IAIA25 Abstracts
Abstract ID# 1445
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Preferred Session: Meet the editor
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Abstract ID# 1447
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Preferred Session: Using Strategic Thinking in Impact Assessment to enhance Sustainability
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Abstract ID# 1438
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Preferred Session: Linking Global Commons Issues to IA: Fit for Future Actions & Next Steps
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Abstract ID# 1439
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Preferred Session: Identifying potential health impacts of the use of Artificial Intelligence
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Abstract ID# 1441
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Preferred Session: Standing for Humanity! How to assess subtle social impacts in the era of artificial intelligence.
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Abstract ID# 1442
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Preferred Session: IAIA Climate Change Action Plan: What’s New? What’s Next?
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Abstract ID# 1444
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Preferred Session: Can IA be more ‘future-smart’ - incorporating Futures Thinking in IA
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Abstract ID# 1448
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Preferred Session: Going Digital, Staying Human: Technology and social impact assessment
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Abstract ID# 1449
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Preferred Session: Help finalise best practice principles in participation, AI assisted!
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Abstract ID# 1452
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Preferred Session: Making Impact Assessment more DAVE
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Abstract ID# 1456
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Preferred Session: Environmental and social risk classification chess (specialists vs AI)
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Abstract ID# 1450
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Preferred Session: Assessing the impacts of food systems: experiences from the UN RBAs
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Abstract ID# 1451
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Preferred Session: Updating best practice principles on engaging with Indigenous communities
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AI-Powered Mai Enhances E&S Management in Ceara Green Hydrogen Hub Project
Abstract ID# 1286
Presenting Author: Ana Carolina Cordeiro | Coauthor(s): Guilherme Todt
Preferred Session: The validation of impact assessments, adaptive management, and reassessments.
Summary Statement: The WB’s AI chatbot, Mai, boosts productivity and aids E&S specialists with guidelines, templates, and risk mitigation. It organizes data and monitors E&S performance, as seen in GH Hub Project.
Acceptance Status: approve
Decision-Making in Projects Based on Environmental Monitoring and AI
Abstract ID# 1099
Presenting Author: Gino Araya
Preferred Session: How can AI improve IA Follow-up practice?
Summary Statement: The importance of technology in managing environmental information for investment projects is particularly related to timely actions for environmental management.
Acceptance Status: approve
Multifunctional Impact Assessment: Integrating a Plurality of Values in So
Abstract ID# 1414
Presenting Author: Augusto Sales
Preferred Session: Improving governance and decision making in IA
Summary Statement: This paper advocates for a multifunctional impact assessment integrating diverse values beyond economics, using functional differentiation to enhance sustainable and ethical societal decisions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Optimization of socio-environmental impact evaluation in Peruvian projects
Abstract ID# 1425
Presenting Author: Juan Meléndez Aponte
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: The study explores AI's role in Peru's environmental impact assessments and the transition towards a service model enhanced by AI
Acceptance Status: approve
"Innovative Applications of AI in Environmental Impact Assessments
Abstract ID# 774
Presenting Author: Shushanik karapetyan | Coauthor(s): Susanna Antonyan , Khachik Martirosyan , Ruzan Makinyan , Armine Vardanyan & Nelly Nasibyan
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: The new era of environmental assessment leverages cutting-edge technologies such as AI, real-time data analytics, and digital platforms to improve the accuracy and efficiency of evaluating e
Acceptance Status: approve
"Understanding Health Impact Assessment: Experiences, Insights and Perspect
Abstract ID# 1026
Presenting Author: Jarmila Pekarcikova | Coauthor(s): Jarmila Pekarcikova
Preferred Session: Implementation of HIA from a comparative perspective: Common grounds, differences, and the future with AI
Summary Statement: This study reveals insights from Public Health Management students on their experiences, knowledge, and perceptions of HIA, underscoring the need for HIA integration in PH
Acceptance Status: approve
“Using AI, Drones, and 360° Tech to Train Future EIA Professionals”
Abstract ID# 1435
Presenting Author: Daniela Picardi | Coauthor(s): Veronica Giberti
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: An innovative approach using AI, drones, and 360° imaging to enhance EIA education in Argentina, preparing students with practical skills for environmental management challenges
Acceptance Status: approve
A Comparative Analysis of Challenges Facing Environmental Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 841
Presenting Author: Jane Kibbassa | Coauthor(s): Tamru Temam
Preferred Session: Challenges Facing the IA Process in Developmental Projects: An African Perspective
Summary Statement: Effective environmental policy and regulatory framework, including command and control regulations, political will, market-based instruments, training and information disclosure are a prerequisite for
Acceptance Status: approve
A Framework for Wildfire Risk Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
Abstract ID# 952
Presenting Author: Kevin Hanna
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Rising wildfire risks require resilience thinking in Canada’s impact assessments. A new framework combines risk analysis, AI, and different knowledge forms to protect critical infrastructure.
Acceptance Status: approve
A Graph-Based RAG Framework for Comparative Analysis of ESIAs
Abstract ID# 1386
Presenting Author: Luca Sardo | Coauthor(s): Massimo Dragan
Preferred Session: State-of-the-art applications of AI for Impact Assessment: lessons learned
Summary Statement: Presentation of an innovative framework for analyzing and drafting ESIAs, based on the combined use of Large Language Models and Graph Databases.
Acceptance Status: approve
A Holistic Approach to Severity Determination in Indigenous-Led Assessment
Abstract ID# 1131
Presenting Author: Justin Page | Coauthor(s): Jane Calvert
Preferred Session: The Future of IA
Summary Statement: An innovative, holistic method for assessing impact severity in Indigenous-led assessment, demonstrated through a Metlakatla First Nation Rights Impact Assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
A Multi-Level Framework for Hydropower Project Benefit Assessment
Abstract ID# 1267
Presenting Author: DARYLYNN YIU LI CHUNG | Coauthor(s): MOHD FIRDAUS IBRAHIM , NUR KHAIRIN BUJANG
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: This paper presents a multi-level framework for hydropower benefit assessment, aligning international standards, national policies, and community priorities to maximize impacts.
Acceptance Status: approve
A review of AI techniques and their application to stakeholder engagement
Abstract ID# 1268
Presenting Author: Ridhee Gupta | Coauthor(s): Gerald Singh
Preferred Session: The good, the bad and the ugly – the role of AI in public participation in IA
Summary Statement: A review of available AI tools that help with classification, analysis, and summarization in IA stakeholder engagement.
Acceptance Status: approve
A Socio-Spatial approach to Visualize phases of development in one timeline
Abstract ID# 973
Presenting Author: Saransh Kumar
Preferred Session: Linear Infrastructure Project: The Path of Least Impact with Artificial Intelligence Tools
Summary Statement: This is an ongoing research on developing methodologies on comprehensively assessing impacts of the expressway projects in India.
Acceptance Status: approve
A Tool to Examine the Effectiveness of Environ. Policies and Institutions
Abstract ID# 1141
Presenting Author: Maria Vizeu Pinheiro | Coauthor(s): Ernesto Sanchez de Triana
Preferred Session: AI pros & cons: A collective perspective on a modern tool to support more meaningful assessments
Summary Statement: The study introduces an algorithm aimed at assessing the strengths and weaknesses of environmental policies and institutions in Eastern Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Acceptance Status: approve
A UK perspective on the commercial practice of Health Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 1329
Presenting Author: Ryngan Pyper
Preferred Session: Implementation of HIA from a comparative perspective: Common grounds, differences, and the future with AI
Summary Statement: An exploration of delivering for public health though running a Health Impact Assessment team in the private sector. Insights from UK practice working with colleagues and the emergence of AI.
Acceptance Status: approve
Addressing cumulative effects through Indigenous-led assessment processes
Abstract ID# 967
Presenting Author: Lauren Arnold
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: This presentation will focus on insights for assessing cumulative effects drawn from emerging Indigenous-led Impact Assessment processes in Canada.
Acceptance Status: approve
Advanced SESA: case study of eDNA application in the Solomon Islands
Abstract ID# 922
Presenting Author: Francesco Ricciardi | Coauthor(s): David Annandale , Darko Annandale
Preferred Session: Improving governance and decision making in IA
Summary Statement: eDNA, used in the Solomon Islands' SESA, helped establish ecological baselines, guiding river management, future monitoring, and policy decisions, including inputs for a new Water Resources Act.
Acceptance Status: approve
Advancing Environmental Assessments in Conflict Zones: The ICRC’s Approach
Abstract ID# 1277
Presenting Author: Bann Zahir
Preferred Session: Disasters, Conflict and Impact Assessment: What has been done? What is new?
Summary Statement: Adapted environmental assessment tools for humanitarian programming in conflict settings
Acceptance Status: approve
Advancing ESIA in the Philippines: Addressing AI Training Needs for Sustainable Impact Assessments
Abstract ID# 1453
Presenting Author: Mayumi Corazon Castillo Pimentel | Coauthor(s): Helen F. Sy
Preferred Session: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Capacity Building for Impact Assessment (IA)
Summary Statement: This paper explores AI's role in ESIA, identifying training needs in AI competencies, data literacy, and ethics. Addressing these gaps empowers practitioners for improved assessments and sustainable outcomes in the Philippines.
Acceptance Status: approve
Advancing Impact Assessment through a Planetary Health Framework
Abstract ID# 1142
Presenting Author: Heather Castleden
Preferred Session: Implementation of HIA from a comparative perspective: Common grounds, differences, and the future with AI
Summary Statement: Planetary health science is a “new” health sciences field that is growing worldwide. It has potential to drastically change how we approach health in IA. Two frameworks are introduced for IA practice.
Acceptance Status: approve
Advantages & disadvantages of impact assessments conducted by universities
Abstract ID# 808
Presenting Author: Armando Garcia Chiang | Coauthor(s): Armando Garcia Chiang
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: Based on the experience of a team from the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, this paper aims to analyze what are the advantages and disadvantages of impact assessments carried out by unive
Acceptance Status: approve
Agriculture and Food pathways for Circular Economy: AI in focus
Abstract ID# 1167
Presenting Author: Anne Dansey
Preferred Session: Synergies between Impact Assessment and the Circular Economy
Summary Statement: Agriculture and Food sectors are a key opportunity for Circular Economy models to utilise AI to reduce impacts through optimising resources, reducing emissions and reducing impacts on biodiversity.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI 5.0 Platform for circular economy optimization in the ESIA process
Abstract ID# 1250
Presenting Author: Katia Gamberini | Coauthor(s): Arianna Veratelli , Ilaria Parente , Giuseppe Magro , Alice Cusinato & Vischioni, Cinzia; Cordioli, Davide; Rossi, Franco
Preferred Session: Human-centric AI implementation into ESIA and CSR
Summary Statement: This project drives sustainability at Herambiente with the AI-powered Q-Cumber ESIA Platform, enabling real-time impact monitoring and predictive assessments aligned with DNSH and ESRS stand
Acceptance Status: approve
AI Applications in Climate-Related ESG Requirements: A Literature Review
Abstract ID# 1025
Presenting Author: Ricardo Alves de Souza
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: The article systematically reviews the use of AI in climate-related ESG requirements, highlighting practical benefits and current limitations in assessment/disclosure/reporting.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI Approach to Retrospective Study of Poor Land Acquisition Practices
Abstract ID# 1380
Presenting Author: Adolphus Naswem | Coauthor(s): Oluwatosin Oso
Preferred Session: More Effective Public Participation Through Digital Technologies
Summary Statement: This study proposes that AI-driven impact assessments can transform land acquisition processes by promoting transparency, accountability, and early conflict detection.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI Chatbot for Smart EIA Report Review
Abstract ID# 1084
Presenting Author: Danny Mak | Coauthor(s): Clara U , Wei Xian Zhang
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: Introducing an AI Chatbot for enhanced EIA review efficiency: Improving accuracy, depth, and public engagement while aligning with regulatory standards and environmental needs.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI cliimate change paradox in an era of condonflict
Abstract ID# 1434
Presenting Author: Birgiita Liljedahl | Coauthor(s): Annica Waleij
Preferred Session: Disasters, Conflict and Impact Assessment: What has been done? What is new?
Summary Statement: The paradox of AI being useful to assess properly climate footprint caused by the high energy consumption of AI services.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI for biodiversity mainstreaming in EIA: Lessons from Uganda
Abstract ID# 1037
Presenting Author: Mulumba Agaba
Preferred Session: Using AI to Leverage New Technologies for Biodiversity Data Collection
Summary Statement: This study explores AI's role in enhancing biodiversity data in Uganda's EIA process, highlighting incremental progress, and challenges in mainstreaming AI in developing countries
Acceptance Status: approve
AI for Cumulative Habitat Assessment
Abstract ID# 1174
Presenting Author: Mia Fant | Coauthor(s): Brad Taylor , Lutfiah Hammad
Preferred Session: Tools and techniques for regional cumulative effects assessment and management
Summary Statement: RSG is developing an AI platform to support systematic habitat mapping and tracking spatial and temporal changes to assess cumulative impacts and drive biodiversity conservation planning.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI for Inclusive and Efficient Biodiversity and Forestry Assessment
Abstract ID# 1168
Presenting Author: Danial McGhie
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: his presentation will showcase AI applications in geospatial mapping, information accessibility, and environmental compliance, highlighting potential benefits in biodiversity protection.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI in Monitoring Ancient Woodland Restoration: The Woodland Trust's Approac
Abstract ID# 1283
Presenting Author: Catherine Kerr Smith
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: The Woodland Trust collaborates to protect Ancient Woodlands, vital for 80% of UK biodiversity. Facing threats, they use AI and remote sensing to enhance monitoring, including rhododendron identifica
Acceptance Status: approve
AI in Public Participation in IA; Friend or Foe?
Abstract ID# 806
Presenting Author: Timothy J. Peirson-Smith
Preferred Session: The good, the bad and the ugly – the role of AI in public participation in IA
Summary Statement: Paper explores strategies for using AI to promote equity, transparency, and accessibility while addressing AIs limitations, ensuring that AI serves as a PP tool for empowerment not exclus
Acceptance Status: approve
AI Meets IA: The Sequel
Abstract ID# 1218
Presenting Author: Miles Scott-Brown | Coauthor(s): Ana Maria Quintero
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: The authors update the application of the use of AI in impact assessment, examining its constraints, opportunities, challenges, and trends, featuring interview opinions of leading AI researchers on th
Acceptance Status: approve
AI role in improving climate change risk reductions and social impacts
Abstract ID# 1330
Presenting Author: David Daou
Preferred Session: Exploring the use of AI to tackle the social implications of climate change
Summary Statement: This presentation will mainly focus on how to bridge the AI knowledge and gaps between Global South and North but also in between different entities, communities and sectors to tackle climate change.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI to inform design, implementation and monitoring GBV interventions
Abstract ID# 1367
Presenting Author: Farwah Qasim
Preferred Session: Applying AI to Consolidate Gender-Based Violence Data for Effective Risk Assessment
Summary Statement: AI-driven insights on harmful social norms can enhance GBV prevention efforts. This presentation explores potential of using AI to inform risk assessments, intervention design, and M&E in Wo
Acceptance Status: approve
AI tool for enhancing the process of gap analysis in ESIA and ESDD studies
Abstract ID# 1008
Presenting Author: Simone Gurrieri | Coauthor(s): Ivan Vaccari , Elena Schirinzi , Eleonora Desogus
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: AI tool enhancing gap analysis in ESIA/ESDD: automates regulatory review, identifies discrepancies, and assesses risks to streamline compliance with lender standards, improving project susta
Acceptance Status: approve
AI tools improving project outcomes on climate mitigation and adaption
Abstract ID# 804
Presenting Author: Ildiko Almasi Simsic
Preferred Session: Exploring the use of AI to tackle the social implications of climate change
Summary Statement: This paper examines AI’s role in addressing climate change’s social impacts, highlighting its use in climate risk assessments, mitigation, and adaptation efforts, while addressing technological limita
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-assisted Digital Solution for Resettlement and Social Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 1040
Presenting Author: Maria Cleto | Coauthor(s): Rangina Nazrieva
Preferred Session: AI for Social Risk Management: Insights from World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Summary Statement: ADB safeguards experts share experience with a digital platform for data management with a module for AI primarily used on data driven decision-making in resettlement planning and implementation.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Driven Analysis of Urban Planning Impacts on Resident Carbon Footprints
Abstract ID# 1234
Presenting Author: taehyun kim | Coauthor(s): jiae jung
Preferred Session: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Urban Environmental Planning for Climate Change Response
Summary Statement: Utilizing AI to reveal how urban planning elements affect resident carbon footprints across essential sectors.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Driven Economic Mapping: A Case Study of Ottawa’s Strategic Groups
Abstract ID# 1246
Presenting Author: Ana Werneck | Coauthor(s): Sabrina Vidal
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This study explores the application of deep learning, a subset of machine learning inspired by the human brain, to analyze economic performance in Ottawa and compare with benchmark regions.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Driven Impact Assessment: Global Applications in Addressing Gender-Based
Abstract ID# 1374
Presenting Author: Fia Walklet | Coauthor(s): Anurag Banerjee
Preferred Session: Applying AI to Consolidate Gender-Based Violence Data for Effective Risk Assessment
Summary Statement: Quilt.AI’s GBV projects reveal how AI-driven impact assessments can responsibly inform and enhance interventions, providing a model for culturally sensitive applications of AI in high-stakes social co
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Driven Interoperability: Transforming Sustainability Reporting
Abstract ID# 1324
Presenting Author: Mahsa Mohammadrezaei | Coauthor(s): Connie Linder
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Intengine’s AI solution streamlines sustainability reporting by enhancing interoperability, assessing completeness, balancing tone, identifying overlaps, and reducing inconsistencies.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Driven Tool for Climate Change Risk Assessment
Abstract ID# 1334
Presenting Author: Jacopo Grassi | Coauthor(s): Jost von Hardenberg
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: An AI-driven tool for Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA), designed to evaluate climate risks for infrastructures using Augmented Language Models, climate data, and customizable outputs.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Driven Tool for Early Social and Environmental Risk Assessment
Abstract ID# 1337
Presenting Author: Lev Neretin
Preferred Session: AI for Social Risk Management: Insights from World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Summary Statement: Our application leverages generative AI and geospatial data to enhance social and environmental risk assessment, providing transparent, evidence-based insights that streamline safeguards
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Enabled Methods to Enhance Efficiency and Effectiveness of HIA
Abstract ID# 1148
Presenting Author: Emanuel Valpaços | Coauthor(s): Guilherme Semedo
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: This session AI applications to enhance HIA efficiency and effectiveness across screening, evidence synthesis, impact analysis and stakeholder engagement, with focus on implementation.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Enhanced BIM Framework for Sustainable Building Design
Abstract ID# 927
Presenting Author: Subin Song | Coauthor(s): Juhee Nam , Seonghwan Yoon
Preferred Session: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Urban Environmental Planning for Climate Change Response
Summary Statement: This research presents a BIM-based decision support system that integrates machine learning and data mining techniques to optimize sustainable building design, enhance environmental performa
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Enhanced Data Correction and Long-Term Management in Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 1001
Presenting Author: Henri Souville | Coauthor(s): Romuald Ngono , Charles Bodel
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: Exploring AI’s role in correcting field survey data for impact assessments, showcasing DESK, a tool designed for cross-domain data management over long-term infrastructure projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Enhanced Turbidity Prediction: Mitigating Impacts on Dam Reservoirs
Abstract ID# 813
Presenting Author: Sewoong Chung | Coauthor(s): Sungjin Kim , Dongmin Kim , Eunju Lee , Yeojeong Yeojeong Yun
Preferred Session: Using AI technologies to quantify environmental impacts on complex systems
Summary Statement: This study develops an advanced turbidity prediction model integrating physical and AI/ML approaches for extreme rainfall events in South Korea, aiming to climate change adaptation
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Powered Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Platforms of World Bank
Abstract ID# 1370
Presenting Author: Hak Joo Song
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: ESIA Tools from Multilateral Financial Institutions
Summary Statement: The World Bank has developed and is advancing AI applications for Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), enhancing ESIA efficiency for 2100+ projects globally, and benefitting E&S specialists.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI-Powered Seabird Species Detection and Colony Assessment
Abstract ID# 1313
Presenting Author: Jack Forster | Coauthor(s): Will Peden
Preferred Session: State-of-the-art applications of AI for Impact Assessment: lessons learned
Summary Statement: This study uses AI to identify seabird colonies from photographs, enhancing ecological assessments by automating analysis, streamlining monitoring, and improving conservation efforts.
Acceptance Status: approve
AI's Environmental Impacts: Towards Self-Identification and Sustainability
Abstract ID# 828
Presenting Author: Verónica Giberti | Coauthor(s): Diego Parras
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: The rapid rise of AI demands massive computing, creating environmental challenges. This project analyzes AI’s impact and aims to develop sustainable frameworks, enabling AI’s future self-management by
Acceptance Status: approve
AImnesia: Ignoring the Psycho-Social Impacts of AItomic Energy
Abstract ID# 962
Presenting Author: Michael R. Edelstein
Preferred Session: Evolving the state of the art in Psycho-social impact assessment
Summary Statement: As we consider AI as a tool for amplifying the power of impact assessment, it is easy to overlook the adverse consequences of AI’s excessive and insatiable energy demand. This demand threatens to dera
Acceptance Status: approve
Amendment, interpretation, and changing implementation of NEPA
Abstract ID# 1339
Presenting Author: Edward Boling | Coauthor(s): Pam Hudson
Preferred Session: AI in the USA: Technology’s potential to improve the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) IA Process
Summary Statement: This oral presentation provides a summary of the key National Environmental Policy Act amendments that President Biden signed into law with the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023, as interpreted
Acceptance Status: approve
An assessment of climate-related disaster impact on social inequality
Abstract ID# 861
Presenting Author: M. Abul Kalam Azad | Coauthor(s): C. Emdad Haque
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: Initial social inequalities generate disproportional exposure and vulnerability to flooding, but marginal households experience disproportional loss and damage from it.
