IAIA Updates
Two Climate change and Impact
Assessment symposia in 2010
These two events will highlight different
aspects of climate change and impact assessment. Both will bring
together climate change experts and impact assessment
professionals to address key questions such as:
- What effects will climate change have on
the long-term sustainability of policies, plans, programs and
projects?
- What tools does impact assessment offer for
understanding, assessing risk and responding to climate
change?
- How can impact assessment apply climate
change projections to site-specific projects?
For more information on the program, ways to
participate, and to register, please visit the web sites below:
Aalborg, Denmark
25-26
October, 2010
Also offering a Nordic Research Day on 27
October
http://iaia.org/iaia-climate-symposium-denmark/
Washington, D.C.
15-16
November, 2010
Also offering a special SEA and Climate
Change course on 17-18 November
http://iaia.org/iaia-climate-symposium-dc/
A third symposium is tentatively being planned for Asia.
Continue to check www.iaia.org for updates.
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July 2010 e-news
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Table of Contents:
- Climate Change & Impact
Assessment
- IAIA11 Announcements
- 2011 Awards Nominations –
Extended Deadline
- IAIA10 Proceedings Available
Online
- Matching Challenge for
Contributions
- Automated Payment Option
- The International Year of Biodiversity
Competition
- Biodiversity & IA Document Available
- Social Networking & IA
- Career Central Sale – Ending Soon!
- Awards for Development Researchers &
Practitioners in Developing Countries
- Biodiversity Protection & Climate Change
Action Support
- Upcoming Events & Trainings
- Inquiries
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1. Climate Change & Impact Assessment
Aalborg Climate Change Symposium (25-26
October): Online registration for the Aalborg Climate Change
Symposium is open.
Click here for more information and to register for the
meeting.
DC Climate Change Symposium (15-16 November):
Online registration for the Washington, DC Symposium is open on
the
event website. A number of background papers relating to the
climate change and impact assessment have also been posted on
site.
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2. IAIA11 Announcements
IAIA11, the 31st annual IAIA conference, will be
held from 28 May – 4 June 2011 in Puebla, Mexico.
Session Proposals: Proposals
for IAIA11 sessions are now being accepted
online. The submission deadline is 31 August.
Training Course Proposals (due 30 July):
IAIA invites proposals for training courses to be delivered as
part of the IAIA11 pre-conference program 28-29 May. Given that
IAIA11 will be held in Mexico, training courses offered in Spanish
are also invited, particularly on the topics of SEA and
multi-criteria analysis. (All course proposals must be submitted
in English.) The submission deadline is 30 July 2010. Please see
the
PDF Document for complete proposal guidelines and
requirements. Course proponents will be notified about the outcome
of their applications by 7 September 2010.
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3. 2011 Awards Nominations -
Extended Deadline
Please nominate outstanding colleagues, peers
and organizations for their extraordinary contributions to the
field of impact assessment and IAIA. See the award categories
online at
www.iaia.org. > Awards. Nominations are invited via the
online form and should be submitted by 15 August. Winners will
be honored during IAIA11 in Puebla, Mexico. Please take time to
recognize those people and organizations who truly make a
difference
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4. IAIA10 Proceedings Available
Online
Reviewed papers from IAIA10 concurrent sessions
that have been submitted to IAIA HQ are
posted online. Concurrent thematic papers that have been
reviewed by session chairs and received by HQ have also been
posted. Questions regarding concurrent thematic papers should be
sent to Derek Eaton (Derek.EATON@unep.org).
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5. Matching
Challenge for Contributions
Knights of old threw down a glove when issuing a
challenge to another knight. Rose-Hulman winner, Charlotte
Bingham, threw down a glove to issue a challenge to all IAIA
members to raise money for an IAIA capacity building endowment
fund. Charlotte will contribute seed money for the fund this year
and provide a match next year (up to a pre-set limit) for any
donations our members make between now and 30 September 2011. So
for every $1 you give, it will become $2, thanks to Charlotte.
To make a contribution through IAIA’s online
store,
click here and enter the amount you’d like to contribute. You
can also add it to your membership renewal; just write in the
amount under the optional voluntary contribution line on the form
and add it to your total, or add the Capacity Building
Contribution in the online store.
Others have expressed interest in doing the same
thing as Charlotte, so it is possible each dollar contributed to
this fund could be worth $3 or even more. If you are interested in
joining Charlotte by providing matching funding, please contact
Bridget (bridget@iaia.org).
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6. Automated Payment Option
Interested in automated membership renewals?
Contact info@iaia.org to receive a form to set up automatic credit
card charges for your annual membership renewal.
