparing your paper, and when you’re using a submission system. This can speed up the submission process and avoid potential obstacles in receiving a decision from the journal editor(s).
Designing a circular fashion system that works for all
The fashion industry is transforming from linear to more circular business models—including repair, recycling, resale and rental—while simultaneously being shaped by macro forces, such as automation and climate disruption. Marginalized and disenfranchised groups are overrepresented in value chain segments likely to expand in a more circular system, and there is a strong risk of perpetuating existing labor issues in circular roles.
In the Caribbean, everyday people are helping nature make a comeback
Humans have altered 75 percent of the Earth's surface. One-third of the world’s farmland is degraded, and one-third of commercial fish species are overexploited. Degradation is already affecting the well-being of an estimated 3.2 billion people, or 40 percent of the world’s population. Experts say while large, government-backed projects can help reverse that destruction, small-scale efforts by local people also have an important role to play.
Photo story: What happens when isolation goes beyond a pandemic
Brazilian photographer Raphael Alves has been covering the COVID-19 pandemic in his home state of Amazonas since their first lockdown in March 2020. Through his photography, Alves highlights how the lockdown intensified some of the socioeconomic inequality of the largest state in Brazil.
Good environmental news stories from 2021 that will make you smile
You made it through 2021. We still witnessed plenty of ups and downs this year, but while we were holding onto this rollercoaster we call life, lots of really positive things happened for the environment.
17th World Convention on Waste Recycling and Reuse. 18-19 April 2022. Tokyo, Japan.
IAIA22: Confidence in Impact Assessment: Policies, partnerships and public involvement. 4-7 May 2022. Vancouver, Canada, and online.
ICSD 2022: 10th International Conference on Sustainable Development. 7-8 September 2022. Rome, Italy.