Acceptance Status: approve
An Implementation of Public Participation in EIA system in Thailand
Abstract ID# 831
Presenting Author: Dr. Chutarat Chompunth
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: An integration of public participation in the EIA system is very crucial. To effectively solve environmental conflicts, public participation must be appropriately implemented in Thailand.
Acceptance Status: approve
An integrated approach to ecosystem mapping using AI and remote sensing.
Abstract ID# 1266
Presenting Author: Grant Benn | Coauthor(s): Jessica Hughes , Matthew Whittle , Warren McCleland
Preferred Session: Using AI to Leverage New Technologies for Biodiversity Data Collection
Summary Statement: Using Artificial Intelligence and multiple satellite imagery types, integrated with topographic modelling to map critical desert ecosystems to determine the impacts of renewable energy devel
Acceptance Status: approve
An Integrated Modelling Approach to Evaluate the Efficiency of AI and ML
Abstract ID# 842
Presenting Author: Chioma Nwakanma
Preferred Session: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Capacity Building for Impact Assessment (IA)
Summary Statement: The integrated approach to evaluate the efficiency of AI and ML in the environmental sector becomes imperative for today's society in addressing the challenges that confronts sustainability.
Acceptance Status: approve
An Introduction to Integrating AI and Other Technology Tools in US EIA
Abstract ID# 1020
Presenting Author: Michael Smith
Preferred Session: AI in the USA: Technology’s potential to improve the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) IA Process
Summary Statement: This paper will provide an overview of the United States’ history of attempts to utilize AI and other technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the NEPA EIA process.
Acceptance Status: approve
Analysis of the tools for teaching EIA
Abstract ID# 802
Presenting Author: Johanna Poggi
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: The objective of this study is to analyze the point of view of Environmental Engineering students regarding Environmental Impact Assessments and what tools they believe they should master.
Acceptance Status: approve
Analysis on stakeholders’ perspective toward social license to operate
Abstract ID# 1047
Presenting Author: Kultip Suwanteep
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: This study analyzes the influencing factors from stakeholders’ perspective for future improving the social license to operate
Acceptance Status: approve
ANTAMINA: TRANSFORMING 25 YEARS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA INTO A SYSTEMATIC EMS
Abstract ID# 1408
Presenting Author: Claudia Valencia | Coauthor(s): Erika Calmell , Carla Tang , Lilian Saico
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: Antamina transformed 25 years of environmental data into a new ESM to continue to monitor activities and ensure their impacts and risks are managed appropriately.
Acceptance Status: approve
Antarctic penguins: a case study in rapid end-to-end decision making
Abstract ID# 791
Presenting Author: Grant Humphries
Preferred Session: Navigating Conservation with AI: Trustworthy Data for a Sustainable Future
Summary Statement: An overview of a rapid decision making framework for counting penguins in Antarctica
Acceptance Status: approve
Application of AI in HIA: A Canadian Perspective
Abstract ID# 910
Presenting Author: Lindsay McCallum | Coauthor(s): Ruwan Jayasinghe , Tessa Roselli
Preferred Session: Implementation of HIA from a comparative perspective: Common grounds, differences, and the future with AI
Summary Statement: Overview of the application of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in the Canadian context, and implications for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a support tool.
Acceptance Status: approve
Applying a gender lens to climate finance: insights from DFI practitioners
Abstract ID# 994
Presenting Author: Anne-Marie Lévesque
Preferred Session: Can green investments be socially sustainable?
Summary Statement: This presentation will showcase key insights, challenges and tools for managing risks and impact based on FinDev Canada's experience applying a climate and gender lens to its investments.
Acceptance Status: approve
Applying AI to Enhance Gender-Based Violence Data for Effective Risk Assessment
Abstract ID# 1455
Presenting Author: Luiza Nora
Preferred Session: Applying AI to Consolidate Gender-Based Violence Data for Effective Risk Assessment
Summary Statement: GBV is under-reported and under-evaluated. AI can enhance data consolidation and risk assessments, but challenges of data reliability and digital access persist. The goal is developing unbiased, women-led AI solutions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Applying E&S standards in a conflict environment: Lessons from Yemen
Abstract ID# 987
Presenting Author: Eloise Fluet | Coauthor(s): Amer Al-Ghorbany Al-Ghorbany
Preferred Session: E&S standards in "fragility conflict and violence" settings: Challenges and solutions
Summary Statement: Applying the Environmental and Social Framework in Yemen has enhanced local capacity for E&S management, improving project safety and responsiveness despite challenging conditions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Applying E&S Standards in Haiti: Challenges, Lessons, and Solutions.
Abstract ID# 825
Presenting Author: Arnold Africot | Coauthor(s): Gilbert Thelusma
Preferred Session: E&S standards in "fragility conflict and violence" settings: Challenges and solutions
Summary Statement: Implementing World Bank E&S standards in Haiti is challenged by instability, violence, and displacement. Flexible, community-driven strategies ensure progress.
Acceptance Status: approve
Applying Ethics and Core Values in Stakeholder Engagement: RSA
Abstract ID# 1122
Presenting Author: Noeleen Greylng
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Explore ethical, values-driven stakeholder engagement in a South African case study, highlighting pathways to sustainable, trust-based outcomes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Applying the Graduation Approach for better livelihood restoration outcomes
Abstract ID# 822
Presenting Author: Ben Carroll | Coauthor(s): Romain Tanti
Preferred Session: Post-resettlement Livelihoods: reality, experiences and lessons
Summary Statement: Potential of adapting the Graduation Approach to enhance livelihood restoration outcomes in contexts of project-induced displacement
Acceptance Status: approve
Aquatic pollutant monitoring & assessment empowered by digital approaches
Abstract ID# 907
Presenting Author: Jianfeng Zhou | Coauthor(s): Jingsi Gao
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: A monitoring approach to achieve real-time 2-MIB analysis through novel equipment and algorithm, and an assessment to provide a new dimension for retrofitting water treatment plants.
Acceptance Status: approve
Are AI chatbots worth the risk in agriculture extension?
Abstract ID# 1376
Presenting Author: Odiney Alvarez-Campos
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: AI chatbots are trained in broad datasets from the open internet, which makes them susceptible to inaccurate information and biases found online. This issue is particularly problematic in the context
Acceptance Status: approve
Are hydroelectric reservoirs interesting for waterfowl : a case study
Abstract ID# 1115
Presenting Author: Stéphane Lapointe | Coauthor(s): Hélène Sénéchal
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Hydroelectric reservoirs have impacts on waterfowl and few long-term follow ups have evaluated the effects of those modified habitats on densities and diversity of ducks.
Acceptance Status: approve
Artificial Intelligence and Indigenous Data in Impact Assessments
Abstract ID# 1133
Presenting Author: Jennifer Campbell | Coauthor(s): Melanie Demers
Preferred Session: Artificial Intelligence and Indigenous Data in Impact Assessments
Summary Statement: Jennifer Campbell and Melanie Demers are from Two Worlds Consulting, an Indigenous-owned business in Canada. Our approach to impact assessments includes digital Indigenous Knowledge and data.
Acceptance Status: approve
Artificial Intelligence implementation process into ESIA permitting system
Abstract ID# 1252
Presenting Author: Lawal Adegboyega | Coauthor(s): Giuseppe Magro , Jack Cameron , Billy Huang , Vittorio Ingegnoli & Patassini, Domenico; Cordioli, Davide; Bertuol, Luca
Preferred Session: Human-centric AI implementation into ESIA and CSR
Summary Statement: This study explores AI-DCGIS and blockchain integration in ESIA, enhancing real-time environmental monitoring, transparency, and sustainable practices in Nigeria's circular economy and lives
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing Biosphere Integrity thresholds in the Brazilian Cerrado
Abstract ID# 1400
Presenting Author: Edimilson Rodrigues dos Santos Junior | Coauthor(s): Marcelo Montaño
Preferred Session: Mitigation
Summary Statement: This project examines anthropogenic impacts on the Brazilian Cerrado, revealing significant land cover loss and ecosystem degradation, challenging planetary boundaries.
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing cumulative impacts to Indigenous land use
Abstract ID# 1166
Presenting Author: Matt Carlson | Coauthor(s): Kevan Berg
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: Comprehensive assessment of cumulative effects in the Fort McKay Métis Nation’s territory through the application of Indigenous knowledge and simulation modeling.
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing Ghana Portfolio Risk Mitigation on Child Labour.
Abstract ID# 1210
Presenting Author: Abdulai Darimani
Preferred Session: Data-driven social risk management methods and tools for central and local use
Summary Statement: The presentation shares the findings of the assessment of the Ghana Portfolio on child labour risk prevention and mitigation, which include the policy and legal framework for child labour management i
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing Social, Environmental and Climate Compliance through AI
Abstract ID# 1057
Presenting Author: Jos Hazenbosch | Coauthor(s): Tarek Abdel Monem
Preferred Session: AI and Remote Sensing for Sustainability and Environmental and Social Risk Management
Summary Statement: IFAD has launched an initiative to leverage the use of AI in supporting the assessment of compliance with Social, Environmental and Climate safeguards as well as IFAD's Mainstreaming themes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing the Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping: A Canadian Case Study
Abstract ID# 936
Presenting Author: Sara Burton | Coauthor(s): Emily Davis
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: A distinctive approach to assessing the cumulative effects of marine shipping in Newfoundland, Canada, and using the results to guide the development of site-specific recommendations.
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing the effects of energy sector macro policies in Iran on development of renewable energies
Abstract ID# 1363
Presenting Author: Naghmeh Mobarghaee Dinan | Coauthor(s): Saba Shokrollahi
Preferred Session: Pivoting Policies: Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking and its Impact on Renewable Energy Development
Summary Statement: This study attempts to provide solutions to increase the contribution of renewable energies by examining the effects of energy sector development policies in Iran.
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing the Influence of Urbanization on the Risk of Coastal Disasters
Abstract ID# 1044
Presenting Author: Jiwoon Oh | Coauthor(s): Juchul Jung , Yeonju Kim
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: This study aims to analyze the impact of urbanization in coastal areas on disaster risk by employing panel data regression analysis in South Korea.
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Mangrove Forest Sediment
Abstract ID# 866
Presenting Author: Wilailuk Niyommaneerat
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: The capacity of blue carbon storage in the sediments of a selected mangrove forest refers to the potential amount of carbon that can be stored in the sediment layers of the mangrove ecosystem
Acceptance Status: approve
Assessments of mining impacts on biodiversity so far – what’s missing?
Abstract ID# 857
Presenting Author: Sarah Raymond | Coauthor(s): Robert Montgomery
Preferred Session: Assessing the Impact of Emergent Technologies in Monitoring and Measuring Biodiversity at Mine Sites
Summary Statement: This talk will cover the reported impacts of mining on biodiversity, highlighting research gaps and areas for improvement in existing assessments, in the context of nature conservation.
Acceptance Status: approve
Assisting Chair as Panelist to run Bioregional Workshop
Abstract ID# 1199
Presenting Author: Charlene Smith
Preferred Session: Bioregional Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Assisting Chair as Panelist to run Bioregional Workshop
Acceptance Status: approve
Attaining a Social Licence to Operate in Poland’s Offshore Wind Sector
Abstract ID# 1052
Presenting Author: Grace Rigby
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: This paper unpacks the challenges facing developers’ in attaining a social licence to operate in Poland’s offshore wind sector, sharing insights and reflections on how they may be addressed.
Acceptance Status: approve
Balancing AI and Data Management with Indigenous Communities
Abstract ID# 1366
Presenting Author: Marian Tibor-McMahon | Coauthor(s): Michael Fox
Preferred Session: Data protection in Social Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: o Protecting Indigenous data and assessing the risks to using AI approaches or tools is important to social impact assessments
Acceptance Status: approve
Benefit sharing strategy for local communities, offshore wind, Poland
Abstract ID# 1191
Presenting Author: Kjerstin Skeidsvoll Lange | Coauthor(s): Veronica Nyhan Jones
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: The Baltyk II III offshore wind project in Poland has developed a Benefit Sharing Strategy for local communities in cooperation with IFC Infrastructure Advisory Group
Acceptance Status: approve
Benoit Vanwelde
Abstract ID# 852
Presenting Author: Benoit Vanwelde
Preferred Session: Use of data, technology, and artificial intelligence tools for enhanced accountability
Summary Statement: The session will explore how data, technology and AI tools can reinforce accountability practices and trust in project development.
Acceptance Status: approve
Best practice methodologies and tools for delivery of EIAs across the world
Abstract ID# 1065
Presenting Author: Neil Breton | Coauthor(s): An Tombeur , Caroline Soubry-Smith , Karin van der Wel , Dmitry Palekhov & Daniel Anton
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: Practitioners from Europe and beyond identify best practice approaches to EIA utilised in each contributors’ country, along with common tools that could be utilised to enhance EIA processes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Beyond full and fair consideration: Indigenous roles in impact assessment
Abstract ID# 1111
Presenting Author: Nina Barton | Coauthor(s): Hereward Longley
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: Project assessments may be insufficient to address the complex concerns of Indigenous communities; however, early engagement and reassessing decision-making can increase regulatory clarity.
Acceptance Status: approve
Beyond regulation: The EIA practitioner's role to advise on climate risk
Abstract ID# 1188
Presenting Author: Warren McGrath
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This paper discusses the role of the EIA professional to ensure the various implications of future climate scenarios have been adequately considered in development design and subsequent EIA
Acceptance Status: approve
Beyond tokenism: Social Marginalization and Meaningful Engagement in Ghana
Abstract ID# 950
Presenting Author: Dr. Nathan Andrews | Coauthor(s): Phil Faanu
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: This paper examines "meaningful" engagement in Ghana’s mining sector, emphasizing neglected inclusivity issues for women and PWDs and calling for genuinely inclusive local standards.
Acceptance Status: approve
Biocultural Social-Ecological Systems in IA with Indigenous Peoples
Abstract ID# 1302
Presenting Author: Renata Utsunomiya | Coauthor(s): Evandro Mateus Moretto , Simone Athayde
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: We discuss a biocultural and social-ecological approach to Impact Assessment with Indigenous People analyzing the case of the Arara and the Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon
Acceptance Status: approve
Biodiversity accounting & impact assessment in Singapore’s altered habitats
Abstract ID# 1418
Presenting Author: Aloysius Teo | Coauthor(s): Cara Quinn
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Application of a country-specific biodiversity accounting tool and spatially explicit approach to assess ecological impacts across modified terrestrial and intertidal habitats in Singapore.
Acceptance Status: approve
Biodiversity avoidance and wetland restoration in Cotonou, Benin
Abstract ID# 878
Presenting Author: Modestine Victoire Bessan | Coauthor(s): Van Anh Vu Hong , Randa Jean Nemer , Tolidji Blaise Donou , Alphonse Emadak & Nahida Sinno
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: Use of drones and tablets combined with the application of AI have made it possible to preserve and monitor of 9,420.55 square meters of natural habitat (biodiversity) in Cotonou, Benin.
Acceptance Status: approve
Biodiversity IA in modified habitats:lesson learnt from artificial wetlands
Abstract ID# 1253
Presenting Author: Arianna Oggioni | Coauthor(s): Marta Cassi , Sara Sanetti , Maurizio Florio , Marco Compagnino
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This paper presents a case study related to modified habitat impact assessment and definition of mitigation measures in artificial wetlands
Acceptance Status: approve
Biodiversity Site Mapping - Risk Screening, alignment and mitigation
Abstract ID# 1282
Presenting Author: Elena Barcenilla Arranz | Coauthor(s): Sarah Hayes
Preferred Session: Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, IPLCs, and AI
Summary Statement: Biodiversity Material Site Mapping Assessment and Mitigation Strategies: Ensuring Compliance and Protecting Key Species on renewable sites in Europe.
Acceptance Status: approve
Bioinnovation and AI to strengthen the Bioeconomy as BnS
Abstract ID# 1344
Presenting Author: Daniel Mascarenhas | Coauthor(s): Hellen Garcia
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: Biotechnological to support communities in the Amazon, who are açaí extractivists (NTFP), to improve income through NbS.
Acceptance Status: approve
Bioswitch Health: Exploiting AI to scope IA for health impacts
Abstract ID# 1341
Presenting Author: Magretha Pierce | Coauthor(s): Matthew Buchanan , Elouise Schultz
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: BioSwitch Health, a novel platform that exploits ML and AI models to cost effectively scope projects for health impacts, will be presented.
Acceptance Status: approve
Boosting Efficiency in Brazil's Environmental Assessments with AI
Abstract ID# 869
Presenting Author: Victor Valente Silvestre
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: Generative AI offers a cost-effective solution for improving environmental licensing and Environmental Impact Assessment processes in Brazil, enhancing efficiency, document quality, and resource alloc
Acceptance Status: approve
bp's digital biodiversity observatory: a testbed for biodiversity monitorin
Abstract ID# 1411
Presenting Author: Aoife Toomey | Coauthor(s): Maarten Kuijper , Martin Sellers
Preferred Session: Mainstreaming AI in environmental baselining and monitoring
Summary Statement: At bp’s Digital Biodiversity Observatory we are testing technologies for collecting biodiversity data. We will discuss the potential for AI to transform how this data is interpreted.
Acceptance Status: approve
Brazil’s Energy Transition: Evolving Regulations & Clean Energy Expansion
Abstract ID# 1332
Presenting Author: Pedro Bettencourt | Coauthor(s): Fabiano Melo
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment and Governance for Climate Adaptation in Megacities
Summary Statement: The article examines the expansion of renewable energy in Brazil and the importance of environmental licensing to enable sustainable projects aligned with global climate commitments and the Paris Agre
Acceptance Status: approve
Breaking Barriers: AI-Generative Tools for Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement
Abstract ID# 989
Presenting Author: Beatrice Fagan | Coauthor(s): Ozlem Ozel , Cem Ayanoglu
Preferred Session: Exploring AI for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Assessments
Summary Statement: Generative AI's has crucial potential of advancing stakeholder engagement by promoting representation and participation of vulnerable communities in sub-Saharan Africa and foster development
Acceptance Status: approve
Bridging the Gap Between EIAs and Nature-Related Financial Reporting
Abstract ID# 1290
Presenting Author: Snjólaug Ólafsdóttir | Coauthor(s): Kolbeinn Hilmarsson
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This talk explores methods to bridge the gap between EIA and TNFD-aligned nature-related financial reporting, focusing on shared language and integrated data management.
Acceptance Status: approve
Bridging the Gap Between Stakeholder Engagement Policies and Implementation
Abstract ID# 990
Presenting Author: Lynette Herbst | Coauthor(s): Lethabo Sekele
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Large-scale projects meet international standards for stakeholder engagement, but often fail to implement them. This paper examines the gaps, offering solutions for more effective engagement.
Acceptance Status: approve
Camera Trap Monitoring and AI for Adaptive Management of At-Risk Species
Abstract ID# 1002
Presenting Author: Leoma Williams
Preferred Session: Can AI support long-term monitoring and adaptive management?
Summary Statement: This presentation will explore the potential of AI to improve and accelerate the analysis of monitoring data, making particular reference to camera trapping and featuring various case studies.
Acceptance Status: approve
Can a Community-Based Model Reduce Flood Risks in Vietnam?
Abstract ID# 914
Presenting Author: Sunmin Jun
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: This study establishes a Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) model to strengthen flood resilience in vulnerable Vietnamese regions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Can AI do a better job at producing E&S management plans?
Abstract ID# 1287
Presenting Author: Steve McIlwaine | Coauthor(s): Susana Odell , Sarah Murfitt
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: This paper pits AI against E&S consultants to determine whether AI can produce more detailed and useful ESMPs from the baseline and impact assessment chapters of an ESIA.
Acceptance Status: approve
Can AI support the integration and meaningful use of Indigenous Knowledge?
Abstract ID# 1013
Presenting Author: Callie Davies-flett | Coauthor(s): Mandy Olsgard
Preferred Session: A rights-based approach to IA: Indigenous resilience and resurgence through engaging in IA
Summary Statement: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is a nation who is not afraid of technology to assist in improving efficiencies and creating databases. Can AI support Indigenous Knowledge transfer?
Acceptance Status: approve
Can AI Update Baseline Data for Improved IA in Long-Term Planning Projects?
Abstract ID# 1009
Presenting Author: Marissa Murphy
Preferred Session: Mainstreaming AI in environmental baselining and monitoring
Summary Statement: Evaluating whether foundational baseline data (up to 10 years old) for a mega-scale offshore wind project can be efficiently updated using AI to improve IA and facilitate project approvals.
Acceptance Status: approve
Carbon Emission Reduction Effects of Compact City Considering Urban Size
Abstract ID# 1157
Presenting Author: Hansol Mun | Coauthor(s): Juchul Jung
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment and Governance for Climate Adaptation in Megacities
Summary Statement: The impact of compact city on carbon emissions varies by urban size. The interaction between urban size and spatial structure plays a crucial role in determining carbon emission levels.
Acceptance Status: approve
Case studies for rights informed research to protect Nation Indigenous use
Abstract ID# 960
Presenting Author: Timothy Bebeteidoh
Preferred Session: A rights-based approach to IA: Indigenous resilience and resurgence through engaging in IA
Summary Statement: Based on methods and case studies the study outlines how the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation implements its water policy by incorporating culture-based approaches, and indigenous knowledge sources.
Acceptance Status: approve
Case studies of Climate Change Physical Risk Assessments
Abstract ID# 1279
Presenting Author: Cristian Villata | Coauthor(s): Domenica Neri
Preferred Session: Integrating Climate Change through the lens of IFC’s Performance Standards: Addressing Environmental and Social Physical Climate Risk in Infrastructure Projects.
Summary Statement: Overview of case studies related to Climate Change Physical Risk Assessments in infrastructure projects implemented by WSP in the last 5 years around the World, in compliance with IFC Performance Stan
Acceptance Status: approve
Chair of Session and Keynote Speaker
Abstract ID# 851
Presenting Author: Rufus Howard
Preferred Session: Bioregional Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Bioregional Impact Assessment is an innovative approach to the evolution of EIA and SEA by blending the concepts and philosophy of Bioregionalism with the practice of Impact Assessment. This workshop
Acceptance Status: approve
Challenges and Pathways for SEA Implementation in Nepal.
