Think Big: A Cleaner, Greener COVID-19 Recovery Plan From November 2nd-November 18th

Nov 2, 2021 - Nov 18, 2021 | International Association for Impact Assessment and Earth Law Center
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As nations around the world begin to invest trillions of dollars post-pandemic in infrastructure, will these projects be evaluated under scaled-back environmental and social regulations, using the justification that rapid actions are needed for economic recovery? Or will they be evaluated under the legal structures that were already weakened pre-COVID? Will the economic development projects that are approved be the same unsustainable ones that contributed to global climate change in the pre-pandemic era and provided the opportunity for zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 to develop?

It is not sufficient for impact assessment to simply snap back to its pre-COVID state, so please join us for a six-part virtual forum hosted jointly by the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) and the Earth Law Center (ELC). This virtual forum will help define the future directions of impact assessment by supporting a “Think Big” vision – an agenda that considers both climate change aspects and ecocentric perspectives so that we do not just recover to where we were but improve from where we have been.

Virtual Forum series:

2nd November, 3PM-4PM CET: The world has pivoted because of COVID-19 – Does IA need to as well?

4th November, 3PM-4PM CET: COVID-19 impacts on impact assessment

9th November, 4PM-5PM CET: Impact assessment policy to make wiser choices for the planet

12th November, 4PM-5PM CET: Avoiding the next pandemic: Mobilizing full public and private engagement

16th November: 4PM-5PM CET: Understanding the Need for Institutional Change to Facilitate Covid-19 Recovery, Biodiversity Restoration, and Climate Action

18th November: 4PM-5:30PM CET: Panel: The Road to a Cleaner, Greener COVID-19 Recovery

The first five sessions will be pre-recorded and released on the dates above. The sixth session will be a live panel discussion with real-time Q&A with attendees and moderated by Peter Henderson, Breaking News Companies Editor at Reuters. Registrants will receive a link to all recordings as they are released and have access to inter-session chat.

Please register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8497301155725543693?source=Think+Big+direct+URL