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7. The International Year of Biodiversity
Competition
In honor of 2010 as the International Year of
Biodiversity, the IAIA Biodiversity and Ecology Section has
organized a competition to celebrate the diversity, value and
beauty of life on earth, and the natural systems that provide
goods and services for our health and wellbeing. Submissions can
be written, photographs, or images of art work, and they should
comprise interesting, unique and exciting perspectives, insights,
epiphanies and experiences involving nature, and/ or 'nature as
muse or inspiration'.
Entries to the “Inspired by Nature”
competition can be
submitted online through 15 October 2010.
Complete guidelines and information are available on the site as
well. Winning entries will be showcased at IAIA11 and will receive
a free year of IAIA membership.
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8. Biodiversity & IA
Document Available
A "Guidance Document on Biodiversity,
Impact Assessment and Decision-making in Southern Africa" has been
published by the Capacity Building in Biodiversity and Impact
Assessment project (CBBIA), funded by IAIA and the Netherlands
government. Copies can be purchased for US$20 online, which
includes shipping and handling. For more information about the
document's contents or to order a copy, please visit the
online
store.
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9. Social Networking & IA
You can follow
IAIA on Facebook.
Check us out today!
Coming in September:
IAIA will be launching its own social networking community to
replace IAIA’s current sections listserv communications. But it
will be much, much more. Within Section groups or IAIA-wide,
you’ll be able to upload documents and photos, maintain a calendar
of events, receive recommendations for other IAIA members who
“match” your areas of professional interest and expertise, conduct
surveys and polls, bookmark your favorite IAIA resources… Stay
tuned for updates on this exciting new service within the next
couple months.
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10. Career Central Sale - Ending Soon!
Time is running out to take advantage of the 65% discount on
Career Central. Employers can post jobs until 30 July 2010 to
enjoy the savings. Simply enter the promotion code 656M when
posting the position. And remember, you can post internships, too
– only US$35 through 30 July. Please see the position IAIA has
posted for a CLEAA and PEAA Programme Evaluator. The evaluation
needs to be conducted between September and November 2010.
Career Central is free for job seekers. Post resumes, search for
and browse jobs based on selected criteria, save jobs to review
later, and create a search agent to notify you when jobs are
posted that match your criteria – FREE all the time.
Employers can post jobs online, search for qualified candidates
based on specific job criteria, and create an online resume agent
to email qualified candidates daily.
This international
jobs board is open to IAIA members and non-members alike, so go
ahead and forward the link to colleagues or friends who might be
interested. Bookmark www.iaia.org
> Career Central today!
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11. Awards for Development Researchers & Practioners in Developing
Countries
The Global Development Network (GDN) is seeking
applications for three award categories, with cash prizes for 1st
and 2nd places. The Most Innovative Development Project award
(deadline 9 September) provides grants to practitioners of
development to help scale up their work. The Outstanding Research
on Development award and the Medals for Research on Development
award (deadlines 18 October) recognize new research proposals and
completed research papers exploring themes of external capital
flows and financing for development, domestic resource
mobilization and financial sector development, or innovative
sources of development finance. Visit
GDN's website for
eligibility criteria and application guidelines.
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12.
Biodiversity Protection & Climate Change Action Support
The
French Global Environment Facility (FGEF) aims to promote
protection of the global environment in developing countries.
FGEF's Small-Scale Initiatives Programme supports civil society
organizations actively working on biodiversity protection and
climate change action in 17 Western African countries, nine
Central African countries, Madagascar, and Mozambique. Eligible
projects must focus on biodiversity protection and the fight
against climate change, along with working for the improvement of
living standards for local populations. Priority will be given to
French speaking countries. The deadline for the next call for
proposals is September 5, 2010. Visit the
FGEF website for details
on funding priorities and application guidelines.
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13.
Upcoming Events & Trainings
1. The first national
conference on Social Impact Assessment of Policies, Programs and
Projects will be held in Tehran, Iran 9-10 October 2010. Papers on
various aspects of social assessment, SIA, and impact evaluation
are sought. The abstract submission deadline is 22 July and the
full paper submission deadline is 6 September. For additional
information, please visit the
event website or contact the
organizers via email at info@eta-conference.com. (Submitted by Dr.
Mohammad Fazeli, fazeli114@yahoo.com)
2. IMPACT at the
University of Liverpool, UK is hosting a Health Impact Assessment
course from 22-26 November. For more information and an
application form, contact impact@liverpool.ac.uk or +44(0)151-794
5004.Bursary funding is not available. Enquiries about other HIA
support are welcome. (Submitted by Hilary Dreaves,
impact@liv.a.c.uk)
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14. Inquiries
Mekdes Kebede with
the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services is
undertaking a review of international experience with “mandatory
impact evaluation” (obligatory assessment of the likely impacts of
public programmes before they are launched or impact evaluations
after they are launched) on behalf of the WHO Advisory Committee
on Health Research (ACHR). Please contact Mekdes at
Mekdes.Kebede@kunnskapssenteret.no if you know of any relevant
legislation.