Abstract ID# 966
Presenting Author: Ajay Bhakta Mathema | Coauthor(s): Sanjay Nath Khanal
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: Nepal's SEA faces implementation barriers from legislative gaps, EIA overlap, and resource limits. with stakeholders urging clearer guidelines and capacity-building.
Acceptance Status: approve
Challenges facing IA Process in Developmental Projects in Ghana
Abstract ID# 1010
Presenting Author: Irene Yeboah | Coauthor(s): Beryl Adormaa Buanya , Antoinette Salmata Gabby Hayes
Preferred Session: Challenges Facing the IA Process in Developmental Projects: An African Perspective
Summary Statement: Impact Assessment (IA) is crucial for evaluating development in Ghana, but challenges like insufficient expertise, stakeholder engagement, and political influence undermine its effectiveness
Acceptance Status: approve
Challenges of Managing Resettlement: Restoring Lives or Livelihoods?
Abstract ID# 977
Presenting Author: Nontethelelo Dlamini | Coauthor(s): Duncan Keal , Stephan Van Den Berg
Preferred Session: Post-resettlement Livelihoods: reality, experiences and lessons
Summary Statement: This paper addresses challenges in implementing Resettlement Action Plans and presents insights from a socio-economic study and stakeholder engagement with resettled mining communities.
Acceptance Status: approve
Challenges of social data and database management
Abstract ID# 976
Presenting Author: Fabien Nathan
Preferred Session: More Effective Public Participation Through Digital Technologies
Summary Statement: he author will present some of the challenges of social data and database management within the context of large hydropower projects. Participants will be invited to contribute.
Acceptance Status: approve
Challenges to meaningful stakeholder engagement: a South African context
Abstract ID# 868
Presenting Author: Matthew Hemming
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Exploring, through example, the challenges of delivering meaningful engagement within the melting pot that is South Africa’s shifting socio-economic-political context.
Acceptance Status: approve
Charlie Wolf and Assessing Korea
Abstract ID# 972
Presenting Author: Myungjin Kim | Coauthor(s): Jong Ho Lee , Jong-Gwan Jung
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: Charlie Wolf passed away on February 5, 2015. He is a founder and past president of IAIA. For his dead 10th anniversary, we would like to memorize and learn his lessons in impact assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Charting a Quieter Course: Mitigating Marine Noise Pollution
Abstract ID# 906
Presenting Author: Paul Krause | Coauthor(s): Juliane Baquiran
Preferred Session: Mitigation
Summary Statement: Shipping activities increase ocean noise pollution, dominated by propeller cavitation and mechanical sources, with speed reduction shown as an effective mitigation strategy.
Acceptance Status: approve
Child labor screening: a pilot to reduce social risk in Ghana operations
Abstract ID# 1067
Presenting Author: Nneka Okereke | Coauthor(s): Anna Nordenmark Severinsson
Preferred Session: Data-driven social risk management methods and tools for central and local use
Summary Statement: The presentation will share lessons from piloting a child labor risk-screening tool, a pilot that received a WB Award for Innovation and Transformative Impact in 2024.
Acceptance Status: approve
Climate emergency and EIA: a framework for project-level EIA
Abstract ID# 1063
Presenting Author: Cristiano Vilardo | Coauthor(s): Guilherme Carvalho , Leandro Valentim
Preferred Session: Improving IA efficiency for climate change: why, when and how
Summary Statement: A proposed framework to integrate climate issues in project-level EIA comprising 5 components: Transparency, Monitoring, Mitigation, Compensation, and Adaptation.
Acceptance Status: approve
Collaborative data to improve IA and enable constructive deliberation
Abstract ID# 1180
Presenting Author: Felicitas Fischer | Coauthor(s): Fritz Brugger
Preferred Session: Towards Improving Social Impact Management in the Mining Sector
Summary Statement: The RID is a collaborative mine-site level impact monitoring tool reflecting perspectives of all stakeholders, enabling evidence-based deliberations and constructive discussions on social governance.
Acceptance Status: approve
Community resilience ‘from below’ in post-2013 floods Southern Alberta
Abstract ID# 918
Presenting Author: Mahed Choudhury
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: Given the limitations of expert-driven resilience building efforts, this study presents communities’ own version of resilience.
Acceptance Status: approve
Community-led for culturally adequate IA: insights from Indigenous Health
Abstract ID# 1083
Presenting Author: Philippe Hanna | Coauthor(s): Flávio Wiik
Preferred Session: Handbook on Health Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Community-led processes make IA practice more culturally adequate, interdisciplinary, and effective. Empowering local voices bridges cultural gaps, enhances participation, and ensures lasting outcomes
Acceptance Status: approve
Company representative TBC
Abstract ID# 1362
Presenting Author: TBC TBC
Preferred Session: Assessing sweeping human rights Impacts of AI and related information and communications technologies
Summary Statement: The company participant will discuss stakeholder engagement challenges and opportunities, and highlight the critical role of human rights impact assessments in addressing digital rights.
Acceptance Status: approve
Competency-Based Learning in the Impact Assessment Profession
Abstract ID# 1011
Presenting Author: Aida Khalil Gomez
Preferred Session: Are Competent Experts & Capacity Building still core to IA in spite of AI?
Summary Statement: This paper summarizes how to identify the competencies required to perform the role of a lead environmental and social specialist at IFC, and the benefits of competency-based learning.
Acceptance Status: approve
Conceptualizing social protections and human rights in platform-based work
Abstract ID# 889
Presenting Author: Manishankar Prasad
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessment of Digital Technology
Summary Statement: The paper attempts to bridge/read the paradigm of HRIA with the emerging category of platform work while engaging conceptual categories of social protection and human rights
Acceptance Status: approve
Connecting IAs through Network Analysis to tackle Climate Change Challenges
Abstract ID# 872
Presenting Author: Andreea Nita | Coauthor(s): Montserrat Zamorano , Alessandra Bonoli
Preferred Session: IAIA Climate Change Action Plan: What’s New? What’s Next?
Summary Statement: Authors investigate LCA and EIA through Network Analysis perspective to highlight an integrated and comprehensive framework for mitigating environmental impacts and address climate change.
Acceptance Status: approve
Contractor Social Management, the Koketso Iron Ore Project, Lessons Learnt
Abstract ID# 814
Presenting Author: Kerry Fairley
Preferred Session: Towards Improving Social Impact Management in the Mining Sector
Summary Statement: The success of achieving community benefits on mining projects is dependent on the management of contractors. This paper presents a case study of the process, challenges and lessons learned.
Acceptance Status: approve
Contributing to greener electricity business through facilitating an ESMS
Abstract ID# 1228
Presenting Author: Suryaputrianita Satyanugraha | Coauthor(s): Arief Nuryadi
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: Through the new ESMS, PLN and the World Bank are pioneering sustainable practices in Indonesia’s energy transition with high-standard EIA and measures organization-wide.
Acceptance Status: approve
Critical Habitat Assessment for a transboundary powerline in West Africa
Abstract ID# 1016
Presenting Author: Maya Brennan Jacot
Preferred Session: Critical Habitat Assessment for No Net Loss in Linear Infrastructure Projects
Summary Statement: Development of a CHA and of country-specific Biodiversity Management Plans for the WAPP Median Interconnection Project, a 1600 km transmission line crossing Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and C
Acceptance Status: approve
Critical minerals, climate and sustainability-efficient regional IA
Abstract ID# 1317
Presenting Author: Robert Gibson
Preferred Session: Improving IA efficiency for climate change: why, when and how
Summary Statement: A sustainability-efficient Canadian regional assessment to determine whether mining critical minerals in remote Indigenous lands could contribute to climate transition and lasting wellbeing
Acceptance Status: approve
Critical modified habitat – a case study of giant otters in a reservoir
Abstract ID# 884
Presenting Author: Fraser Wilkinson
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Using a case study in French Guiana to discuss the boundary between modified and natural habitat in an area that was classed as critical habitat for giant otters
Acceptance Status: approve
Critical Review of SEA Substantive Effectiveness in China’s Urban Planning
Abstract ID# 931
Presenting Author: Haojia Wang | Coauthor(s): Thomas Fischer
Preferred Session: Global Perspectives on the Evolution of Impact Assessment (IA) Effectiveness
Summary Statement: This study conducts a substantive effectiveness evaluation of SEA across nine urban planning cases in five Chinese cities, scrutinizing both its the direct impacts and other indirect impacts.
Acceptance Status: approve
Cultural Heritage and FPIC in a Deep Sea Mining Project
Abstract ID# 1160
Presenting Author: Don Proebstel
Preferred Session: Challenging Implementation of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Standards
Summary Statement: Our review of risks and impacts relative to FPIC determined that under IFC Performance Standards, FPIC was not triggered for this Project
Acceptance Status: approve
Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment and Mine Closure
Abstract ID# 1151
Presenting Author: Gavin Martin
Preferred Session: Cultural Heritage in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: Cultural heritage impact assessment for mine closure projects. Integrating cultural heritage with rehabilitation objectives and post mining land use aspirations.
Acceptance Status: approve
Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment for Deep-Sea Mining Projects
Abstract ID# 937
Presenting Author: Justin Bedard | Coauthor(s): Matthew Piscitelli , Peter Regan
Preferred Session: Challenging Implementation of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Standards
Summary Statement: This paper outlines an approach to cultural heritage impact assessment and evaluating the need for FPIC for Blue Economy projects with a focus on offshore wind and deep-sea mining.
Acceptance Status: approve
Cultural Heritage Preservation in Kai Tak Redevelopment
Abstract ID# 1183
Presenting Author: Chun Wah CHEUNG
Preferred Session: Cultural Heritage in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: A showcase of co-existence of cultural heritage preservation and redevelopment in Hong Kong.
Acceptance Status: approve
Cultural Sustainability as one of the key themes of SEAs in MG, Brazil.
Abstract ID# 1256
Presenting Author: Fabiola Bernardes de Souza | Coauthor(s): Annamaria Rizzo da Fonseca , Lidia Biazzi Lu , Maria Claudia Paley Braga
Preferred Session: Cultural Heritage in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: Evaluating cultural heritage and tourism in mining municipalities is a central theme of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Iron Ore Sector in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative Effects Assessment to inform Project Design and Risk Management
Abstract ID# 961
Presenting Author: maria jose carreras | Coauthor(s): cesar balbuena
Preferred Session: Tools and techniques for regional cumulative effects assessment and management
Summary Statement: How to effectively use the results of Cumulative Impact Assessments to inform project design and E&S management and ensure sustainability of investments - a case study in Paraguay
Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative Effects Assessment: Insights from Ireland's Marine Planning
Abstract ID# 798
Presenting Author: Virginia Morejón | Coauthor(s): Ainhoa González Del Campo
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: This study presents a GIS-supported, Ecosystem-Based Strategic Environmental Assessment and Cumulative Effects Assessment Framework for the marine environment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative effects in Offshore Wind: guidelines, best practice,case studies
Abstract ID# 1185
Presenting Author: Marta Ronchi | Coauthor(s): Tiziana Di Marco , Paolo Pucillo , Irene Marangoni , Agostina Fistrale & Chiara Guazzi
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: This desk-based approach aims to provide an overview of the state of the art of cumulative impact assessment for offshore wind in Europe, combining guidelines, best practices & case studies
Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative Impact Assessment–Local Action, Emerging Implications and What t
Abstract ID# 1401
Presenting Author: Carla Conkin
Preferred Session: IAIA and Cumulative Effects: a new section and a busy future
Summary Statement: In British Columbia Canada, local citizens are stepping in, in place of government, to address lacking CIA to protect natural infrastructure. Is CIA reaching its own tipping point of no return?
Acceptance Status: approve
Daniel Buckley
Abstract ID# 1416
Presenting Author: Daniel Buckley
Preferred Session: Integrating Climate Change through the lens of IFC’s Performance Standards: Addressing Environmental and Social Physical Climate Risk in Infrastructure Projects.
Summary Statement: Senior Climate Policy Advisor
Acceptance Status: approve
Daniella Bordon
Abstract ID# 826
Presenting Author: Daniella Bordon
Preferred Session: Navigating Conservation with AI: Trustworthy Data for a Sustainable Future
Summary Statement: Daniella Bordon works for BGP Offshore, state-owned company in the field of offshore geophysical surveys. Daniella will share insigths and examples of what the company is doing to ensure trust worthy
Acceptance Status: approve
Data centres and AI – is it SustAInable?
Abstract ID# 1024
Presenting Author: Christopher Serrano
Preferred Session: AI pros & cons: A collective perspective on a modern tool to support more meaningful assessments
Summary Statement: Exploring AI’s environmental impact and showcasing Arup’s sustainable practices to reduce data centres power and water consumption, paving the way for a sustainable AI future.
Acceptance Status: approve
Data-Driven Decisions: AI-Powered Pipeline Management in TANAP
Abstract ID# 1145
Presenting Author: Tugba Arik | Coauthor(s): Ali Ipek
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: TANAP utilizes advanced GIS and AI to enhance operation efficiency and energy security while addressing environmental and societal challenges through innovative management practices.
Acceptance Status: approve
Data-driven evaluation of watershed ecological index in human-nature system
Abstract ID# 1181
Presenting Author: Miao Wang | Coauthor(s): Mai Su , Yang Liu , Jing Liang , Zishu Wang & Yi Liu
Preferred Session: Using AI technologies to quantify environmental impacts on complex systems
Summary Statement: A data-driven approach is employed to assess water ecology, establishing a comprehensive multi-source database and a Watershed Ecological Index, to recommend targeted management strategies.
Acceptance Status: approve
Dave Nordquist
Abstract ID# 882
Presenting Author: Dave Nordquist
Preferred Session: Indigenous Holistic Cumulative Effects Programs: enhance your assessments
Summary Statement: Case Study Learnings for impact assessment & land stewardship. ALIB experience of developing an Indigenous Cumulative Effects Framework grounded in Traditional Land Management Knowledge
Acceptance Status: approve
Deduction and specificity, testing AI in HIA
Abstract ID# 781
Presenting Author: Martin Birley
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: We tested AI on the health impacts of an imaginary rice irrigation project in Zanzibar. We discuss deductive and inductive reasoning, specificity and generality, and expert systems.
Acceptance Status: approve
Deep Learning for Efficient Biodiversity Monitoring in Riverine Rabbits
Abstract ID# 1320
Presenting Author: Samantha Downing | Coauthor(s): Tarryn Martin , Amber Jackson
Preferred Session: Using AI to Leverage New Technologies for Biodiversity Data Collection
Summary Statement: A case study using Deep Learning to automatically identify animal species in images & improve efficiency of camera trap monitoring of critically endangered Riverine Rabbits in wind energy de
Acceptance Status: approve
Deep learning in EIA; Prediction of carbon dioxide emission with LSTM
Abstract ID# 795
Presenting Author: DORIS KIWELU | Coauthor(s): DANIEL MAKALA
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: Integrating Long Short-Term Memory into the prediction of carbon dioxide emissions within environmental impact assessments offers significant potential for advancing environmental sustainability.
Acceptance Status: approve
Delivering Impact Assessment Commitments; a Digital Approach
Abstract ID# 1073
Presenting Author: Claire Davies | Coauthor(s): Sam Freeman
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: Compliance with regulations and commitments is not just ticking boxes. A look at how digital tools can enable efficient and effective commitment management to enable successful sustainable delivery.
Acceptance Status: approve
Demand-driven transparency: Using NLP to enhance data accessibility
Abstract ID# 1165
Presenting Author: Bulgan Batdorj | Coauthor(s): Nadja Kunz , Philippe Le Billon , Raymond Ng
Preferred Session: Transparency & data sharing in impact assessment for the energy transition
Summary Statement: The authors propose an NLP-driven, user-centered transparency model for mining. By simplifying complex disclosures, this model enhances data accessibility for stakeholders.
Acceptance Status: approve
Demetrio Innocenti
Abstract ID# 932
Presenting Author: Demetrio Innocenti
Preferred Session: Can green investments be socially sustainable?
Summary Statement: Demetrio Innocenti 2X Global Climate Lead Florence, Italy Expertise: climate finance, climate adaptation (agriculture, food security, DRR), fund management
Acceptance Status: approve
Developing CIA guidance in Western Australia: Challenges and questions
Abstract ID# 1171
Presenting Author: Jenny Pope
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: It should have been straight-forward – but it wasn’t. This presentation will explore the challenges, conceptual and practical, that arose in developing a CIA guideline for EIA in Western Australia.
Acceptance Status: approve
Developing metrics for responsible data stewardship in human genomics
Abstract ID# 947
Presenting Author: Vasiliki Rahimzadeh
Preferred Session: Challenges of AI for accountability and ethical practice
Summary Statement: Moving human genomic repositories beyond regulatory compliance to responsible stewardship means aligning the values and interests of diverse stakeholders, however we lack reliable methods to identify
Acceptance Status: approve
Development of a Scoping Support System for Digital EIA
Abstract ID# 809
Presenting Author: TAEYUN KIM | Coauthor(s): Junyeong An , Kyoungmin Kim
Preferred Session: Korean Endeavor to Accomplish Digital EIA: Demonstration
Summary Statement: This study focuses on the development of a scoping support system, identifying key environmental factors and enhancing communication among stakeholders.
Acceptance Status: approve
Development of a web portal with AI tools: A potential game changer for IA
Abstract ID# 896
Presenting Author: Milan Dahal
Preferred Session: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Capacity Building for Impact Assessment (IA)
Summary Statement: AI technology is dramatically changing human society, and AI will soon change IA practices. This paper outlines the IA system with AI.
Acceptance Status: approve
Development of an AI-Based Land Use Planning Support Algorithm
Abstract ID# 1436
Presenting Author: Minju Kim | Coauthor(s): Seunghyun Jung
Preferred Session: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Urban Environmental Planning for Climate Change Response
Summary Statement: urban planning, land-use, AI, carbon neutrality
Acceptance Status: approve
Diagnosis and Evaluation of Urban Heatwave Climate Resilience
Abstract ID# 1179
Presenting Author: Ji Yoon Lee | Coauthor(s): Jung Eun Kang
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: This study aims to diagnose and evaluate urban heatwave resilience, employing the 4Rs approach (robustness, rapidity, redundancy, and resourcefulness) to measure and examine influencing factors.
Acceptance Status: approve
DIGICHILD: GIS-based child labour risk mapping in agrifood systems
Abstract ID# 1272
Presenting Author: ariane genthon | Coauthor(s): Adriano Bolchini
Preferred Session: Data-driven social risk management methods and tools for central and local use
Summary Statement: FAO is developing a child labour risk estimation index for agrifood systems, DIGICHILD, based on geospatial data. The index will result in a map showing child labour risk for early action.
Acceptance Status: approve
Digital E&S Diagnostic for Public Buildings: Enhancing Service Delivery
Abstract ID# 899
Presenting Author: Gabriela Lima de Paula | Coauthor(s): Guilherme Todt Cardoso de Faro , Alberto Coelho Gomes Costa , Milena Alves Dias Falcão , Paulo Ermida Gonzalez
Preferred Session: AI and Remote Sensing for Sustainability and Environmental and Social Risk Management
Summary Statement: The use of digital tools for an E&S diagnostic of public buildings in the city of Salvador, Brazil, informing maintenance investments to improve service delivery.
Acceptance Status: approve
Digital EA supporting the expansion of renewable energy in Denmark
Abstract ID# 865
Presenting Author: Dorthe Holme | Coauthor(s): Karl Rasmus Sveding
Preferred Session: Transparency & data sharing in impact assessment for the energy transition
Summary Statement: Denmark enhances renewable energy growth through digital EA, utilising a centralised EA-Tools for transparency, integration, and collaboration, with future plans for improved cross-border datasharing.
Acceptance Status: approve
Digital EIA disclosure advocacy and collaboration in Cambodia
Abstract ID# 1032
Presenting Author: Chhuonvuoch Koem | Coauthor(s): Try Thy
Preferred Session: Bridging the Digital Divide: Enhancing EIA in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Summary Statement: The digital open-data approach combined with efforts to promote bilingual information and capacity building on EIA, serve as best practices for bridging the digital divide in Cambodia.
Acceptance Status: approve
Digital Transformation of EIA in South Korea
Abstract ID# 1004
Presenting Author: Taeho Park | Coauthor(s): Junyeong An , Kyungmin Kim
Preferred Session: Korean Endeavor to Accomplish Digital EIA: Demonstration
Summary Statement: Korea's digital EIA system streamlines environmental data analysis, automates impact predictions, and enhances transparency, supporting efficient EIA through accessible data visualization.
Acceptance Status: approve
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN TÜRKİYE'S EIA PROCESS
Abstract ID# 1359
Presenting Author: Fadime ALTINKAYA | Coauthor(s): Nuriye SAY
Preferred Session: More Effective Public Participation Through Digital Technologies
Summary Statement: This study digitized and analyzed public participation effectiveness in Türkiye's EIA processes using MAXQDA for projects in mining, waste, and livestock sectors.
Acceptance Status: approve
Does jurisdictional siloing undermine efficiency of next-generation IA?
Abstract ID# 1094
Presenting Author: Anna Johnston | Coauthor(s): A. John Sinclair
Preferred Session: Improving IA efficiency for climate change: why, when and how
Summary Statement: Can IA in federalist states be efficient, respect jurisdictional bounds, and still consider cumulative and interactive effects and advance sustainability? A Canadian case study.
Acceptance Status: approve
Double materiality and Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 807
Presenting Author: Adina Manuela Relicovschi
Preferred Session: Linkages between sustainable finance and impact assessments
Summary Statement: The presentation will explore the linkages between the double materiality process, particularly impact materiality and the well established impact assessment processes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Driving Growth and Resilience in Solomon Islands Tourism Sector
Abstract ID# 1187
Presenting Author: Kate Lazarus | Coauthor(s): Eva Rossi , Sophia Tamot
Preferred Session: Disasters, Conflict and Impact Assessment: What has been done? What is new?
