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6-11 April 2010 Global economic growth over the past 50 years has been accompanied by accelerated environmental decline. From 1981 to 2005, global GDP has more than doubled. In contrast, 60% of the world’s ecosystems are now considered degraded or are being exploited in an unsustainable manner. Meanwhile, the global economy is in a multi-dimensional crisis. The financial crisis has been driving much of the developed world into recession, affecting businesses and jobs around the world. The fuel crisis, reflected in wildly fluctuating prices, is threatening the reliability and security of energy supply, and climate change is aggravating these challenges and the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. New Resources Available Key citations for Social Impact Assessment and Technology Assessment have been updated. The citations may be viewed or downloaded at http://www.iaia.org/resources-networking/key-citations.aspx. “What Is Impact Assessment” is a new four-page document that defines the role and value of impact assessment (IA), including all disciplines, and explains how IA relates to decision-making. The document was written for technical people unfamiliar with IA, for decision makers on the fringes of IA, and for people new to this field and is available at http://www.iaia.org/publications/. This EIA Wiki provides an online platform for the international community to engage in knowledge building on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). We invite everyone to login and help build knowledge on EIA. Once you have a login you can start creating, editing, or sharing content on the EIA Wiki. For more information please visit to the Welcome page.
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool used for aid decision making regarding the significant environmental consequences of projects, developments and programmes. EIA helps the stakeholders with the identification of the environmental, social and economic impacts of a proposed development before a decision is taking on whether or not to proceed. This normally includes consideration of the need for the project as well as possible alternatives (i.e. siting, designs and layout), and the no-development option. The EIA e-Course Module is an open educational resource developed by the United Nations University in collaboration with RMIT University and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Economic and Trade Branch for educational and capacity building programmes with an interest on environmental assessment. The e-Course Module is an instructional learning module providing further information on EIA practice and an in depth analysis of the EIA methodology. Featured Article International Environmental Agreements International Environmental Agreements have a significant impact on the institutionalization and implementation of EIA in Practice. There are numerous international environmental agreements of relevance to the application of EIA. They are divided into two broad categories: green and brown lists. The green list refers to international agreements related to the conservation of the natural environment and includes the Convention on Biological Diversity. The brown list includes those agreements designed to control pollution, for example, the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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