Ireland-UK Branch
The Ireland-UK Branch held its inaugural meeting in December 2005 and was granted permanent Branch status in May 2008.
News and Information
The Ireland & UK Branch of the IAIA in partnership with the UK Government’s Met Office is holding a 1-day Conference on: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and their incorporation in Impact Assessments
The event will be held at the headquarters of the UK Government’s Met Office in Exeter from 9am – 4pm on Thursday the 8th October 2009. During the lunch break delegates will have the opportunity to take a tour of the Met Office headquarters and learn more about how their work both in relation to climate change and the science behind the weather (further information on the Met Office can be found at: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
The conference, kindly sponsored by Golder Associates (www.golder.com), is designed for those working or involved in impact assessment (e.g. EIA, SEA, SA, HIA, etc) and will provide the latest thinking and advice on how to consider climate change adaptation in the impact assessment process. The conference programme (see link below) is split into three sessions providing delegates with views from a Government, Professional, and Practitioner perspective. Each session is designed to provide up-to-date information and guidance and then allow delegates to ask question and briefly debate the key issues that arise. Delegates will leave with a greater knowledge of the Government’s advice on climate change adaptation and how as professionals we can consider this issue in our impact assessments as well as having gained an understanding from case studies where practitioners have already acted to consider climate change adaptation within their Impact Assessment processes.
This 1-day Conference has a limited capacity of 45 delegates and is aimed at all those involved in Impact Assessments, including:
- Environmental Consultants,
- Planners (Local Authority and consultants),
- Developers,
- Statutory Consultees, and
- Other parties interested in understanding more about how plan-making and project planning can take better account of our changing climate.
Tickets for the Conference are priced @:
- £65 (+VAT = £74.75) for IAIA members
- £100 (+VAT = £115) for Non-members
To ensure your place is reserved at this essential conference book now by calling Maxine McArdle on 01865 870 000, or emailing (Maxine_Mcardle@golder.com with the subject: IAIA_8thOct). Payment is by credit card or cheques - made payable to: Golder Associates UK.
Note: Due to security restrictions at the Met Office HQ booking before the 1st September is advisable. Delegates are also advised that, due to buildings security restrictions, it will not be possible to switch the person attending from that of the booked delegate on the day of this conference. If you have booked a place and need to change the person who will attend please email Maxine no later than close on Wednesday 30th September indicating both the name of booked delegate and the name of the new person who will be taking their place at the event.
The Programme for this Climate Change Adaptation & Impact Assessment Conference can be downloaded below:
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and their Incorporation in Impact Assessments
Please do send any comments, requests for a Branch response to consultations, or get in touch regarding Branch activities, by emailing ie_uk@iaia.org.
An update on the nominations and election for the Branch committee 2009-10 will be provided to members by email. Thanks to those who have put themselves forward!
Conference Materials
- Upgrading EIA for Greater Effectiveness, Oxford Brookes University, 4 December 2008: Presentations from the day are available at: www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/be/development/courses/uiasupplements.html. A report of the event is also included in the Dec 2008/Jan 2009 Branch newsletter below.
- SEA Forum, Leeds, 23 October 2008: Presentations from the Joint Branch and IEMA Regional SEA Forum are now online at: www.iema.net/index.php/event-reports?cid=_93&aid=18541. See also report of the event in the Dec 2008/Jan 2009 Branch newsletter.
- Towards World Leadership in Environmental Assessment: The unofficial SEA of SEA in Scotland, University of Strathclyde, May 2008: A 3-part workshop held jointly with the IEMA Scotland West region: See report of the event in the Dec 2008/Jan 2009 Branch newsletter.
- "Changing Climates for Environmental Assessment" Programme. 24 October 2007
- "EIA and SEA as Design Tools," at Edinburgh Castle (with ICE), July 2007
- "Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment," (with RTPI North West), at the University of Liverpool, October 2006
- "Up, Down and Sideways: Extending and Integrating Assessments," at the University College Dublin, March 2006
- "Contemporary Challenges in Impact Assessment," the IAIA Ireland-UK Branch Launch Event, at the University of East Anglis, Norwich, December 2005
Consultation Responses
Documents
Ireland-UK Branch Newsletter
Branch Coordinator
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