Summary Statement: The Solomon Islands have high tourism potential. IFC’s Environmental & Social Diagnostic Studies assess risks and opportunities, using a replicable risk register to guide sustainable develop
Acceptance Status: approve
Drones and AI Enhance Marine Megafauna Surveys in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea
Abstract ID# 934
Presenting Author: William Paterson | Coauthor(s): Mishari Alghrair , Amanda Hodgson , Deni Porej , Winston Cowie & Harry Clark
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: Drones and AI image processing tools enhance efficiency and spatiotemporal resolution of aerial surveys for marine megafauna taxa, informing EIAs and data driven decision-making processes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Drones, Satellites & Field Data Housekeeping to Unlock AI Potential
Abstract ID# 1262
Presenting Author: Tryggvi Stefansson
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: How can you build a scalable database with your environmental data, ready to train the best possible AI?
Acceptance Status: approve
e-Cenarios Geoportal: A Decision Support Tool for EIA in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract ID# 871
Presenting Author: Rodrigo Silva | Coauthor(s): Maria Romitelli , Gleice Ferreira
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: The e-Cenarios Geoportal, developed for environmental licensing of large projects with EIA, streamlines complex data for effective analysis and visualization.
Acceptance Status: approve
E-Conservation System proposal for public participation in managing protect
Abstract ID# 1360
Presenting Author: Gamze KARADAŞ | Coauthor(s): Nuriye SAY
Preferred Session: More Effective Public Participation Through Digital Technologies
Summary Statement: The E-Conservation System enhances stakeholder participation in nature park management, while this study evaluates legal frameworks and assesses feasibility and risks in Türkiye’s protected areas.
Acceptance Status: approve
EA-Hub: Transforming Environmental Impact Assessments Through AI Innovation
Abstract ID# 864
Presenting Author: Karl Rasmus Sveding | Coauthor(s): Dorthe Holme
Preferred Session: What’s the Reality Behind the AI Hype in IA?
Summary Statement: In 2024, Denmark's EA-Hub launched as an AI-driven tool for EA, enhancing environmental assessments through collaboration, AI-driven searches, and knowledge sharing
Acceptance Status: approve
Ecological niche habitat suitability modeling of Sooty Falcon in KSA
Abstract ID# 1039
Presenting Author: Syed Hassan Ahmed | Coauthor(s): Saud Almutairi , Mousa Alshaikh , Abdurrahim Basit Khan , Yusuf Raja
Preferred Session: Can AI support long-term monitoring and adaptive management?
Summary Statement: This paper explores how the use of ecological modeling techniques, which integrate long term data and machine learning algorithms into the spatial distribution of nesting habitats of Sooty F
Acceptance Status: approve
Ecosystem-Sensitive Under-Panel Grazing: Karapınar SPP Case Study
Abstract ID# 1232
Presenting Author: DEFNE ARISOY | Coauthor(s): Murat YAGCI
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: An Exemplary Initiative to Reduce Land Use Competition Between Solar Power Plants and Pasturelands: Karapınar SPP Case Study to demonstrate Ecosystem-Sensitive Grazing Management
Acceptance Status: approve
eDNA Analysis for Biodiversity Assessment in Offshore Environment
Abstract ID# 1106
Presenting Author: Lorenzo Gordigiani | Coauthor(s): Antonino Cuzzola , Irene Marangoni , Paolo Pucillo , Cristina Missori
Preferred Session: Using AI to Leverage New Technologies for Biodiversity Data Collection
Summary Statement: eDNA analysis provides a non-invasive approach to assess marine biodiversity for offshore environmental impact studies, emphasizing species identification and ecosystem conservation.
Acceptance Status: approve
Effect Assessment, Risk Assessment and Artificial Intelligence
Abstract ID# 1345
Presenting Author: Alvaro Paredes | Coauthor(s): Jerome Paredes Heidemann
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: A novel framework for the application of artificial intelligence algorithms for the characterization of risks associated with uncertainties embedded in effects assessments
Acceptance Status: approve
Effective integration of IA mitigation measures through tight bid processes
Abstract ID# 1429
Presenting Author: David Green
Preferred Session: Mitigation
Summary Statement: SCRUTINIZING PROJECT IMPACTS FOR IA REQUIREMENTS BEGINS WITH THE BID AND CONTRACT PROCESSES, TO ENSURE IA CONTINUITY THROUGH TO IMPLEMENTATION. POTENTIAL FOR AI IN BIDDING MAY BE SUPPORTIVE.
Acceptance Status: approve
Effective Management of E&S Risks in Complex Multi-Stakeholder Environments
Abstract ID# 1241
Presenting Author: Chiara Lissandrello | Coauthor(s): Stepan Ruzicka
Preferred Session: Linkages between sustainable finance and impact assessments
Summary Statement: An analysis of some key issues that are deemed critical for more effective management of E&S risks and impacts during project implementation in a complex multi-stakeholder environment.
Acceptance Status: approve
EIA & HRIA: Potential Synergies and Use of IT Solutions
Abstract ID# 1388
Presenting Author: Pedro Villela Capanema Garcia
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessment of Digital Technology
Summary Statement: Two major challenges for infrastructure projects in Brazil – aligning EIA with Human Rights Due Diligence and managing extensive value chains – may be addressed by new practices, regulations and IT so
Acceptance Status: approve
EIA PROCEDURE EFFICIENCY IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN SPAIN
Abstract ID# 991
Presenting Author: Iñigo Sobrini | Coauthor(s): Juan Jose Gonzalez , Jorge Abad García , Manuel Diaz Martin , Miguel Angel Casermeiro & Javier Granero
Preferred Session: Global Perspectives on the Evolution of Impact Assessment (IA) Effectiveness
Summary Statement: An analysis of the 149 EIA statements of solar plants and wind farms confirmed the efficiency and validity of the EIA procedures in Spain.
Acceptance Status: approve
Embedding nature-based solutions in Brisbane's 2032 Olympics & Paralympics
Abstract ID# 862
Presenting Author: Kimberley Swords
Preferred Session: Embracing Nature: From Grey Solutions to Nature Based Solutions
Summary Statement: Sessions shares ideas being delivered through the Lucinda Alliance, and invites participants to help create nature based solutions for one of the world’s most unique environments.
Acceptance Status: approve
Emerging Biodiversity Metrics for Natural Capital Assessments
Abstract ID# 850
Presenting Author: David Gallacher
Preferred Session: Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, IPLCs, and AI
Summary Statement: This presentation will look at the evolution of biodiversity metrics and related tools that provide a holistic assessment of natural capital impacts resulting from biodiversity loss.
Acceptance Status: approve
Empowering Communities: Leveraging SIA in Red Sea Global
Abstract ID# 1321
Presenting Author: Majed Shaabein | Coauthor(s): Khloud Alkhalaqi
Preferred Session: SIA as the basis for ongoing participatory community monitoring; examples from across the world
Summary Statement: By embedding Social Impact Assessment in Red Sea Global’s framework, this approach mitigates potential negative impacts while maximizing positive outcomes, fostering sustainable development through ac
Acceptance Status: approve
Empowering Stakeholder Engagement: How EMCs Support HRDD
Abstract ID# 1053
Presenting Author: CARMEN MÁRQUEZ CARRASCO | Coauthor(s): DANIEL SCHÖNFELDER
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: This proposals explores how European Model Contract Clauses facilitate meaningful engagement with affected stakeholders
Acceptance Status: approve
Empowering the Transition: Community Voices Driving a Just Renewable Future
Abstract ID# 1143
Presenting Author: Kieren Moffat
Preferred Session: Exploring AI for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Assessments
Summary Statement: Voconiq Local Voices systematically accesses community sentiment over time to support focused and effective action on SLO.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enabling Communities to Generate Evidence-Based Reports for EAs
Abstract ID# 772
Presenting Author: Martin Grygar | Coauthor(s): Dr. Amakiri, Tamuno Kingsley
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: AI tools like Aurora and Ne-tu enable Aboriginal communities to generate data-driven reports for land stewardship and reclamation, optimizing environmental recovery through real-time monitoring.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enabling Justice-Driven AgriWind (‘JAW’)
Abstract ID# 978
Presenting Author: Madeline Taylor
Preferred Session: Pivoting Policies: Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking and its Impact on Renewable Energy Development
Summary Statement: This presentation offers the first socio-legal analysis drawing socio-legal research concerning onshore wind energy development and agricultural land uses in Victoria, Australia.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enabling meaningful stakeholder engagement when addressing E&S grievances
Abstract ID# 1350
Presenting Author: Vittoria Franchini
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Exploring how DFIs can enable meaningful stakeholder engagement when addressing E&S grievances and support proactive and inclusive problem-solving.
Acceptance Status: approve
Energy Justice Mapping: Social Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in NE Brazil
Abstract ID# 879
Presenting Author: Thomaz Xavier | Coauthor(s): Alexander Turra , Luis Enrique Sanchéz
Preferred Session: Data-driven social risk management methods and tools for central and local use
Summary Statement: A discussion on how marine and coastal mapping supports integrated assessment of social, environmental, and economic impacts in Brazil's offshore wind farms, focusing on energy justice.
Acceptance Status: approve
Energy Transitions Assessment Framework
Abstract ID# 1121
Presenting Author: Minika Ekanem
Preferred Session: The Future of IA
Summary Statement: A transitions-based approach to SEA is presented to guide institutional and policy-level assessments for energy transitions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Engaged scholarship research opportunities through IA follow-up in Dinokeng
Abstract ID# 1194
Presenting Author: Jan-Albert Wessels
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: The paper reflects on engaged scholarship research and teaching opportunities through IA follow-up in a South African nature reserve.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing Environmental Monitoring and Audit Through IoT & Smart Platform
Abstract ID# 1173
Presenting Author: Mandy YAU | Coauthor(s): Gabriel TO
Preferred Session: How can AI improve IA Follow-up practice?
Summary Statement: Usage of AI-powered IoT devices for image recognition and acoustic identification, and integration into a smart 3D platform for betterment in environmental monitoring and audit works.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing Impact Assessment Engagement Through Interactive 3D journey
Abstract ID# 995
Presenting Author: Chris Brodie | Coauthor(s): Ellen Shields
Preferred Session: Linear Infrastructure Project: The Path of Least Impact with Artificial Intelligence Tools
Summary Statement: Overcome barriers of communication and foster meaningful dialogue from anywhere. 3D virtual rooms enhance impact assessments by immersing stakeholders in project details, maximizing engagement.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing Impact Assessment reporting with Generative AI at Ramboll
Abstract ID# 1242
Presenting Author: Peter Forfang Sørensen | Coauthor(s): Ivar Lyhne
Preferred Session: What’s the Reality Behind the AI Hype in IA?
Summary Statement: Ramboll's use of generative AI for IA report writing is presented. Emphasis is on the importance of source control and well-crafted prompts to ensure quality and accuracy in outputs.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing Impact Assessment Through Digitization and GIS-Driven Analysis
Abstract ID# 928
Presenting Author: Abel Knipping | Coauthor(s): Inneke Rachmawati , Nabil Radinka , Victor Coenen
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: The Semarang Urban Flood Resilience Project enhances its impact assessment by digitizing survey data and integrating GIS tools for socio-economic mapping, which provides data-driven insights
Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing Impact Assessments: Indigenous Inclusion in Palm Oil Expansion
Abstract ID# 1310
Presenting Author: Fiona Burnet
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: This study reveals the need for Indigenous inclusion in impact assessments, highlighting the oversight of social consequences in palm oil expansion affecting Q’eqchi’ communities in Petén, Guatemala.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing Information Provision via AI: A Dutch practice-oriented research
Abstract ID# 1190
Presenting Author: Maartje van Ravesteijn | Coauthor(s): Gosewien van Eck
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: This research provides insights on how to enhance the involvement of the public and decision-makers while improving information provision regarding the IA instrument in the Netherlands.
Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing social development: benefits sharing and clarity to stakeholders
Abstract ID# 830
Presenting Author: SHIVCHARN DHILLION | Coauthor(s): Sopio Chichagua
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: Stakeholders acceptance requires clarity in project proponent social development measures
Acceptance Status: approve
Ensuring that Climate-Smart Rice Cultivation is also Biodiversity-Smart
Abstract ID# 788
Presenting Author: George Ledec
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Efforts to reduce methane emissions from rice cultivation (notably AWD) may significantly harm aquatic birds and the other biodiversity that now relies upon irrigated rice fields.
Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Impact Assessment from Index Cards to Artificial Intelligence
Abstract ID# 1170
Presenting Author: Emmanuel Bate
Preferred Session: The Future of IA
Summary Statement: This paper examines technologies and their benefits to EIA studies and the challenges encountered. Recommendations to encourage the use of the technologies are also presented.
Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Impacts of highways project on coastal region of Nigeria
Abstract ID# 829
Presenting Author: Ijeoma Vincent -Akpu | Coauthor(s): Chinyere Nnenna Igwegbe
Preferred Session: AI for IA in Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Summary Statement: Most mega-projects by governments do not undergo an EIA process. This paper highlights the dangers of not carrying out EIA process and the need for a comprehensive EIA.
Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Legislative updates for BESS Developments in South Africa
Abstract ID# 769
Presenting Author: Jana Minnaar
Preferred Session: Pivoting Policies: Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking and its Impact on Renewable Energy Development
Summary Statement: South Africa’s new legislation for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) aims to balance renewable energy development with environmental protection
Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Management Systems: Translating Theory into Praxis
Abstract ID# 1127
Presenting Author: Juan Carlos Paez Zamora
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: Adopting the guidelines contained in PS1 confer development projects instruments and means to allow the latter identify and manage impacts, risks and situations that were not foreseen during the ESIA
Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Planning as the key challenge for a sustainable blue economy
Abstract ID# 1195
Presenting Author: carlos barrientos carrasco
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: Environmental Planning is key to design a sustainable blue economy that do not crush with conservational goals in the oceans. Learning from past EIA for energy, ports, and infrastructure projects in t
Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Racism and the Social Requirements in Performance Standards
Abstract ID# 1415
Presenting Author: Marina Costa | Coauthor(s): Victor Nascimento
Preferred Session: Disasters, Conflict and Impact Assessment: What has been done? What is new?
Summary Statement: From north to south, climate disasters highlight Brazil's lack of preparedness. Without financial demands for assessments, how can we ensure protection for affected communities?
Acceptance Status: approve
Epidemiological Study of HIA from Waste and Wastewater Management
Abstract ID# 784
Presenting Author: Sirima Mongkolsomlit | Coauthor(s): Nittaya Pasukphun , Manaporn Wongsoonthornchai
Preferred Session: Implementation of HIA from a comparative perspective: Common grounds, differences, and the future with AI
Summary Statement: Epidemiological and HIA methods, providing recommendations for sustainable practices and collaborative strategies to enhance public health and environmental outcomes.
Acceptance Status: approve
ESG 5.0 A.I. Risk Assessment & Governance into AgriFood Sector
Abstract ID# 1259
Presenting Author: Giovanni Loris Alborali | Coauthor(s): Giuseppe Magro , Luigi Bertocchi , Massimo Gelmini , Giorgio Bontempi & Giulio Visentin
Preferred Session: Human-centric AI implementation into ESIA and CSR
Summary Statement: ESG5.0 AI Risk Assessment enhances sustainable livestock management via real-time impact ratings, reducing waste and emissions, meeting EU standards, and promoting circular farming practices
Acceptance Status: approve
ESG 5.0 Human-Centric permitting platform
Abstract ID# 1257
Presenting Author: Giuseppe Magro | Coauthor(s): Michele Cenci , Giovanni Roccatelli , Eleonora Mastroforti , Roberto Esposito & Annamaria Maggiore
Preferred Session: Human-centric AI implementation into ESIA and CSR
Summary Statement: AI enhances environmental permitting and DNSH assessments by streamlining impact evaluations, ensuring data-driven decisions, and fostering sustainability through predictive and real-time mo
Acceptance Status: approve
ESG: the eye in the sky. Drones for environmental and social assessments
Abstract ID# 1159
Presenting Author: Roberto Leal Rosillo | Coauthor(s): Isabel Gomez
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: ESIA Tools from Multilateral Financial Institutions
Summary Statement: Drones have transformed environmental and social assessments with precision high-resolution images, improving studies like flood assessment, biodiversity analysis and resettlement monitoring
Acceptance Status: approve
ESIA process enablers and barriers to implementing Nature-based Solutions
Abstract ID# 1184
Presenting Author: Iain Wood
Preferred Session: Embracing Nature: From Grey Solutions to Nature Based Solutions
Summary Statement: Case studies of an international maritime contractor where the ESIA process has enabled or constrained the integration of nature-based solutions in the design of infrastructure projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
Essential IA Learnings from Workflow Processes at the World Bank
Abstract ID# 904
Presenting Author: Tracy Hart
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: Workflow Management for ESIA from MFIs
Summary Statement: Tracy Hart
Acceptance Status: approve
Estimation of regional consumption-based emissions and analysis of correlat
Abstract ID# 1149
Presenting Author: Jiwoo Han | Coauthor(s): Juchul Jung
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment and Governance for Climate Adaptation in Megacities
Summary Statement: Estimation of regional consumption-based emissions and analysis of correlation with urban characteristics
Acceptance Status: approve
Ethical Practices on the Use of AI in Curriculum for Social Risk Management
Abstract ID# 1369
Presenting Author: Oluwatosin Oso | Coauthor(s): Adolphus Naswem
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: Mainstreaming ethical use of AI in Curriculum design and delivery enhances appropriate use and improves IA practice
Acceptance Status: approve
Evaluating Gen Z’s Readiness for Change of Utilizing AI in IA
Abstract ID# 1426
Presenting Author: Bening Keindahan | Coauthor(s): Muhamad Nasri
Preferred Session: AI pros & cons: A collective perspective on a modern tool to support more meaningful assessments
Summary Statement: This study describes Gen Z’s readiness to utilize AI in ESIA using Readiness for Organizational Change concept, highlighting the drivers to change, adaptability, and management support for the change.
Acceptance Status: approve
Evolving Expertise in Denmark: The Role of AI Competencies in Impact Assess
Abstract ID# 1124
Presenting Author: Ivar Lyhne | Coauthor(s): Lone Kørnøv
Preferred Session: Are Competent Experts & Capacity Building still core to IA in spite of AI?
Summary Statement: The presentation explores Danish IA professionals’ perspectives on AI competences in IA, highlighting evolving roles, career-stage competence development, and changing notions of “expertise"
Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring AI-IoT Integration for Air Quality and Health Management in Ulsan
Abstract ID# 1193
Presenting Author: Seohyun Jeon | Coauthor(s): Sookjin Jeon
Preferred Session: Korean Endeavor to Accomplish Digital EIA: Demonstration
Summary Statement: Examining Ulsan's air quality and health impacts, this study introduces an AI-based framework to integrate data across sectors, supporting health assessments and informed policy decisions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring elements of meaningful public participation in the Colombian EIA
Abstract ID# 845
Presenting Author: Mario Bayuelo
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: The research explores the elements of meaningful public participation in the next generation IA, regarding the Colombian EIA. Purposes include recommending ways to enhance PP in EIA in Colombia
Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring opportunities and challenges in AI-driven land value assessments
Abstract ID# 1248
Presenting Author: Heather De-Quincey
Preferred Session: Assessing the Impact of Emergent Technologies in Monitoring and Measuring Biodiversity at Mine Sites
Summary Statement: This talk will explore how Anglo American uses AI to enhance land value assessments, focusing on lessons learned and the challenges of subjectivity, accountability and data privacy
Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring options for the assessment of social impacts in Canada
Abstract ID# 943
Presenting Author: Felicitas Egunyu
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: This presentation describes three approaches for streamlining the assessment of social impacts under Canada's Impact Assessment Act.
Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring the E&S Competency Conundrum in International IA Practice
Abstract ID# 1299
Presenting Author: Mark King
Preferred Session: Are Competent Experts & Capacity Building still core to IA in spite of AI?
Summary Statement: Reflecting on real world E&S challenges that emerged despite having ESIA, Mark explores whether efforts to improve IA competency have been sufficient and what that might mean for future practice.
Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring the Role of Generative AI tools in ESDD
Abstract ID# 1225
Presenting Author: Phil Le Gouais | Coauthor(s): Laura Nardinocchi
Preferred Session: Human-centric AI implementation into ESIA and CSR
Summary Statement: E&S Due Diligence involves manual review of voluminous IA documents. This paper explores opportunities to use Generative AI to streamline this and considers how to manage associated risks.
Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring the Use of AI for SE in Biodiversity Conservation
Abstract ID# 979
Presenting Author: Asferachew Abebe
Preferred Session: Exploring AI for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Assessments
Summary Statement: Successful biodiversity conservation through meaningful SE and innovative use of AI for collecting and analysis of data will be discussed with compelling examples to seek replicable interventions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Face-to-Face Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Abstract ID# 1358
Presenting Author: Mylan Tootoosis | Coauthor(s): Dana Martin , Jayneika Okemow-Bull , Merle Oscepa , Janelle Pewapsconias
Preferred Session: AI in IA: Enhancing cumulative effects assessment in the era of decarbonization and self-determination
Summary Statement: Battle River IRC balances AI with privacy and tradition in Indigenous governance amid Canada’s colonial legacy.
Acceptance Status: approve
Faster, but Better? - Disasters and EIAs in an AI World
Abstract ID# 970
Presenting Author: Charles Kelly
Preferred Session: Disasters, Conflict and Impact Assessment: What has been done? What is new?
Summary Statement: AI can access and analyzing large volumes of data after a disaster to identify expected environmental threats and propose mitigation measures. What could possibly go wrong?
