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Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is seen as an important development policy and planning tool, as it aids decision-makers and other stakeholders in ensuring that development benefits are evenly shared across affected communities and that negative impacts do not disproportionately fall on the most vulnerable. This session, organized by ADB during the 39th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, conveyed the business case for undertaking Health Impact Assessment. Caravan-style presentations elaborated on various aspects of ADB’s work on HIAs, including the development of a HIA sourcebook, the regional HIA framework for Special Economic Zones, and strengthening capacity on HIA for development finance institutions and countries and proponents working on or looking to strengthening HIA or Health in Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) elsewhere. The session also showcased a number of demonstration projects in various sectors that show good practice in the conduct of HIA.
| Session / Activity | Title | Speaker(s) |
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| Presentation |
Asian Development Bank: The Business Case for Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
Years of experience on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and safeguard processes provided the momentum to strengthen HIA practice within ADB procedures…
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Emma Marsden, Michiko Suga |
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Advancing Health Impact Assessment in Lao PDR
Lao PDR has been an early and successful adopter of Health Impact Assessment (HIA). The presenter showcased recent HIA policy and practice…
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Tayphasavanh Fengthong | |
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HIA Case Studies and Transboundary Health Issues
This presentation showcases Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) undertaken as part of pilot projects from key infrastructure sectors in the Greater…
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Filipe Silva | |
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Towards the Establishment of the HIA Network Asia
This presentation gives an overview of the HIA Network Asia Pacific, an organization that aims to promote HIA education and practice and to…
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Helen Brown | |
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HIA for Economic Zones in the Greater Mekong Subregion
There are over 500 special economic zones (SEZs) across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This HIA framework was developed to identify, mitigate,…
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Janis Shandro | |
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Hazardous Material Management in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
The Thilawa Special Economic Zone is the first operational SEZ in Myanmar and one of the largest industrial development. Thilawa SEZ recognized the…
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Gene Peralta | |
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Event Coordinator/s
- Emma Marsden
ADB Organizer/s
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
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Partner Organization/s
- International Association for Impact Assessment
Topics
- ADB Administration and Governance
- Health
- Social Development and Protection
- Environment
- Regional Cooperation and Integration