AI & Emerging Technology

This Section aims to facilitate engagement of interested IAIA members in the evolving global debates on complex impacts of fast-progressing technological changes, including Artifical Intelligence.

Coordinator(s): Alan Bond, Valentina Cavanna, Anna Chadarevian, Jiří Dusík & Giuseppe Magro

Academia

This Section gives a home to academics in IAIA, including those in higher education and research, where academic challenges can be discussed and solutions can be identified.

Coordinator(s): Thomas Fischer & Reece Alberts

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Focuses on finding ways and means of increasing and improving the application of EIA to these sectors based on study, research, and input from practitioners.

Coordinator(s): Ijeoma Vincent-Akpu & Juan Carlos Tejeda Gonzalez

Biodiversity and Ecology

Focuses on ecological impact assessment, biodiversity in impact assessment, ecological compensation and mitigation, impact assessment for protected area establishment and management.

Coordinator(s): Jo Treweek & Denny Grossman

Climate Change

Provides a coordinated, international platform for IA practitioners to exchange expertise and knowledge on climate change across all areas of IA, and to enable outreach to climate change experts outside of the IA community.

Coordinator(s): Andreea Nita, Pantea Niksirat & Sumia Mohamed

Corporate Stewardship and Risk Management

Focuses on environmental auditing and management, incorporating auditing and impact assessment into environmental management systems and the development and operation of corporate environmental strategies.

Coordinator(s): Simon Catchpole

Cultural Heritage

Formed in response to increasing interest in the cultural heritage component of impact assessment, both within IAIA and throughout the world.

Coordinator(s): Arlene Fleming & Chris Polglase

Cumulative Effects

Brings practitioners and academics around the globe together on CEA to exchange ideas and learn from each other.

Coordinator(s): Martin Haefale, Angeles Mendoza Sammet & Johanna Gordon

Disasters and Conflict

Enables IAIA members to share and disseminate information on disaster-issues and to participate in the development of sustainable disaster management strategies.

Coordinator(s): C. Kelly & Tracy Hart

Governance and Implementation Systems

This Section on impact assessment governance and implementation systems addresses in a holistic way the entire ESIA process and its implementation by countries and institutions.

Coordinator(s): Cheryl Wasserman

Health

Addresses health impact assessment throughout the world and the integration of human health concerns into impact assessment.

Coordinator(s): Ryngan Pyper & Valentina Cavanna

Indigenous Peoples

Addresses indigenous issues in impact assessment, including developing guidelines for the full inclusion of indigenous concerns in all aspects of IA, traditional knowledge, and impact assessment capacity building for indigenous people.

Coordinator(s): Diana Lewis & Dyanna Jolly

Public Participation

Explores principles and techniques of effective public participation as part of EA.

Coordinator(s): John Sinclair, Timothy J. Peirson-Smith & Tanya Burdett

Social Impact Assessment

Promotes development of professional good practice in all aspects of SIA, drawing on the experience of SIA practitioners in the private, public and academic sectors around the world.

Coordinator(s): Irge Satiroglu, Katherine Witt, & Ilse Aucamp

Students and Young Professionals

Provides activities and services of interest to this highly diverse segment of IAIA membership and recruits new members in this interest area.

Coordinator(s): Mathilde Butler