Acceptance Status: approve
Felix Oku
Abstract ID# 926
Presenting Author: Felix Nii Tettey Oku | Coauthor(s): Felix Nii Oku
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: Workflow Management for ESIA from MFIs
Summary Statement: Felix Oku, Principal Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist of the Asian Development Bank based in Bank’s HQ in Manila, Philippines. Felix is an accomplished Safeguards specialist with global
Acceptance Status: approve
Fit For Future Assessment
Abstract ID# 773
Presenting Author: Bryan Jenkins
Preferred Session: The Future of IA
Summary Statement: Future approaches include resilience assessment of sustainability limits, recovery assessment when limits are exceeded, sustainability assessment of strategies, and sustainability transition
Acceptance Status: approve
Fit for Purpose IAs with AI
Abstract ID# 1092
Presenting Author: Aradhna Mathur | Coauthor(s): Svetlana Khvostova
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: Using AI and technology, lean fit for purpose practical Impact assessments and associated documents that are easy to understand by planners, developers, contractors etc can be developed.
Acceptance Status: approve
FORECASTING OF AIR QUALITY WITH MACHINE LEARNING.
Abstract ID# 1261
Presenting Author: DANIEL MAKALA | Coauthor(s): DORIS KIWELU
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: Machine learning, particularly deep learning, has substantially advanced the field of air quality prediction, offering powerful tools to monitor, classify, and forecast pollution levels.
Acceptance Status: approve
FPIC, meaningful engagement and licensing process: limits and possibilities
Abstract ID# 1399
Presenting Author: Daniella Soares | Coauthor(s): Pedro Villela
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Lack of proper FPIC regulation in Brazil undermines its effectiveness and limits application to EIA constraints; a prior, continuous and integrated approach is required for fulfilling the FPIC promise
Acceptance Status: approve
Fragmented Assessments to Integrated Insights: PSIA can improve IA outcomes
Abstract ID# 1375
Presenting Author: Catherine Fairbairn
Preferred Session: Evolving the state of the art in Psycho-social impact assessment
Summary Statement: This paper highlights the role of PSIA in providing a holistic understanding of impacts on people and community and how this can lead to better IA outcomes.
Acceptance Status: approve
From Grey to Nature: Sustainable Shoreline in Hong Kong
Abstract ID# 1391
Presenting Author: Crystal Lui
Preferred Session: Embracing Nature: From Grey Solutions to Nature Based Solutions
Summary Statement: Case study of a nature-based solution, Eco-shoreline that enhances climate resilience to flooding and helps preserve biodiversity, and how integration of NbS is promoted in New Town Project.
Acceptance Status: approve
From social licence to social performance in the energy sector
Abstract ID# 1018
Presenting Author: Carla Martinez Pavez | Coauthor(s): Michelle Pontre
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: Social Performance is an emerging approach to manage social impacts and to achieve positive social outcomes. We provide learnings about how to embed social performance in organisations.
Acceptance Status: approve
Furthering the understanding of a mine’s area of influence in Amazon
Abstract ID# 1120
Presenting Author: Larissa Souza | Coauthor(s): Natália Margarido , Carla Duarte , Luis Sánchez
Preferred Session: Practical Methodologies in IA
Summary Statement: The area of influence of a mine in Brazilian Amazon changes as mining progresses to new areas. A robust monitoring plan is necessary to keep track of impacts and mitigation effectiveness.
Acceptance Status: approve
Gaps in Impact Assessment Teaching and Research in Pakistan
Abstract ID# 876
Presenting Author: Dr. Mehreen Khan | Coauthor(s): Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: Teaching is compromised due to limited practical experience of teachers and limited field visits. Weaknesses in research include lack of funding, and reluctance of researchers to carry out field-based
Acceptance Status: approve
GBA+ and Equity in Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 938
Presenting Author: Patricia Fitzpatrick | Coauthor(s): Joëlle Pastora Sala , Byron Williams
Preferred Session: Queering impact assessment: an invitation for intersectional dialogue
Summary Statement: This presentation considers how Canadian Charter values might inform implementation of GBA+ analysis in IAs.
Acceptance Status: approve
GenAI for project supervision
Abstract ID# 1354
Presenting Author: Megan Yellin | Coauthor(s): Greg Maggio
Preferred Session: AI and Remote Sensing for Sustainability and Environmental and Social Risk Management
Summary Statement: Harnessing GenAI to anticipate environmental and social risk for proactive risk management and mitigation.
Acceptance Status: approve
Gender bias, citizen participation and AI
Abstract ID# 853
Presenting Author: Natalia Pecorari | Coauthor(s): Jose Cuesta
Preferred Session: State-of-the-art applications of AI for Impact Assessment: lessons learned
Summary Statement: This study examines how gender bias impacts AI predictions of civic participation , revealing persistent bias despite corrective efforts and highlighting the need for comprehensive solutions
Acceptance Status: approve
GeoXAI Framework for Urban Carbon Forecasting and Climate Resilience Policy
Abstract ID# 1394
Presenting Author: JIAE JUNG | Coauthor(s): Geunhan Kim , Taehyun Kim
Preferred Session: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Urban Environmental Planning for Climate Change Response
Summary Statement: This study presents a GeoXAI-based approach to integrate urban planning and environmental data for effective carbon absorption and climate adaptation in Seoul.
Acceptance Status: approve
Getting quality out of your qualitative data
Abstract ID# 1410
Presenting Author: Natalie Gardner | Coauthor(s): Rose Campbell , Tara Halliday
Preferred Session: Applying and strengthening qualitative methods for effective IA
Summary Statement: Qualitative data is integral to social impact assessment (SIA). This presentation summarises a range of qualitative approaches that have been integrated into our SIA approach in Melanesia.
Acceptance Status: approve
Gitanyow Climate Test for Major Projects
Abstract ID# 834
Presenting Author: Chris Joseph | Coauthor(s): Tara Marsden / Naxginkw
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: The Gitanyow climate test is a means for this Indigenous people in Canada to assert sovereignty over their traditional territory and attempt to address the climate crisis.
Acceptance Status: approve
Golden Braid Initiative - Global Application of SEAs for 2050
Abstract ID# 1058
Presenting Author: Peter Nelson | Coauthor(s): Ildiko Simsic
Preferred Session: Improving Strategic Environmental Assessment practice in the EU and the wider world – can AI help?
Summary Statement: Using a new approach of proactive SEA to engage young people in an interactive national debate on how to achieve the preferred development trajectory to 2050, country by country.
Acceptance Status: approve
Governance of Digital Technology & Transformation towards Sustainability
Abstract ID# 812
Presenting Author: Sarah Ghazal | Coauthor(s): Mutasem Fadel
Preferred Session: AI pros & cons: A collective perspective on a modern tool to support more meaningful assessments
Summary Statement: This study examines how governance frameworks, based on best practices, can align digital and sustainability transformations through effective impact assessment and informed policymaking.
Acceptance Status: approve
Green Hydrogen: Licensing Standards & Impact for Global Decarbonization
Abstract ID# 1328
Presenting Author: Fabiano Melo | Coauthor(s): Pedro Morais Bettencourt
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment and Governance for Climate Adaptation in Megacities
Summary Statement: The article explores the regulation of green hydrogen production in the State of Ceará, Brazil, emphasizing licensing and environmental impact assessment, impact criteria, and community inclusion, pro
Acceptance Status: approve
Groundwater impact predictions for hardrock mines in Canada
Abstract ID# 816
Presenting Author: Ben Collison | Coauthor(s): Sugeet Miglani
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment of Mine Closure for Post-Mining Transitions
Summary Statement: We evaluated groundwater impact assessment predictions for mines in Canada. We make recommendations for future IAs include better transparency and rigour for informed decision-making.
Acceptance Status: approve
Guidance to prepare SEA processes in low and middle income countries
Abstract ID# 1062
Presenting Author: arend kolhoff | Coauthor(s): sibout nooteboom
Preferred Session: Improving Strategic Environmental Assessment practice in the EU and the wider world – can AI help?
Summary Statement: Guidance supporting the preparation of good practice SEA processes will be presented. This guidance is based upon experience with supporting SEA processes in forty low and middle income countries.
Acceptance Status: approve
Guiding Post-Mining Transitions through Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 924
Presenting Author: Izhar Mithal Jiskani | Coauthor(s): Anne Merrild Hansen
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment of Mine Closure for Post-Mining Transitions
Summary Statement: A guiding framework for conducting mine closure impact assessments for new and existing mines.
Acceptance Status: approve
Habitat Critical?: Multiple Benefits of Wildlife Designs in Rural Areas
Abstract ID# 999
Presenting Author: Duncan Eccleston | Coauthor(s): Richard Harness
Preferred Session: Critical Habitat Assessment for No Net Loss in Linear Infrastructure Projects
Summary Statement: The performance and economic benefits of wildlife friendly pylon design justify broad implementation, reducing the need for critical habitat delineations, which may be unavailable.
Acceptance Status: approve
Hana Ivanhoe
Abstract ID# 1109
Presenting Author: Hana Ivanhoe
Preferred Session: Assessing sweeping human rights Impacts of AI and related information and communications technologies
Summary Statement: Focus on how the design, development, deployment and use of emerging technologies contributes to human rights risks + the impact assessment tools needed to prevent, mitigate and remedy those risks.
Acceptance Status: approve
Harnessing AI for Impact Assessment, Innovation, and SDG Alignment
Abstract ID# 792
Presenting Author: Aiman Albarakati
Preferred Session: State-of-the-art applications of AI for Impact Assessment: lessons learned
Summary Statement: Dr. Aiman Albarakati will demonstrate how AI can revolutionize Impact Assessment, enhance innovation, align projects with SDG goals, and share best practices through real-world case studies and action
Acceptance Status: approve
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence in dam induced flooding mitigation
Abstract ID# 1305
Presenting Author: Phillip Ziduche | Coauthor(s): Sithembinkosi Mhlanga , Munyaradzi Munodawafa , Edward Kabwe
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: The presentation establishes and accentuates on how Artificial Intelligence can be harnessed to mitigate on the impacts of dam induced flooding.
Acceptance Status: approve
Harnessing Machine Learning to Evaluate Climate Change Impacts
Abstract ID# 895
Presenting Author: Renee Obringer
Preferred Session: Exploring the use of AI to tackle the social implications of climate change
Summary Statement: This talk will discuss the use of AI to project climate change impacts on water and electricity demand structures, as well as the implications this has on society.
Acceptance Status: approve
Harnessing the Building with Nature approach & ESIA process for Nature-base
Abstract ID# 1236
Presenting Author: Daniël Ouddeken
Preferred Session: Embracing Nature: From Grey Solutions to Nature Based Solutions
Summary Statement: The ESIA process, through evaluating and quantifying both environmental and socio-economic benefits, can enable a more holistic assessment of Nature-based Solutions vs grey alternatives.
Acceptance Status: approve
He, Robot: A call for integrating equity in AI-driving impact assessments
Abstract ID# 779
Presenting Author: Tara Howse | Coauthor(s): Aja Mason
Preferred Session: The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This presentation explores how gender may interact with AI technologies within the IA processes and compound inequities.
Acceptance Status: approve
Health in Impact Assessment: handbook conclusions from the Editors
Abstract ID# 986
Presenting Author: francesca viliani | Coauthor(s):
Preferred Session: Handbook on Health Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This presentation summarises the conclusions from the editors of the handbook on the status and future developments of HIA
Acceptance Status: approve
Heritage in Strategic Environmental Assessment: Practice in the Netherlands
Abstract ID# 1371
Presenting Author: Patrick Patiwael
Preferred Session: Cultural Heritage in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: This paper analyses whether cultural heritage is effectively included in Dutch strategic environmental assessments (SEAs). It draws from over 200 SEAs conducted in the last five years.
Acceptance Status: approve
HIA: chapter the view of private sector
Abstract ID# 1110
Presenting Author: Delya Sommerville | Coauthor(s): Yina Xiao
Preferred Session: Handbook on Health Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: In summary, this session will address current practices, challenges and opportunities and will outline key elements for successful HIA practice within private sector.
Acceptance Status: approve
Hidden Risks: Data Protection Challenges & Solutions for Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 821
Presenting Author: Danie Strachan
Preferred Session: Data protection in Social Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Practitioners risk non-compliance, assuming data protection laws do not apply. This paper clarifies misconceptions and provides strategies for managing personal data in a compliant manner.
Acceptance Status: approve
High expectations of SEA in Germany due to planning acceleration
Abstract ID# 1297
Presenting Author: Marie Hanusch
Preferred Session: Improving Strategic Environmental Assessment practice in the EU and the wider world – can AI help?
Summary Statement: Planning acceleration in Germany faces high expectations of SEA and leads to an increased importance of SEA – however, how can this be met?
Acceptance Status: approve
How socio-ecological systems approach can support SEA of MSP
Abstract ID# 805
Presenting Author: Maria da Luz Fernandes
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: This work shows a new approach of how socio-ecological systems can support the assessment of effects of the Maritime Spatial Plans. This analysis was focused in the Portuguese Mainland MSP, and this t
Acceptance Status: approve
How to Create AI-Ready Environmental Assessment Dataset
Abstract ID# 1112
Presenting Author: Lone Kørnøv | Coauthor(s): Ivar Lyhne
Preferred Session: The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Crafting a specialized EA datasets enhances AI in impact assessment. Using the Danish EA-Hub, we explore how the right content and collaboration can revolutionize AI-driven solutions.
Acceptance Status: approve
How to keep the EIA practice manageable and meet society’s needs
Abstract ID# 935
Presenting Author: Hugo Woesthuis | Coauthor(s): Paul Eijssen
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: The EIA practice in the Netherlands faces challenges due to workload, standards, and manpower. This paper explores how to keep the practice manageable and effectively address societal task.
Acceptance Status: approve
How to use IBAT for Infrastructure assets
Abstract ID# 799
Presenting Author: melisa simic | Coauthor(s): Ali Jones
Preferred Session: Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, IPLCs, and AI
Summary Statement: We use IBAT to perform high-level analysis of portfolio in order to identify hot spots. This process takes place during initial due diligence and as a portfolio exercise to identify hot spots.
Acceptance Status: approve
HRIA of Public sector digitalization – case of the Kenyan health sector
Abstract ID# 974
Presenting Author: Line Gamrath Rasmussen
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessment of Digital Technology
Summary Statement: o Kenya’s digital transformation in public services, including health care, brings benefits but also human rights risks. A human rights impact assessment was conducted to assess these risks
Acceptance Status: approve
Human Health in IAs: Building Trust and Valuing Relationships
Abstract ID# 1294
Presenting Author: Faiza Waheed
Preferred Session: Implementation of HIA from a comparative perspective: Common grounds, differences, and the future with AI
Summary Statement: This presentation will shed light on the focus and scope of the human environment in IAs, and more specifically the integration of HIA in IAs in Canada.
Acceptance Status: approve
Human-AI Synergy: Crafting Effective Stakeholder Engagement Strategies
Abstract ID# 1319
Presenting Author: Ana Carolina Gerheim
Preferred Session: The good, the bad and the ugly – the role of AI in public participation in IA
Summary Statement: While AI can enhance stakeholder engagement it must be balanced with human oversight by adopting a hybrid approach, ensuring transparency, and prioritizing ethical considerations.
Acceptance Status: approve
Human-Centric 5.0 platform for participation into ESIA and SEA Processes
Abstract ID# 1249
Presenting Author: Roberta Vicentini | Coauthor(s): Giuseppe Magro , Stefania Pellegrini , Cinzia Vischioni , Luca Maffezzoni & Fiini, Giuliana; Turini, Giampaolo; Carbone, Annamaria; Veraldi, Laura
Preferred Session: Human-centric AI implementation into ESIA and CSR
Summary Statement: A general AI framework for an effective Human-centric participation into ESIA and CSR permitting and governance systems
Acceptance Status: approve
Hybrid-AI for Decision-Making in Climate Crises
Abstract ID# 890
Presenting Author: Sergio Torregrosa | Coauthor(s): Francisco Chinesta
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: A Hybrid AI decision-making tool using high-fidelity simulations, smart data and AI models to understand, manage, and adapt to climatic hazards in urban contexts involving stakeholders.
Acceptance Status: approve
Hydroponics and Beyond: Sustainable Farming in Rivers State, Nigeria
Abstract ID# 1093
Presenting Author: Chinogozim Vincent-Akpu | Coauthor(s): Ijeoma Vincent-Akpu
Preferred Session: AI for IA in Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Summary Statement: Hydroponics offers a sustainable solution to food security challenges in Rivers State by maximizing yields, conserving resources, integrating renewable energy, and promoting smart, organic, and climat
Acceptance Status: approve
IA cumulative effects assessment, management, and Indigenous rights
Abstract ID# 1397
Presenting Author: Carla Davidson
Preferred Session: The validation of impact assessments, adaptive management, and reassessments.
Summary Statement: The mitigation of the impact of cumulative effects on Indigenous rights requires evaluation of IA predictions and a link to ambient environmental monitoring.
Acceptance Status: approve
IA in the Midst of Colombian Conflict Territories - Is it for Real?
Abstract ID# 1398
Presenting Author: Yaddy Ruiz | Coauthor(s): Andres Amaya
Preferred Session: Disasters, Conflict and Impact Assessment: What has been done? What is new?
Summary Statement: IA in Colombian territories shaped by visible and invisible conflict challenge the practitioner. Lessons learned from real experiences and surprising results requiring agile adaptation to territory co
Acceptance Status: approve
IA of TBTTP - Pakistan's Largest Flagship Afforestation Project
Abstract ID# 1316
Presenting Author: Hammad Saeed | Coauthor(s): Asim Jamal
Preferred Session: AI for IA in Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Summary Statement: The presentation highlights key outcomes of Pakistan's largest forestry and wildlife programme, focusing on biodiversity conservation, afforestation, and enhanced environmental resilience.
Acceptance Status: approve
IA Streamlining: An investor, practitioner & psychologist walk into a bar
Abstract ID# 1338
Presenting Author: Sérgio Moreira
Preferred Session: Evolving the state of the art in Psycho-social impact assessment
Summary Statement: Early community engagement is the cornerstone of IA streamlining. Investor’s risk aversion, practitioners' assumptions, and communities' participation are challenging this future.
Acceptance Status: approve
Impact Assessment in Modified Agricultural Landscapes of Biodiversity Value
Abstract ID# 1100
Presenting Author: Amalia Fernandez Bilbao
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Agricultural areas, often regarded as modified habitats suitable for development, may possess significant biodiversity value. This requires adequate consideration in impact assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Impact assessment in the age of AI
Abstract ID# 1130
Presenting Author: Mark Leckie
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: This session explores how IBAT supports businesses in integrating biodiversity into decisions, providing data from authoritative biodiversity datasets.
Acceptance Status: approve
Impact mitigation for infrastructure projects in light of climate change
Abstract ID# 1373
Presenting Author: Marianne Darbi | Coauthor(s): Nora Schmidt
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: The future-proof orientation of impact assessment and mitigation in light of climate change requires dealing with uncertainties, more adaptive management and more legal flexibility.
Acceptance Status: approve
Impact of land use on wildlife-vehicle collisions in Romania
Abstract ID# 1217
Presenting Author: Silvia Borlea | Coauthor(s): Marius Nistorescu , Alexandra Doba , Radu Moţ
Preferred Session: Linear Infrastructure Project: The Path of Least Impact with Artificial Intelligence Tools
Summary Statement: A presentation on the identification of high-risk road sectors for wildlife-vehicle collisions in Romania, through the use of using citizen-science data and spatial analysis, aimed at inform
Acceptance Status: approve
IMPACT OF PUBLIC ROAD ON WILDLIFE HEALTH IN MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Abstract ID# 835
Presenting Author: Justine Namara
Preferred Session: Critical Habitat Assessment for No Net Loss in Linear Infrastructure Projects
Summary Statement: Upgrading the road through Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda has created impacts on wildlife and ecosystem. Measures to minimize impacts were proposed during ESIA. Are they sufficient?
Acceptance Status: approve
Impact of Urban Bioeconomy Strategies: A Literature Review
Abstract ID# 1007
Presenting Author: Marina Pereira | Coauthor(s): Alexandra Polido
Preferred Session: Improving IA efficiency for climate change: why, when and how
Summary Statement: Environmental Assessments can enhance urban Sustainability by ensuring Sustainable Bioeconomy strategies for climate change mitigation and supporting resilient, climate-aligned urban transformations.
Acceptance Status: approve
Impacts Assessments Using an Indigenous Science Approach: 3-Eyed Seeing
Abstract ID# 1028
Presenting Author: Myrle Ballard
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: Using Indigenous science projects on language as bioindicators, and the application of 3-eyed seeing, the presentation explores the intersections of Indigenous science and impact assessments
Acceptance Status: approve
Implementing AI tools for archaeology and EIA: a work in progress
Abstract ID# 1198
Presenting Author: Louise Tizzard
Preferred Session: Challenges of AI for accountability and ethical practice
Summary Statement: This paper presents Wessex Archaeology’s approach to responsibly adopting AI tools for archaeology and EIA applications. This includes a review of both technical and ethical considerations.
Acceptance Status: approve
Implementing Coastal Nature-based Solutions for Singapore
Abstract ID# 790
Presenting Author: Samantha Lai
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: Nature-based Solutions can be used as a mitigation tool for coastal development. This presentation explores planning and design considerations when implementing NbS in urban coastal areas.
Acceptance Status: approve
Implications to area of habitat from global mining land use change
Abstract ID# 794
Presenting Author: Chloe Dawson
Preferred Session: Assessing the Impact of Emergent Technologies in Monitoring and Measuring Biodiversity at Mine Sites
Summary Statement: Inclusion of mine footprints in area of habitat mapping reveals significant misclassifications of land use where mining occurs, highlighting consequences for biodiversity mapping.
Acceptance Status: approve
Importance of data structuring and software modularization for digital IA
Abstract ID# 1079
Presenting Author: Nikola Nikačević
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: Discussing key aspects and approaches for obtaining IA standardization, empowering impact analysis, digital reporting and AI utilization, based on experiences from digital IA platform Envigo
Acceptance Status: approve
Improving Efficiency: Lessons Learned from a Baseline IA Database in Canada
Abstract ID# 860
Presenting Author: Jennifer Cole | Coauthor(s): Marie-Eve Lenghan
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: A baseline aggregate database initiative documents reporting issues limiting data reuse for AI application, reducing IA efficiency, and highlighting the need for better data stewardship.
