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
February 2010 - Branch activity contributes to IAIA’s Global Effectiveness Study into EIAOn the 11th February 2010 a meeting of UK EIA experts was held in Bath to discuss effectiveness in EIA with the outputs contributing to the IAIA’s (International Association for Impact Assessments) international study into effectiveness across environmental assessment processes. The Forum was led by Trevor Turpin, who is managing the EIA component of the study, and aimed to identify and discuss potential solutions to problems that exist with current EIA practice. The Forum built upon a series of 10 EIA Effectiveness workshops that IEMA organised during the summer of 2009 to contribute to the IAIA’s research.
The initial findings of the research are likely to be discussed at the IAIA’s Geneva conference (6th – 11th April).The Bath meeting was a effective day with lots of useful discussion. We hope to be able to provide links to the day’s presentations shortly.
October 2009 – Climate Change Adaptation and IA Conference presentations now availableOn the 8th October 2009 the Ireland & UK Branch of the IAIA in partnership with the UK Government’s Met Office held a 1-day Conference on: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and their incorporation in Impact Assessments
The conference, kindly sponsored by Golder Associates (www.golder.com), was designed for those working or involved in impact assessment (e.g. EIA, SEA, SA, HIA, etc) and provided advice on how to consider climate change adaptation in the impact assessment process. The conference programme was split into three sessions that focussed on the perspective of:
- Government,
- Professionals, and
- Practitioners.
The conference programme and presentations can be downloaded below:
- Conference Programme:
- Presentations:
- Climate change adaptation – Science and ScenariosDr Richard Betts, Head of Climate Impacts, Met Office [PDF - 2.2 MB]
- Government action on climate change adaptation [PowerPoint - 4.2 MB]Jonathan Capstick, Defra
- Adaptation to climate change in decision making [PowerPoint - 2.3 MB]Mark Goldthorpe, UKCIP
- Planning and climate change adaptation [PowerPoint - 2.4 MB]Elisabeth Wilson, School of Planning, Oxford Brookes University
- The Scottish Government’s guidance on SEA & Climate Change [PDF - 1.7 MB]Neil Deasley, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
- Climate change adaptation in Environment Agency EIA and SEARoss Marshall – NEAS, Environment Agency
- Case study: The SEA of Scotland’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy [PowerPoint - 780 KB]Nick James, Land Use Consultants
- Flood Risk Assessments – considering climate change [PowerPoint - 7.4 MB]Karen Potter, Liverpool University
- Ecology and climate change adaptation - The RSPB’s perspectiveDr Olly Watts, RSPB
- Health Impact Assessment and climate change adaptation [PowerPoint - 820 KB]Martin Birley – Birley HIA
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
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