Acceptance Status: approve
Imrana Jalal
Abstract ID# 854
Presenting Author: Imrana Jalal | Coauthor(s): Olivia Llanillo
Preferred Session: Use of data, technology, and artificial intelligence tools for enhanced accountability
Summary Statement: Special Project Facilitator Asian Development Bank
Acceptance Status: approve
Inclusive and equitable public participation in impact assessments
Abstract ID# 1275
Presenting Author: Marylène Cormier
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Towards inclusive and equitable public participation in impact assessments under the Canadian Impact Assessment Act
Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous cultural heritage: Not just another worthy agenda item for IA
Abstract ID# 1119
Presenting Author: Hirini Matunga
Preferred Session: Cultural Heritage in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: A retrospective on how Strategic Indigenous Impact Assessment (2016) and the World Archaeological Congress’s First Code of Ethics on members obligations to indigenous peoples (1990) – might conjoin fo
Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous Holistic Cumulative Effects Programs: enhance your assessments
Abstract ID# 953
Presenting Author: Barry Wilson
Preferred Session: Indigenous Holistic Cumulative Effects Programs: enhance your assessments
Summary Statement: Expanding skills & capacity of organizations to apply a holistic approach to cumulative effects assessment & decision-making for lands, waters, and people for today and the future
Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous Knowledge and Land Use Mapping Database for Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 1421
Presenting Author: L. Christian Goulet | Coauthor(s): Connor Staubb
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: The Red River Métis, one of three Indigenous Peoples in Canada, have developed a land use and occupancy database that can effectively be used for impact assessment, studies and modelling.
Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous Knowledge and the Four Directions Model in Treaty #3
Abstract ID# 1381
Presenting Author: Desiree Theriault | Coauthor(s): Hailey Krolyk
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: Explore how Treaty #3's Four Directions model uses Indigenous Knowledge to drive food sovereignty, fostering sustainable, culturally aligned solutions and strengthening community resilience.
Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous Led Cumulative Effects Management
Abstract ID# 965
Presenting Author: THOMAS GUNTON | Coauthor(s): Katerina Kwon , Murray Rutherford , taylor Zieg
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: This paper illustrates how to develop a system of tiered management triggers that can be used to initiate management actions to achieve desired outcomes in cumulative effects management.
Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous-Led Cumulative Impact Assessment Online Training Program
Abstract ID# 1303
Presenting Author: Matt Murphy | Coauthor(s): Justine Keefer
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: The Balance Co-Lab will present their training program, offered through the University of Victoria’s CIFAL training center, that shares best practices of Indigenous-led cumulative impact assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous-led IAs: New approaches, considerations and better outcomes
Abstract ID# 945
Presenting Author: Heather Swan | Coauthor(s): Michael Fox
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous perspectives and world views need to be considered in all IAs. This leads to better projects but imagine how Indigenous-led IAs will change outcomes!
Acceptance Status: approve
Information needs in strategic environmental assessment of renewable energy
Abstract ID# 992
Presenting Author: Tuulia Puustinen | Coauthor(s): Rauno Sairinen
Preferred Session: Transparency & data sharing in impact assessment for the energy transition
Summary Statement: This study examines information needs for strategic environmental assessments of renewable energy at regional and national scales in Finland.
Acceptance Status: approve
Insights from the Development and Deployment of AI for Impact Assessment: L
Abstract ID# 778
Presenting Author: Ngaire Tranter
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: This paper details the development and deployment of a native language AI pilot for impact assessment, highlighting key challenges, methodologies, and transformative insights for environmental impact
Acceptance Status: approve
Insights from World Bank portfolio on meaningful stakeholder engagement:
Abstract ID# 1135
Presenting Author: Melike Egilmezler | Coauthor(s): Asli Gurkan
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: What can we learn about conducting meaningful stakeholder engagement from World Bank's portfolio? This session will highlight good practice examples from various sectors and engagement appro
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrated data analytics in identifying preferred habitats for Hawksbill
Abstract ID# 1074
Presenting Author: Shah Khan | Coauthor(s): Kashif Sheikh , Amani Albawardi , Amgad Elshaffai
Preferred Session: Mainstreaming AI in environmental baselining and monitoring
Summary Statement: This study utilized data analytics to identify preferred nesting habitats for Hawksbill and Green turtles in the Alwajh Lagoon focusing on tracking the sea turtle’s territoriality.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Acceptance into MCDM for Onshore Wind Farm Suitability Analysis
Abstract ID# 971
Presenting Author: Kaiqi Liu | Coauthor(s): Shigeo Nishikizawa , Takehiko Murayama , Kultip Suwanteep
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: This study introduces a GIS based MCDM method incorporating residents survey data to improve social factor integration in onshore wind farm suitability analysis, enhancing decision-making.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating AI into Engagement to Maximize Inclusion and Social Outcomes
Abstract ID# 946
Presenting Author: Leticia Solaun | Coauthor(s): Rosetta Moreland , Gabrielle Borin
Preferred Session: The good, the bad and the ugly – the role of AI in public participation in IA
Summary Statement: This session will focus on use cases of several communications tools, such as chatbots and GPTs, and how to create & train them to benefit IA projects and maintain community collaboration.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Impact Assessment Methods and Frameworks
Abstract ID# 1454
Presenting Author: Ulysses Palmones
Preferred Session: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Capacity Building for Impact Assessment (IA)
Summary Statement: This paper provides strategies to address common challenges in the implementation of impact assessment projects by capacitating the IA professionals in integrating AI in the procedures or methods of impact assessment. It is hoped that by using AI as a tool in IA will leverage and realize meaningful results of impact assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating climate risks into spatial planning and environmental assessmen
Abstract ID# 1276
Presenting Author: Ana Isabel Hidalgo Pérez | Coauthor(s): Ana Isabel Hidalgo Pérez
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Incorporating climate risk analysis into land-use planning and environmental assessment is essential to address the challenges posed by climate change
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Generative AI and Google Earth Engine for Risk Identification
Abstract ID# 837
Presenting Author: Riccardo Soldan | Coauthor(s): Lev Neretin , Oleh Lokshyn , Karin Kaechele , Maria Rita Borba & Gianmarco Coccato
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: ESIA Tools from Multilateral Financial Institutions
Summary Statement: The Environmental and Social Standard Hub integrates generative AI and geospatial data to support data-driven risk identification, streamline ESS compliance, and enhance transparency
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating IA into competency framework for environment & health workforce
Abstract ID# 1263
Presenting Author: Julia Nowacki | Coauthor(s): Sinaia Netanyahu
Preferred Session: Are Competent Experts & Capacity Building still core to IA in spite of AI?
Summary Statement: Results of a WHO stakeholder consultation are presented and the need of further integration of IA into an updated competency framework of the EH workforce in public authorities discussed.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in Holistic Cumulative Effects Assessment
Abstract ID# 1015
Presenting Author: Mark Cliffe-Phillips
Preferred Session: Indigenous Holistic Cumulative Effects Programs: enhance your assessments
Summary Statement: MVEIRB uses holistic CE assessment, integrating Indigenous knowledge and science to evaluate ecological, social, cultural, and economic impacts, ensuring sustainable development in Canada’s North.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in Offshore Oil and Gas Impact Assessments
Abstract ID# 1213
Presenting Author: Alexander Msipa
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: This paper highlights the need for integrating Indigenous knowledge in offshore oil and gas impact assessments, drawing lessons from Shell's seismic survey case in South Africa.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Privately Protected Areas within Hospitality Assets of RSG
Abstract ID# 1281
Presenting Author: Rand Al Sultan | Coauthor(s): Abdurrahim Basit Khan , Saud Al Mutairi
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This paper showcase efforts made by RSG in utilizing survey data to integrate the Private Protected Areas (PPA) concept in hospitality assets planning\development around sensitive habitats.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating socioecological system approach in cumulative impact assessment
Abstract ID# 1372
Presenting Author: Silvia Sayuri Mandai | Coauthor(s): Evandro Moretto , Stephanie Bohlman
Preferred Session: AI in IA: Enhancing cumulative effects assessment in the era of decarbonization and self-determination
Summary Statement: We invite IAIA attendees to discuss our framework for integrating socio-ecological interactions in cumulative impact assessment and its application in some cases in the Amazon.
Acceptance Status: approve
Integration of the EIA Screening Tool into decision making and Process Flow
Abstract ID# 1089
Presenting Author: DEVINAGIE BENDEMAN | Coauthor(s): Milicent Solomons
Preferred Session: In search of efficient EsIA and Permitting including potential role of AI: Lessons Learned
Summary Statement: The utilisation of digital screening tools to streamline and ensure that evidence based decisions are taken.This ensures that environmental oversight is maintained from the outset.
Acceptance Status: approve
Intelligent ecological & environmental zoning-based regulation in China
Abstract ID# 891
Presenting Author: yafei li | Coauthor(s): Xiaomin Li , Yuting Zhao , Liwen Zhan
Preferred Session: The validation of impact assessments, adaptive management, and reassessments.
Summary Statement: Ecological & Environmental Zoning-based Regulation has been applied in a diverse range of intelligent ways in economic and social development activities in China.
Acceptance Status: approve
Intelligent Environmental Governance Metrics for Chinese Cities
Abstract ID# 1196
Presenting Author: Lujia Bo
Preferred Session: Using AI technologies to quantify environmental impacts on complex systems
Summary Statement: Assessing city-level intelligent environmental governance improvements and disparities from 2014 to 2023 using advanced NLP technologies.
Acceptance Status: approve
Intersectionality in IA: A call to action
Abstract ID# 1395
Presenting Author: Dawn Hoogeveen
Preferred Session: Queering impact assessment: an invitation for intersectional dialogue
Summary Statement: An analysis of gaps and places to improve intersectional work in Impact Assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Intersectionality, Wayuu women and wind energy in La Guajira, Colombia.
Abstract ID# 823
Presenting Author: Fabrina Acosta-Contreras
Preferred Session: Queering impact assessment: an invitation for intersectional dialogue
Summary Statement: Analysis of ethnic female leaderships as drivers of social transformation in La Guajira, Colombia. Energy transitions and the intersectional, decolonial, feminist approach of a wayúu NGO.
Acceptance Status: approve
Introducing an AI system for automated evaluation of ESIA Reports
Abstract ID# 897
Presenting Author: Blaise Sandwidi | Coauthor(s): Atiyah Curmally , Rohit Sahoo
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: ESIA Tools from Multilateral Financial Institutions
Summary Statement: Introducing an AI system for automated ESIA report reviews to address reviewer capacity, delays, and quality issues by detecting gaps and benchmarking reports against review frameworks.
Acceptance Status: approve
Is Environmental Policy Driving Change in Renewable Energy?
Abstract ID# 1385
Presenting Author: Katarzyna Tokarczyk-Dorociak | Coauthor(s): Gesa Geißler
Preferred Session: Pivoting Policies: Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking and its Impact on Renewable Energy Development
Summary Statement: Assessing the impact of environmental policy on development of renewable energy in neighbouring countries, Poland and Germany, in particular comparing impact of EU and the endogenous drivers
Acceptance Status: approve
Jessica Menon
Abstract ID# 1050
Presenting Author: Jessica Menon
Preferred Session: Can green investments be socially sustainable?
Summary Statement: Jessica Menon, Founder and CEO of Equilo, is a renowned gender equality and social inclusion expert. Equilo leverages AI to power advanced GESI data analytics for better management decisions globally.
Acceptance Status: approve
Joana Pedro
Abstract ID# 921
Presenting Author: Joana Pedro
Preferred Session: Can green investments be socially sustainable?
Summary Statement: Social and Human Rights Lead, UNEP FI
Acceptance Status: approve
Joining the panel to represent AIIB
Abstract ID# 1175
Presenting Author: Muzaffar Ahmad
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: Workflow Management for ESIA from MFIs
Summary Statement: Joining the panel to represent AIIB alongside other MDB's including World Bank, EBRD, ADB, IFC
Acceptance Status: approve
Julia Manning
Abstract ID# 1096
Presenting Author: Julia Manning
Preferred Session: Integrating Climate Change through the lens of IFC’s Performance Standards: Addressing Environmental and Social Physical Climate Risk in Infrastructure Projects.
Summary Statement: EBRD, Senior Environmental Adviser, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Climate Strategy and Delivery
Acceptance Status: approve
Keeping EA in touch with dynamic impacts and objectives: Systems Thinking
Abstract ID# 1061
Presenting Author: Emilia Ravn Boess | Coauthor(s): Lone Kørnøv , Johanna Gordon , Søren Qvist Eliasen
Preferred Session: Applying and strengthening qualitative methods for effective IA
Summary Statement: The presentation explores using systems thinking to convert linear thinking to dynamic models of impact assessment. Doing so also encourages greater attention to objectives guiding EA.
Acceptance Status: approve
Key development bank standard unlikely to provide nature positive outcomes
Abstract ID# 1038
Presenting Author: Erik Meijaard | Coauthor(s): Rona Dennis , Serge Wich , Marc Ancrenaz , Safwanah Ni'mattulah & Julie Sherman
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Bank sustainability standards need to consider reproduction rates, use of modified habitats, and absolute baselines to achieve net population gains for orangutans and other forest species.
Acceptance Status: approve
Key factors to achieve social license with Indigenous approach
Abstract ID# 1012
Presenting Author: Karol Oyanader | Coauthor(s): Javiera Arellano
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: What are the key factors for the success of a renewable energy project when considering social license and the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in public participation?
Acceptance Status: approve
Kimmy Houle (Akai’kamotaaki – Survives Many Perils)
Abstract ID# 892
Presenting Author: Kimmy Houle
Preferred Session: Indigenous Holistic Cumulative Effects Programs: enhance your assessments
Summary Statement: The Blackfoot Guardianship hub preserves Rocky Mountain East Slopes through Niitsitapi-led governance, indicators, and leadership, integrating traditional and scientific knowledge.
Acceptance Status: approve
Landscape connectivity into EIAs for linear infrastructure projects
Abstract ID# 1085
Presenting Author: Federica Fonda | Coauthor(s): Fabrizio Bullegas , Paola Chiodi , Arianna Longarini , Francesco Petruzzellis & Giovanni Bacaro
Preferred Session: Critical Habitat Assessment for No Net Loss in Linear Infrastructure Projects
Summary Statement: This study provides a framework to include landscape connectivity into linear infrastructure EIAs to support biodiversity conservation and ecosystem resilience.
Acceptance Status: approve
Lauren Osmond
Abstract ID# 885
Presenting Author: Lauren Osmond
Preferred Session: Offshore Wind Farms ESIA: state of the art, issues and opportunities
Summary Statement: Lauren will share WSP’s experiences and challenges during the consenting process of working with developers to deliver floating offshore wind projects in the North Sea.
Acceptance Status: approve
Laurence Levaque
Abstract ID# 911
Presenting Author: Laurence Levaque | Coauthor(s): Benoit Vanwelde
Preferred Session: Use of data, technology, and artificial intelligence tools for enhanced accountability
Summary Statement: Principal Advisor, European Investment Bank Group Complaints Mechanism. Head Complaints Handling and Reporting. Accountability of IFIs.
Acceptance Status: approve
Legal Challenges in the Digitalisation of Environmental Impact Assessments
Abstract ID# 1023
Presenting Author: Fayokemi Olorundami
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: The paper presents the legal and statutory dimensions of digital transformation in EIA. with An Analysis of Intellectual Property and Data Ownership Issues*
Acceptance Status: approve
Lessons for Impact Assessment in Higher Education: the ARTE Project
Abstract ID# 1082
Presenting Author: Alexandra Polido | Coauthor(s): Cláudia Figueiredo , Sara Moreno Pires
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: The ARTE project used theatre-based learning to enhance sustainability education. Results show improved soft skills, climate awareness, and collaboration.
Acceptance Status: approve
Lessons from Social Impacts of CH on Indigenous People from a Dam in Africa
Abstract ID# 1003
Presenting Author: Michele Valery | Coauthor(s): Barbara Grosso , Luca Meozzi , Eugenio Napoli
Preferred Session: Integrating Climate Change through the lens of IFC’s Performance Standards: Addressing Environmental and Social Physical Climate Risk in Infrastructure Projects.
Summary Statement: Analysis of an HPP in Africa, highlighting how climate change has amplified socio-economic risks for local communities, necessitating adaptive strategies and enhanced climate resilience.
Acceptance Status: approve
Lessons learned from SEA master course development in 6 Asian universities
Abstract ID# 1075
Presenting Author: Anders Ekbom | Coauthor(s): Emelie César , Gunilla Ölund Wingqvist
Preferred Session: Academia Research and Teaching
Summary Statement: Experiences are analyzed and shared from a 4-year program (2019-2023), aiming at building capacity to develop and teach master courses on SEA among 6 universities in Asia.
Acceptance Status: approve
Lessons learned from training programs for environmental experts and author
Abstract ID# 1202
Presenting Author: Marius Costin Nistorescu | Coauthor(s): Alexandra Doba
Preferred Session: Are Competent Experts & Capacity Building still core to IA in spite of AI?
Summary Statement: This paper aims to present the outcomes of the recent training programmes in Romania for environmental professionals, together with an examination of the expectations and difficulties identified by th
Acceptance Status: approve
Lessons learned in the pursuit of Net Positive Impact by a mining company
Abstract ID# 1128
Presenting Author: Carleigh Whitman | Coauthor(s): Ted Gullison
Preferred Session: Assessing the Impact of Emergent Technologies in Monitoring and Measuring Biodiversity at Mine Sites
Summary Statement: This presentation shares insights from a multinational mining company's 12-year journey towards achieving Net Positive Impact on biodiversity at its operations, highlighting successes and challenges.
Acceptance Status: approve
Let’s be clear on the governance issues in a CEA
Abstract ID# 1420
Presenting Author: Matt Hammond
Preferred Session: IAIA and Cumulative Effects: a new section and a busy future
Summary Statement: A change request: identify and offer solutions for the governance gaps in your CEA. Learnings for practitioners based on a court case and new CE regime in Canada will be shared.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging a new world of Tech Disruption
Abstract ID# 1086
Presenting Author: Nagaraja Harshadeep
Preferred Session: E&S standards in "fragility conflict and violence" settings: Challenges and solutions
Summary Statement: Environmental & Social Insights for FCV settings can be positively "disrupted" with a new range of disruptive technologies (related to data/analytics, physical systems, and stakeholder interaction).
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging AI and GIS for Community Engagement in Urban Development Project
Abstract ID# 766
Presenting Author: Saiful Bahari Amra Ramly | Coauthor(s): Abang Nazrul Afizi Abang Madehi , Khairul Hisyam Bin Abdullah
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: This paper explores the use of AI and GIS technologies to enhance community engagement planning in urban development projects in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging AI and Remote Sensing for environmental impact assessment.
Abstract ID# 1235
Presenting Author: Liv Toonen | Coauthor(s): Kathrin Hegger , David Gwenzi , Ramadhan
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: This presentation showcases a platform that uses AI and remote sensing to monitor nature-based solutions, enhancing environmental IA, transparency, and supporting sustainability goals.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging AI in Cultural Resource Management: Opportunities and Challenges
Abstract ID# 997
Presenting Author: William Sassorossi | Coauthor(s): Amanda Evans
Preferred Session: Cultural Heritage in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: Use of AI in CRM stresses the dual nature of its potential, highlighting both its transformative abilities and the necessity for thoughtful application to mitigate risks for responsible use.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging AI Technology for Biodiversity Advancement in bp
Abstract ID# 1352
Presenting Author: Jenni Harris | Coauthor(s): Lis Nelis
Preferred Session: Using AI to Leverage New Technologies for Biodiversity Data Collection
Summary Statement: AI technologies enhance biodiversity monitoring by automating data collection, species identification, and trend prediction, enabling real-time, scalable insights to support conservation and ecosystem
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging AI to reduce information asymmetry and model human rights impact
Abstract ID# 917
Presenting Author: Jonathan ANDREW | Coauthor(s): Olivia FERRARI
Preferred Session: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Capacity Building for Impact Assessment (IA)
Summary Statement: Harnessing artificial intelligence to render more thorough, accurate and incisive human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) offers the potential to empower both practitioners and affected rights-holders
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging AI Tools to Address Climate Change's Social Implications
Abstract ID# 1113
Presenting Author: Noam Raffel | Coauthor(s): Alessia Gagliardo
Preferred Session: Exploring the use of AI to tackle the social implications of climate change
Summary Statement: Explores how AI tools support climate impact assessment by identifying and mitigating risks to vulnerable communities, with a focus on ethical considerations and AI's limitations.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging digital solutions for supervision and capacity building
Abstract ID# 1353
Presenting Author: Natasha Kone
Preferred Session: AI and Remote Sensing for Sustainability and Environmental and Social Risk Management
Summary Statement: Digital tools support project design, implementation, mitigation of adverse impacts, and supervision of ES performance, as well as increase capacity and cooperation among stakeholders.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging GeoAI tools to enhance identification of impacts in EIA
Abstract ID# 1097
Presenting Author: Bethan Carter
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This presentation will explore the potential of GeoAI technologies to improve the speed and precision of environmental impact assessments.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging IA for sustainable post mining transition: A Case Study of KDRP
Abstract ID# 1189
Presenting Author: Mwelwa Sata-Haruperi | Coauthor(s): Munyaradzi Munodawafa , Phillip Ziduche
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment of Mine Closure for Post-Mining Transitions
Summary Statement: The presentation provides insight to practical challenges & successes of mine closure at KDRP, focusing on IA’s role in supporting sustainable transitions for infrastructure projects
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging LLMs to Evaluate Public Comments on Japan’s Environmental Plans
Abstract ID# 1192
Presenting Author: Kohei Ishii | Coauthor(s): Akihiro Kameda
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: This study employs LLMs to evaluate public comments and policy responses in Japan's Basic Environmental Plans, analyzing policy impact and validating scalable, automated evaluation methods.
Acceptance Status: approve
Leveraging Project Environmental Management with Digital Tools & Innovation
Abstract ID# 1046
Presenting Author: Rawikarn Boonsanit | Coauthor(s): Thatchaphon Uaviboonsap , Teerachai Pratoomtuang
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: PTT aims to integrate digital tools and innovation into project environmental management, strengthening business growth alongside sustainable stewardship.
Acceptance Status: approve
Linking bio-physical and human environments in ‘pathways of effects’
Abstract ID# 1123
Presenting Author: Aurelia Thevenot | Coauthor(s): Joanne de Montigny
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: Lessons from using large public datasets and new AI applications to enhance the ‘pathways of effects’ approach to streamline studies while hitting the target on protection measures.
Acceptance Status: approve
LLMs can assist public participation, but does it mean more effective?
Abstract ID# 1147
Presenting Author: Shiu Fung Hung
Preferred Session: The good, the bad and the ugly – the role of AI in public participation in IA
Summary Statement: LLMs (e.g. ChatGPT) have become popular in recent years and are available for both the public and practitioners. We will demonstrate and discuss its implications for PP practices.
Acceptance Status: approve
LLMs to enhance environmental governance of the mining sector
Abstract ID# 1355
Presenting Author: Nadja Kunz | Coauthor(s): Raymond Ng , Laks Lakshmanan , Bulgan Batdorj , Isabel Carlin & Rudra Saha
Preferred Session: Can AI support long-term monitoring and adaptive management?
Summary Statement: This research explores how customized large language models (LLMs) could automate key tasks performed by government ministries throughout the life of a mining project.
Acceptance Status: approve
LOCAL ENERGY: An opportunity to indigenous and rural communities in the Ene
Abstract ID# 1036
Presenting Author: Francisco Merino
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: Local Energy mechanism means a socio-technic rearrange on the frame or energy transition, generated through cooperation with partners at a local, regional and national level.
Acceptance Status: approve
Lost in the Rebuild: Social Impacts of Urban Renewal Post-Earthquakes
Abstract ID# 1289
Presenting Author: Aysima Çalışan
Preferred Session: Post-resettlement Livelihoods: reality, experiences and lessons
Summary Statement: This study assesses the social impacts of urban renewal post-earthquakes, highlighting the distress among displaced individuals who feel alienated by top-down rebuilding efforts.
Acceptance Status: approve
Luciana Vanzan
Abstract ID# 1270
Presenting Author: Luciana Vanzan | Coauthor(s): Zachary Daniel Hurwitz
Preferred Session: AI for Social Risk Management: Insights from World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Summary Statement: Social specialist. Holds a degree in psychology and is dedicated to urban planning and social inclusion. Since 2020, has worked in Brazil, supporting socio-environmental strategies and project sustain
Acceptance Status: approve
Mainstreaming AI in environmental Baseline and Monitoring from Global South
Abstract ID# 1090
Presenting Author: Randeep Singh Saini
Preferred Session: Mainstreaming AI in environmental baselining and monitoring
Summary Statement: Mainstreaming AI into environmental baseline and monitoring efforts from Global South shall require a mix of top-down and bottom-up approaches
Acceptance Status: approve
Mainstreaming Geospatial AI for Environmental Assessments
Abstract ID# 1229
Presenting Author: Michael Crino
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: Understanding the unique features of Geospatial AI will help prepare the broader environmental stakeholder community to apply this technology.
Acceptance Status: approve
Making eco-compatible Off-shore wind Farms
Abstract ID# 909
Presenting Author: Roberto Danovaro
Preferred Session: Offshore Wind Farms ESIA: state of the art, issues and opportunities
Summary Statement: We identified mitigation and compensation measures and explored the potential of wind-farm areas as “Other Effective Conservation Measures” _to support sustainable fisheries and passive restoration.
Acceptance Status: approve
Making SEA stronger with artificial intelligence
Abstract ID# 797
Presenting Author: Sibout Nooteboom
Preferred Session: Improving Strategic Environmental Assessment practice in the EU and the wider world – can AI help?
Summary Statement: Structuring the early planning phases of SEA with artificial intelligence: is that possible?
Acceptance Status: approve
Making use of OnlineTools to address Botanical Blindness in the EIA Process
Abstract ID# 1271
Presenting Author: Corné Niemandt
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: Review of the effective implementation of the National Screening Tool and Protocols for terrestrial biodiversity assessments related to solar energy facilities, South Africa
Acceptance Status: approve
Maman-Sani ISSA
Abstract ID# 958
Presenting Author: Maman-Sani ISSA | Coauthor(s): Tracy HART
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: Workflow Management for ESIA from MFIs
Summary Statement: Moderator of the session
Acceptance Status: approve
Managing AI Risk in Non-technical Risk Management - Notes from the Field
Abstract ID# 1356
Presenting Author: Jay Wagner | Coauthor(s): Catherine Dille
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: Global imperatives for the energy transition, intersect with the rise of AI and place ESIA at a critical juncture. While AI offers promising applications, AI’s tendency to oversimplify may obscure the
Acceptance Status: approve
Managing hazardous risks induced by asbestos contamination
Abstract ID# 1048
Presenting Author: Takehiko Murayama
Preferred Session: Practical Methodologies in IA
Summary Statement: For hazardous risks induced by asbestos contamination, we estimated quantitative health risks and constructed management systems for future risks with field surveys and quantitative risk models.
Acceptance Status: approve
Managing risks with MESA, a GIS tool
Abstract ID# 1216
Presenting Author: Diana Serrano Timonet | Coauthor(s): Ragnvald Larsen
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: Mapping Environmentally Sensitive Areas (MESA) tool can add a systematic and replicable lens to spatial prioritisation. Presenting the GIS tool, operational strengths and 3 case studies: Uganda, Ghana
Acceptance Status: approve
Managing social risks and impacts: From theory to practice
Abstract ID# 1132
Presenting Author: Sofie Michaelsen
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: What are some of the key aspects to consider for the ESMS to effectively manage social risks and impacts on large infrastructure and agribusiness projects during construction and operational phase.
Acceptance Status: approve
Managing the socio-economic effects of digitalization in the mining sector
Abstract ID# 1146
Presenting Author: Keith Storey
Preferred Session: Towards Improving Social Impact Management in the Mining Sector
Summary Statement: Digitalization in the mining sector will be disruptive, and mining regions may be adversely affected. Managing those effects to try to achieve a win-win for all stakeholders is critical.
Acceptance Status: approve
Mapping of GHG Emissions from Livestock Farms for Sustaiable Rural Planning
Abstract ID# 1437
Presenting Author: MINSEO KIM | Coauthor(s): Seunghyun Jung
Preferred Session: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Urban Environmental Planning for Climate Change Response
Summary Statement: This study addresses the limitations of greenhouse gas inventories in spatially assessing environmental impacts and informs policy development. Focusing on livestock farms, known for high greenhouse g
Acceptance Status: approve
Mapping the role of AI in IA follow-up practice
Abstract ID# 818
Presenting Author: Jos Arts | Coauthor(s): Angus Morrison-Saunders
Preferred Session: How can AI improve IA Follow-up practice?
Summary Statement: Drawing on the IAIA international best practice principles and guidance for IA follow-up. this presentation identifies the potential contributions and issues associated with using AI for follow-up.
Acceptance Status: approve
Marginalization and Land Rights: Impact of Energy Projects on Marsh Arabs
Abstract ID# 1076
Presenting Author: Yasemin Celikel | Coauthor(s): Hilde Van Vlaenderen
Preferred Session: Navigating Complexities: Resettlement Management in Zones Emerging from Conflict
Summary Statement: This paper examines the historical challenges faced by the Marsh Arabs, including marginalization and land rights issues, through case studies of oil and gas projects in Missan and Basra Governorates
Acceptance Status: approve
Maria Pia Sacco, Senior Advisor at Pillar Two
Abstract ID# 1264
Presenting Author: Maria Pia Sacco
Preferred Session: Assessing sweeping human rights Impacts of AI and related information and communications technologies
Summary Statement: Pillar Two is a specialist business and human rights advisory firm with extensive experience supporting businesses and other organizations on human rights due diligence.
Acceptance Status: approve
Marine Spatial Planning Zoning Approach in the Red Sea Southern Islands
Abstract ID# 981
Presenting Author: Michael Thompson | Coauthor(s): Alex M. Mutiso , Syed. H Ahmed , Saud Almutairi
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: Applying Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) zoning and associated techniques to safeguard sensitive species and habitats in the Red Sea Southern Islands while supporting the Strategic Development.
Acceptance Status: approve
MATALAS, an AI-augmented Geospatial Tool for E&S Screening and Scoping Tool
Abstract ID# 1059
Presenting Author: Brian Rafor | Coauthor(s): Felix Oku
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: ESIA Tools from Multilateral Financial Institutions
Summary Statement: MATALAS, an AI-augmented geospatial tool, enhances ADB’s project E&S screening and scoping process by leveraging multi-dimensional datasets, improving risk identification and safeguards due diligence.
Acceptance Status: approve
Maximizing Effectiveness of ESIA: Integrating Impact Evaluation Methods int
Abstract ID# 1255
Presenting Author: Seonghee Kang
Preferred Session: Applying and strengthening qualitative methods for effective IA
Summary Statement: This paper seeks to enhance Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) monitoring by integrating robust impact evaluation methods. By combining quantitative (like Difference-in-Differences anal
Acceptance Status: approve
Maybe its time to let the old ways die.
Abstract ID# 898
Presenting Author: Frederico Campos Viana | Coauthor(s): Priscila Miguel
Preferred Session: Pivoting Policies: Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking and its Impact on Renewable Energy Development
Summary Statement: Brazilian electricity sector is facing challenges to expand and operate in a World without new big dams and with a lot of intermitent alternative sources such as solar and eolic. This is the story.
Acceptance Status: approve
Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement & Energy Transition in South Africa
Abstract ID# 1137
Presenting Author: Gaopalelwe Mathiba
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: The paper investigate the extent (if at all) to which the integration of meaningful stakeholder engagement with affected and marginalised communities in the context of just energy transition is challe
Acceptance Status: approve
Measuring cultural ecosystem services linked to the Spruce Budworm (SBW)
Abstract ID# 1318
Presenting Author: Simone Cominelli | Coauthor(s): Megan Samms , Camille Ouellet-Dallaire
Preferred Session: Evolving the state of the art in Psycho-social impact assessment
Summary Statement: Our paper explores how outbreaks of Spruce Budworm in Gros Morne National Park (NL, Canada) affect the CES received by community members residing within the park.
Acceptance Status: approve
Methods for Considering Identity in Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 1323
Presenting Author: Jackie Lerner
Preferred Session: Queering impact assessment: an invitation for intersectional dialogue
Summary Statement: The value of impact assessments can be enhanced through a Gender Based Analysis Plus Pathway of Effects model that can support identification of identity-based disparities.
Acceptance Status: approve
Mine decline and challenges towards economic transformation
Abstract ID# 765
Presenting Author: Kentse Sesele
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment of Mine Closure for Post-Mining Transitions
Summary Statement: This paper looks at the challenges faced by local economies in decline. The digitisation strategy requires the building of a foundation that will sustain the new investment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Mines assessed for impacts in Canada: A 30 year spatiotemporal analysis
Abstract ID# 820
Presenting Author: Alana Westwood | Coauthor(s): Ben Collison
Preferred Session: Transparency & data sharing in impact assessment for the energy transition
Summary Statement: We present the first comprehensive database of mines subject to impact assessment (IA) across Canada, and present spatiotemporal trends in mine development as related to IA laws.
Acceptance Status: approve
Minimizing environmental and social impacts by learning and improving
Abstract ID# 776
Presenting Author: daniela MACHADO ZAMPOLLO | Coauthor(s): ricardo CARDENAS JANSEN
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: How oil and gas company is minimising environmental and social impacts by learning and improving.
Acceptance Status: approve
Mining and Spatial Justice: Leveraging SEA for Equitable Outcomes
Abstract ID# 1207
Presenting Author: Ana Paula Soares | Coauthor(s): Margarida Monteiro
Preferred Session: Towards Improving Social Impact Management in the Mining Sector
Summary Statement: Embedding justice principles into SEA frameworks is crucial to ensure fairer mining practices. The study will offer practical recommendations to enhance the impact on affected communities.
Acceptance Status: approve
Modelling Environmental Impacts of Waste Discharge Locations in An Estuary
Abstract ID# 796
Presenting Author: DONGIL SEO | Coauthor(s): Seungmoon Lee
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: A modeling analysis of relocating Paju's wastewater discharge point showed slight water quality improvements in the estuary, suggesting minimal environmental impact from the move.
Acceptance Status: approve
Modified thinking – Changing the way we value disturbed habitats
Abstract ID# 1186
Presenting Author: Dr Nadine Cronk | Coauthor(s): Freddy Brookes , Karen Dingley
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Disturbed habitats, often seen as derelict, can be altered into valuable ecological and social assets. This paper examines their potential through case studies and the Global Biodiversity Fr
Acceptance Status: approve
Money can’t buy me love – critical perspectives on benefit sharing
Abstract ID# 1035
Presenting Author: Kelly Stock | Coauthor(s): Carla Martinez
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: Benefit sharing is necessary for the energy transition to bring equity into the distribution of benefits and impacts. The risk is it may be used to offset overlooked social impacts.
Acceptance Status: approve
Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement in REC:Tackling JustTransition Challenges
Abstract ID# 1068
Presenting Author: Luisa Batista
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: This presentation explores challenges in monitoring stakeholder engagement in REC as part of a just energy transition, identifying barriers and drivers alongside examples of best practices.
Acceptance Status: approve
Multi-dimensional SEA effectiveness: a multiple case study
Abstract ID# 1331
Presenting Author: Marcelo Montano | Coauthor(s): Jose Augusto Agnelli
Preferred Session: Global Perspectives on the Evolution of Impact Assessment (IA) Effectiveness
Summary Statement: The differences found on SEA effectiveness in different countries are presented and related to specific intervening aspects as found in each context.
Acceptance Status: approve
Narrowing Data Gaps through AI in EA and Monitoring at Red Sea, KSA
Abstract ID# 1209
Presenting Author: Kashif Sheikh | Coauthor(s): Brad Taylor , Ali Mumtaz , Bader Aljahani , Shahnawaz Shaikh
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: Narrowing Data Gaps Through Effective Use of AI Techniques in Environmental Assessment and Monitoring: Prospects from Red Sea Sustainable Tourism Development Projects
Acceptance Status: approve
Nascent SEA in Arabian Peninsula: Challenges and Hopes and AI Potential
Abstract ID# 1219
Presenting Author: Carla Korpijaakko | Coauthor(s): Cynthia Kayem , Richard Dib
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: Undertaking SEAs in support of masterplans in AlUla (Saudi Arabia): how we're doing and where we can improve, hopefully with AI
Acceptance Status: approve
Nature’s reaction to human footprint. Two case studies around the world.
Abstract ID# 1117
Presenting Author: Silvia La Gala | Coauthor(s): Beatrice Demeglio
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Two case studies are discussed to show how human interference with habitats could lead either in positive or negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Acceptance Status: approve
Navigating the Unknown: Making HRIAs meaningful in tech sector
Abstract ID# 1102
Presenting Author: Caroline Brodeur
Preferred Session: Assessing sweeping human rights Impacts of AI and related information and communications technologies
Summary Statement: Business and human rights advisor at Oxfam, Caroline Brodeur will share insights on making HRIAs meaningful in tech sector, building on learnings from other sectors, applying Oxfam's core criteria.
Acceptance Status: approve
New technologies for biodiversity in environmental permitting for mining
Abstract ID# 1412
Presenting Author: Sueli H Kakinami | Coauthor(s): Sandra E Favretto , Beatriz C Nascimento
Preferred Session: Assessing the Impact of Emergent Technologies in Monitoring and Measuring Biodiversity at Mine Sites
Summary Statement: Brazil is a megadiverse country and have abundant reserves of minerals. This article discusses the use of new technologies for biodiversity assessment in environmental permitting for mining
Acceptance Status: approve
Nį Chu Tu Kelnį, Denesuline Framework for Assessing Impacts to Rights
Abstract ID# 1022
Presenting Author: Moronkeji - Kg Banjoko | Coauthor(s): n/z
Preferred Session: A rights-based approach to IA: Indigenous resilience and resurgence through engaging in IA
Summary Statement: Extractive industries have been active since the 60’s reducing our ability to meaningfully practice our Rights. We will discuss the process to develop a Denesuline Framework for Assessing Impacts to R
Acceptance Status: approve
Nickelle Presley
Abstract ID# 874
Presenting Author: Nickelle Presley
Preferred Session: Navigating Conservation with AI: Trustworthy Data for a Sustainable Future
Summary Statement: Innovation Leader and Advisor to Ocean and Climate Tech Startups
Acceptance Status: approve
Nora Lambrecht
Abstract ID# 1139
Presenting Author: Nora Lambrecht
Preferred Session: Integrating Climate Change through the lens of IFC’s Performance Standards: Addressing Environmental and Social Physical Climate Risk in Infrastructure Projects.
Summary Statement: Nora Lambrecht, Senior Environmental and Social Officer for Climate Change, IDB Invest
Acceptance Status: approve
Off Shore Wind Farms in Italy - how to deal with it
Abstract ID# 984
Presenting Author: klaus Falgiani
Preferred Session: Offshore Wind Farms ESIA: state of the art, issues and opportunities
Summary Statement: Offshore Wind Farms in Italy - how to deal with it in a new environment under construction
Acceptance Status: approve
Olivia Rosita D. Llanillo
Abstract ID# 855
Presenting Author: Olivia Rosita Llanillo
Preferred Session: Use of data, technology, and artificial intelligence tools for enhanced accountability
Summary Statement: Senior Assessment and Facilitation Officer Asian Development Bank
Acceptance Status: approve
One Health Approach to Risk Assessment (OHARA) Framework
Abstract ID# 1155
Presenting Author: Sharon Calvin
Preferred Session: Handbook on Health Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: A One Health approach to risk assessment will increase understanding of risks to enable prompt and effective action for the health of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems.
Acceptance Status: approve
Opportunities for Open Science and Data to Support CEAs
Abstract ID# 956
Presenting Author: Raine Abad | Coauthor(s): Chris Joseph , Nick Yarmey , Kevin Hanna , Chris Buse
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: Tackling data challenges in VEC assessments and sharing insights from Canada’s Open Science and Data Platform to enhance data sharing, VEC assessments, and transparency, in major development
Acceptance Status: approve
Optimizing PV+WWTPs for Enhanced Economic and Environmental Performance
Abstract ID# 1069
Presenting Author: Yi Ju | Coauthor(s): Beibei Liu
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment and Governance for Climate Adaptation in Megacities
Summary Statement: Maximize economic and environmental benefits of photovoltaic integration in wastewater treatment plants through strategic deployment
Acceptance Status: approve
Overcoming Barriers to Ground Source Heat Pump Adoption in Rural Areas
Abstract ID# 1029
Presenting Author: Qiao Yu | Coauthor(s): Shigeo Nishikizawa , Takehiko Murayama , Kultip Suwanteep
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: This study compares villages with and without ground source heat pumps, highlighting barriers to adoption arising from differing community perceptions, experiences,implementation challenges.
Acceptance Status: approve
Overcoming Challenges in Implementing EIAs: A Case Study from Bolivia
Abstract ID# 1162
Presenting Author: Fiorella Pino Luna
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: This presentation highlights the challenges of implementing an EIA in a Bolivian transport project, emphasizing the need for robust ESMS, context-specific plans, and strong governance.
Acceptance Status: approve
Panel participant
Abstract ID# 1205
Presenting Author: Jack Krohn
Preferred Session: What science and whose art? Demarcation of AI and human roles in IA.
Summary Statement: Retired senior impact assessor
Acceptance Status: approve
panel participant
Abstract ID# 1041
Presenting Author: Margaret Harvie
Preferred Session: What science and whose art? Demarcation of AI and human roles in IA.
Summary Statement: NA - part of panel
Acceptance Status: approve
Participation Model Proposal for Offshore WPP Investments in Türkiye
Abstract ID# 1342
Presenting Author: Elif Şeyma Arslan | Coauthor(s): Fadime ALTINKAYA
Preferred Session: More Effective Public Participation Through Digital Technologies
Summary Statement: Offshore WPP projects require long-term planning through Maritime Spatial Planning and SEA. This study presents a participation model to enhance Impact Assessment processes for sustainable development
Acceptance Status: approve
Participatory assessment of an Indigenous Program at Brazilian Amazon
Abstract ID# 1231
Presenting Author: CASSIO INGLES DE SOUSA
Preferred Session: SIA as the basis for ongoing participatory community monitoring; examples from across the world
Summary Statement: Presentation of joint evaluation of an Indigenous Program of environmental compensation at Brazilian Amazon, carried out between the technical team, Indigenous representatives and company
Acceptance Status: approve
Participatory Method for Scoping in Korea
Abstract ID# 915
Presenting Author: Hyosook Yim | Coauthor(s): Kongjang Cho , Jongmun Park
Preferred Session: Practical Methodologies in IA
Summary Statement: This study pilots a participatory scoping method in Korea, integrating diverse stakeholder views in airport emergency planning to address limitations of traditional expert-only EIA.
Acceptance Status: approve
Patricia Rodrigues
Abstract ID# 1230
Presenting Author: Patricia Rodrigues | Coauthor(s): Susana Rosa
Preferred Session: What science and whose art? Demarcation of AI and human roles in IA.
Summary Statement: Patricia Rodrigues is BIOTA's CEO and founder, a biodiversity consultancy company based in Portugal working worldwide.
Acceptance Status: approve
Paul Eijssen
Abstract ID# 1005
Presenting Author: Paul Eijssen
Preferred Session: What science and whose art? Demarcation of AI and human roles in IA.
Summary Statement: A (non-AI expert) member of the IA union in favor of AI.
Acceptance Status: approve
Pay Attention: Recognize AI Bias to Ensure Equity and Driving Change
Abstract ID# 949
Presenting Author: Suzanne Moreland | Coauthor(s): Gabrielle Borin , Leticia Solaun
Preferred Session: Challenges of AI for accountability and ethical practice
Summary Statement: AI programming bias results in output that reflect divergent values systems. This session addresses how to identify and address bias in Large Language Models.
Acceptance Status: approve
Perspectives on ‘Sufficient Expertise’ in Government and Its Future With AI
Abstract ID# 1288
Presenting Author: Nicola Parker
Preferred Session: Are Competent Experts & Capacity Building still core to IA in spite of AI?
Summary Statement: Perspectives of a UK Government EIA adviser on contributing to pivotal ministerial decisions, building technical capability of government, and how AI can support final stage decision-making
Acceptance Status: approve
Peru-Lessons Learned for Adequate Indigenous Peoples' Participation in IA
Abstract ID# 1384
Presenting Author: Acevedo Huertas
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: Analysis of Indigenous participation in environmental assessment in Peru: institutional limitations, and recommendations for culturally appropriate engagement
Acceptance Status: approve
Place based or artificial? The paradox of Indigenous Science and AI
Abstract ID# 1017
Presenting Author: Gavin Woodburn | Coauthor(s): Myrle Ballard
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: Using case studies from current Indigenous science projects on language as bioindicators, and regenerative forestry, the presentation aims to explore the intersections of Indigenous science
Acceptance Status: approve
Policies and regulations effects on renewable energy projects in QC and AB
Abstract ID# 1251
Presenting Author: Juliana da Costa Lenz Cesar | Coauthor(s): Matthieu Feret
Preferred Session: Pivoting Policies: Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking and its Impact on Renewable Energy Development
Summary Statement: We explore how changes in regulations and policies have impacted the renewable energy project development and renewable electricity generation in Quebec and Alberta (Canada) in recent years.
Acceptance Status: approve
Portrait of Public Participation in Brazil
Abstract ID# 832
Presenting Author: Rafael Della Nina
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: Portrait of public participation in 23 EIA processes of hydroelectric power plants in Brazil, based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of all public interventions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Power, Participation, and Silence: EIAs as Speech Acts in Urban Advocacy
Abstract ID# 770
Presenting Author: Jane McQuitty
Preferred Session: Improving governance and decision making in IA
Summary Statement: A case study of a commonly used "wilderness-cherishing" EIA design in the US and Canada, exploring its role as a speech act that shapes urban environmental advocacy and stakeholder engagemen
Acceptance Status: approve
Practical applications of AI to deliver impact assessments internationally
Abstract ID# 1071
Presenting Author: Caroline Soubry-Smith | Coauthor(s): Neil Breton , Daniel Anton , Dmitry Palekhov
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: Practitioners from across the world identified practical uses for machine learning and large language models, along with considerations for data preparation to enable models to be applied.
Acceptance Status: approve
Protecting Indigenous IP: knowledge sovereignty in green energy project IAs
Abstract ID# 1226
Presenting Author: Ian Stewart | Coauthor(s): Chris Milley , Cody D'Entremont , Connor Howard
Preferred Session: AI in IA: Enhancing cumulative effects assessment in the era of decarbonization and self-determination
Summary Statement: We offer a case study based in Mi’kmaki, Canada, to illustrate challenges in fostering Indigenous knowledge application while protecting sovereignty within novel IA processes for green energ
Acceptance Status: approve
Psychosocial comparative analysis using AI: 735-120 kV substation project
Abstract ID# 941
Presenting Author: Rafael Carvalho
Preferred Session: Evolving the state of the art in Psycho-social impact assessment
Summary Statement: Psychosocial impacts from a 735-120 kV substation project in Québec, Canada, varied by proximity and perception, highlighting the limitations of AI in evaluating complex emotional reactions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Putting Caribou Cumulative Effects Model into hands of decision-makers
Abstract ID# 1134
Presenting Author: Don Russell | Coauthor(s): Anne Gunn
Preferred Session: Cumulative Effects Assessment, Monitoring and Management: State-of-the-Art
Summary Statement: Development of an interactive, Excel-based, decision-support tool to allow easier access to the results of a Caribou Cumulative Effects (CCE) model.
Acceptance Status: approve
Qualitative methods for Indigenous-led impact assessments
Abstract ID# 1144
Presenting Author: Erika Bockstael | Coauthor(s): Myrle Ballard
Preferred Session: Applying and strengthening qualitative methods for effective IA
Summary Statement: Indigenous Science is a distinct and methodological knowledge system, and qualitative methods are appropriate for use within Indigenous Science and within Indigenous-led impact assessments.
Acceptance Status: approve
Quality of life after the Dingleton Resettlement
Abstract ID# 1245
Presenting Author: Gwendolyn Wellmann
Preferred Session: Post-resettlement Livelihoods: reality, experiences and lessons
Summary Statement: This paper tells the stories of four Dingleton households who have been resettled, focusing on their post-resettlement lives and the changes in their livelihoods and quality of life post-resettlement.
Acceptance Status: approve
Rafael Corral
Abstract ID# 1343
Presenting Author: Rafael Corral
Preferred Session: AI for Social Risk Management: Insights from World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Summary Statement: Rafael is a Senior Social Development Specialist in the Europe and Central Asia Region of the World Bank. He focuses on supporting governments assess and manage social risk in line with the Bank’s ESF
Acceptance Status: approve
Ramanie Kunanayagam
Abstract ID# 913
Presenting Author: Ramanie Kunanayagam
Preferred Session: Use of data, technology, and artificial intelligence tools for enhanced accountability
Summary Statement: Chair, Compliance Review Panel, Asian Development Bank
Acceptance Status: approve
Re-imagining Climate and Indigenous Rights Integration in Canadian Impact A
Abstract ID# 1238
Presenting Author: Patricia Galvao Ferreira
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: The escalation of Arctic shipping activities in Canada’s North driven by ice cover loss demands a transformative approach to environmental and social impact assessments that effectively integrates cli
Acceptance Status: approve
Ready for AI: China’s Eco-environmental Zoning-based Regulation System
Abstract ID# 908
Presenting Author: Liwen Zhan | Coauthor(s): Xiaomin Li , Yuting Zhao , Yafei Li
Preferred Session: Using AI technologies to quantify environmental impacts on complex systems
Summary Statement: Our research delves into China's EZR system data model, exploring its challenges, pre-application opportunities, and best exemplary practices amidst the AI revolution.
Acceptance Status: approve
Reconsidering the Ethics of Trade-offs as the use of AI increases
Abstract ID# 1393
Presenting Author: Alan Chenoweth
Preferred Session: Challenges of AI for accountability and ethical practice
Summary Statement: The ethical basis for trade-off decisions, whether utilitarian or eco-centric, needs to be examined if AI is used, requiring greater transparency and community input regarding assumptions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Reducing climate-carbon cycle positive feedback by Adaptive Management
Abstract ID# 783
Presenting Author: Evandro Mateus Moretto | Coauthor(s): Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo , Lygia Fraga Bellintani
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Opportunities for Adaptive Management processes in IA follow-up aiming at reducing climate-carbon cycle positive feedback and new local impacts on the hydropower energy generation.
Acceptance Status: approve
Redundant Reporting in Ghana: Examining Separate ESIA and ESMP Requirements
Abstract ID# 1227
Presenting Author: Joshua Wemegah
Preferred Session: Challenges Facing the IA Process in Developmental Projects: An African Perspective
Summary Statement: This examines the redundancy of dual ESIA and ESMP reporting requirement in certain projects, with an integrated approach aligning with national & global standards, enhancing efficiency and compliance
Acceptance Status: approve
Regional Assessments: Their Role in Improving IA Effectiveness & Efficiency
Abstract ID# 1326
Presenting Author: Steve Bonnell
Preferred Session: Tools and techniques for regional cumulative effects assessment and management
Summary Statement: Explores the role of regional assessments in improving both the effectiveness and efficiency of subsequent impact assessments, based on experiences and lessons from recent Canadian practice
Acceptance Status: approve
Remote Sensing-based Water Environment Monitoring System for Post-EIA
Abstract ID# 1033
Presenting Author: DONGHAE BAEK | Coauthor(s): Taeho Park , Young-il Cho
Preferred Session: Korean Endeavor to Accomplish Digital EIA: Demonstration
Summary Statement: A remote sensing-based water environment monitoring system enhances Post-EIA efficiency by enabling semi-realtime watershed-scale monitoring of key water quality parameters.
Acceptance Status: approve
Representation of African languages in Natural Language Processing (NPL)
Abstract ID# 886
Presenting Author: Tania Oosthuizen | Coauthor(s): Therise Davie
Preferred Session: Linear Infrastructure Project: The Path of Least Impact with Artificial Intelligence Tools
Summary Statement: Reflections on the representation of African languages within Natural Language Processing (NLP) models and the effect thereof on inclusive stakeholder engagement in ESG programmes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Request for Panel Participation Jonathan Ward & Lorenzo Danzi
Abstract ID# 877
Presenting Author: Jonathan Ward | Coauthor(s): Lorenzo Danzi
Preferred Session: AI pros & cons: A collective perspective on a modern tool to support more meaningful assessments
Summary Statement: Jonathan Ward, Principal Consultant ERM based in Vancouver, Cananda. Lorenzo Danzi, Partner, ERM based in Milan, Italy.
Acceptance Status: approve
Resettlement issues in Africa from project preparation to implementation
Abstract ID# 1378
Presenting Author: Florentine Atchombom Tchoffo
Preferred Session: Challenges Facing the IA Process in Developmental Projects: An African Perspective
Summary Statement: Challenges in RAP preparation and implementation in Cameroon stemming from country IA system and lessons learnt
Acceptance Status: approve
Responsible Technology Adoption Through Critical Systems Thinking in Mining
Abstract ID# 1424
Presenting Author: Jill Sesoko | Coauthor(s): Ignitia Motjolopane
Preferred Session: Using AI technologies to quantify environmental impacts on complex systems
Summary Statement: Using Critical Systems Thinking, this presentation explores responsible 5.0 technology adoption in mining, highlighting early talent strategies to co-create sustainable impact and align with ESG goals
Acceptance Status: approve
Retaining focus for mitigating schedule for infrastructure projects in IA.
Abstract ID# 1019
Presenting Author: Darcy Paslawski
Preferred Session: Mitigation
Summary Statement: Schedule delays are one of the biggest risks facing infrastructure projects. Can structured phases in IA be used to focus on winning strategies to avoid process delays and address key issues.
Acceptance Status: approve
Risk Assessment Framework and Software for Cumulative Effects
Abstract ID# 817
Presenting Author: Effah Antwi | Coauthor(s): John Boakye Danquah
Preferred Session: Tools and techniques for regional cumulative effects assessment and management
Summary Statement: The Risk Assessment Framework and Software for Cumulative Effects is a risk and impacts-based cumulative effects assessment framework created for scoping regional cumulative effects issues.
Acceptance Status: approve
Roadmap for GHG mitigation in Urban Planning : Climate Change Impact Assess
Abstract ID# 1150
Presenting Author: Mihyeon Lee | Coauthor(s): Dongchan Kim
Preferred Session: Improving IA efficiency for climate change: why, when and how
Summary Statement: this study aims to present the procedures and methods for conducting climate change impact assessments when establishing urban management plans and discuss efficient improvement measures.
Acceptance Status: approve
RSG AI Platform: Enhancing Environmental Monitoring Through Innovative Data
Abstract ID# 1080
Presenting Author: Brad Taylor | Coauthor(s): Bader Aljahani , Ahmed Rashidy , Sayed Alawi
Preferred Session: Mainstreaming AI in environmental baselining and monitoring
Summary Statement: The RSG AI Platform enhances environmental monitoring by integrating data collection and analysis, improving stakeholder engagement, compliance evaluation, and emergency response.
Acceptance Status: approve
Samer Araabi
Abstract ID# 1014
Presenting Author: Samer Araabi
Preferred Session: Use of data, technology, and artificial intelligence tools for enhanced accountability
Summary Statement: Accountability Counsel
Acceptance Status: approve
Sandra Gomez Paradela
Abstract ID# 901
Presenting Author: Sandra Gomez Paradela | Coauthor(s): Raymi Craig Beltran
Preferred Session: Integrating Climate Change through the lens of IFC’s Performance Standards: Addressing Environmental and Social Physical Climate Risk in Infrastructure Projects.
Summary Statement: Climate Change Specialist, IFC, Washington DC
Acceptance Status: approve
Scaling whale monitoring using AI
Abstract ID# 827
Presenting Author: Emily Charry Tissier
Preferred Session: Navigating Conservation with AI: Trustworthy Data for a Sustainable Future
Summary Statement: A Human-In-The-Loop approach combining deep learning and expert input achieved 91.4% accuracy in cetacean monitoring, enabling scalable beluga counting from aerial datasets and highlighting the need f
Acceptance Status: approve
SEA and conservation: SEA of SW Bangladesh and the Sundarbans - Using Real Intelligence
Abstract ID# 893
Presenting Author: Barry Dalal-Clayton
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: An SEA of SW Bangladesh and the Sundarbans focused on rapid industrial and other development and its potential to undermine the conservation of the Sundarbans World Heritage Site
Acceptance Status: approve
SEA contributions for Marine Spatial Planning in Brazil
Abstract ID# 1000
Presenting Author: Anne Caroline Malvestio | Coauthor(s): Carla Grigoletto Duarte , Thomaz Willian de Figueiredo Xavier , Alexander Turra , Luis Enrique Sánchez
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: A discussion on how SEA can enhance Marine Spatial Planning process in Brazil is presented, focusing on promoting better integration of marine and coastal environments.
Acceptance Status: approve
SEA practice in Ireland - SEA Effectivenss, SEA Action Planning and AI
Abstract ID# 998
Presenting Author: Tadhg O'Mahony | Coauthor(s): Cian O'Mahony , Deirdre French , Micheal Lehane
Preferred Session: Improving Strategic Environmental Assessment practice in the EU and the wider world – can AI help?
Summary Statement: EPA(Ireland) has undertaken two SEA Effectiveness Reviews to date. This paper will explore the role of AI in current and future Effectiveness Reviews in ireland.
Acceptance Status: approve
Sense as Human: AI-Based Sensors Enhance Long-Term Environmental Monitoring
Abstract ID# 916
Presenting Author: Weixian Zhang | Coauthor(s): Qing Fei
Preferred Session: The validation of impact assessments, adaptive management, and reassessments.
Summary Statement: AI-based sensors emulate human sense for environmental monitoring, providing intuitive, comprehensive insights. They offer real-time analysis, adapt to conditions, and support sustainable development.
Acceptance Status: approve
SIA and Indigenous People: towards participatory monitoring processes
Abstract ID# 1357
Presenting Author: Alberto Diantini | Coauthor(s): Philippe Hanna
Preferred Session: SIA as the basis for ongoing participatory community monitoring; examples from across the world
Summary Statement: Ongoing FPIC is essential for participatory monitoring during the project lifecycle, enabling adaptive management, addressing grievances and ensuring community voices guide impact assessment
Acceptance Status: approve
SIA and Public Consultation for Geothermal Development in Japan
Abstract ID# 1178
Presenting Author: Yuki SHIBATA | Coauthor(s): Aiko YANAI , Aki SUWA
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: This paper discusses methods for socio-economic impact assessment of geothermal development based on case studies in Japan.
Acceptance Status: approve
SIA in Bauxite Mining for Alumina: International Comparative Analysis
Abstract ID# 1103
Presenting Author: Søren Qvist Eliasen | Coauthor(s): Sara Bjørn Aaen , Anne Merrild Hansen , Izhar Mithal Jiskani
Preferred Session: Towards Improving Social Impact Management in the Mining Sector
Summary Statement: The paper analyses SIAs from three bauxite mining countries. Especially evaluating tangible and intangible social effects are challenges to be included in future socially responsible SIAs.
Acceptance Status: approve
SIA research on a cycle trail: a case for community monitoring
Abstract ID# 1129
Presenting Author: Nicholas (Nick) Taylor | Coauthor(s): Michael Mackay
Preferred Session: SIA as the basis for ongoing participatory community monitoring; examples from across the world
Summary Statement: SIA research on the impacts of resource transitions affecting communities highlighted social impacts from a cycle trail, requiring community-based monitoring as a basis for community action
Acceptance Status: approve
Site suitability assessment of Solar PV location
Abstract ID# 819
Presenting Author: Kiichiro Hayashi | Coauthor(s): Ferdinando Villa , Stefano Balbi
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: In this study, the development of the current tool of site selection model for solar PV will be discussed.
Acceptance Status: approve
SMART AI AGRICULTURE BOOSTS ECO-TOURISM AND INCOME IN UMA TALUN PENAN BELAG
Abstract ID# 1237
Presenting Author: Jiwari bin Abdullah | Coauthor(s): Jovita Elderson Anak ripen , Mahmood bin Long
Preferred Session: AI for IA in Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Summary Statement: This initiative enhances agricultural efficiency and community income in Uma Penan Talun, Belaga through AI agriculture, product innovation, and eco-tourism.
Acceptance Status: approve
Smart Integrated GIS Solutions for Informed Strategic Decision-Making in IA
Abstract ID# 1098
Presenting Author: Celia Sancho de Pablo | Coauthor(s): Gianmarco Rea , Antonino Cuzzola , Silvia Tinon , Paolo Pucillo
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: Empower smarter, faster decisions for teams and stakeholders through integrated and unified GIS solutions: real-time data collection, seamless management, and interactive visual web apps.
Acceptance Status: approve
Smoothing consent: lessons learnt from ecological case studies in the UK’s
Abstract ID# 1335
Presenting Author: Catriona Gall | Coauthor(s): Kelly Macleod
Preferred Session: Improving governance and decision making in IA
Summary Statement: This presentation uses marine ecology case studies from the UKs offshore wind farm industry to explore lessons learned, with a view to smoothing approvals processes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Social aspects of mine closure: Addressing onsite challenges
Abstract ID# 964
Presenting Author: Sandy Worden | Coauthor(s): Byambajav Dalaibuyan
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment of Mine Closure for Post-Mining Transitions
Summary Statement: Onsite closure practitioners face capability and capacity challenges in addressing the social aspects of mine closure. We present practical guidance for onsite teams.
Acceptance Status: approve
Social Dimensions of Climate Change
Abstract ID# 875
Presenting Author: Janna Tenzing
Preferred Session: Exploring the use of AI to tackle the social implications of climate change
Summary Statement: This presentation will discuss the World Bank’s approach to addressing the social dimensions of climate change through locally led climate action and socially sustainable ‘just’ transitions to low car
Acceptance Status: approve
Social inequality impacts of climate change & adaptation action: A critique
Abstract ID# 786
Presenting Author: Emdad Haque | Coauthor(s): MAK Azad
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: The study critically assesses existing knowledge about social inequality impacts of climate change and adaptation actions.
Acceptance Status: approve
Social valuation as an impact assessment method – Milan case study
Abstract ID# 1045
Presenting Author: Rebecca Roebuck | Coauthor(s): Nadia Boschi , Edmund McCombs
Preferred Session: Practical Methodologies in IA
Summary Statement: This paper will share learnings about how social valuation methods can inform assessment of impact during development projects, providing a case study of the Milan Programma 2121 program.
Acceptance Status: approve
Søren Enghoff
Abstract ID# 811
Presenting Author: Søren Enghoff
Preferred Session: Navigating Conservation with AI: Trustworthy Data for a Sustainable Future
Summary Statement: Søren Enghoff Head of Regulatory Affairs & Impact Spoor
Acceptance Status: approve
SPACEWHALE: Using AI to detect whales from space
Abstract ID# 1306
Presenting Author: Laura Williamson | Coauthor(s): Kelly Macleod , Julika Voss , Caroline Höschle , Amel Ben Mahjoub & Georg Nehls
Preferred Session: Can AI support long-term monitoring and adaptive management?
Summary Statement: This study uses AI to detect whales in satellite images, enabling large-scale, remote monitoring of populations, supporting impact assessments, and offering new opportunities for marine cons
Acceptance Status: approve
Spatial Analysis for Offshore Wind Farm Potential in the Mediterranean Sea
Abstract ID# 1247
Presenting Author: Fernanda MARTINS HARGREAVES
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: This study evaluates new Offshore Wind Farm areas in the Mediterranean, using spatial analysis to assess different scenarios in environmental and technical targets, supporting government policies and
Acceptance Status: approve
Stakeholder engagement challenges and needs in CIAs of HPPs
Abstract ID# 839
Presenting Author: Sopio Chichagua | Coauthor(s): Shivcharn Dhillion
Preferred Session: IAIA and Cumulative Effects: a new section and a busy future
Summary Statement: Need for guidance of stakeholder engagement for CIA within the context of ESIA for renewable energy projects
Acceptance Status: approve
Stakeholder engagement: social risk management to EnABLE social inclusion.
Abstract ID# 1070
Presenting Author: Sarah Antwi-Boasiako | Coauthor(s): Chie Ingvoldstad
Preferred Session: Data-driven social risk management methods and tools for central and local use
Summary Statement: The presentation will share lessons from the EnABLE Ghana Project and will propose methods to facilitate a greater uptake of emissions reduction activities amongst vulnerable groups.
Acceptance Status: approve
Stakeholders perspectives on AI application in SEA and EIA for RE planning
Abstract ID# 1055
Presenting Author: Alexandra Jiricka-Pürrer | Coauthor(s): Robin Sandfort
Preferred Session: The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Presentation of recent results of an actors-centred research involving serious game approaches and case study analysis on the application of AI in the field of spatial energy planning and EA
Acceptance Status: approve
Stewarding Singapore’s natural capital with Ecological Profiling Exercise
Abstract ID# 789
Presenting Author: Tianjiao Li | Coauthor(s): Samantha Lai
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: The Ecological Profiling Exercise uses least-resistance pathway and agent-based modelling to profile green and blue spaces across Singapore to balance between nature conservation and urban development
Acceptance Status: approve
Strategic and Cumulative Impact Assessments influence good decision making
Abstract ID# 940
Presenting Author: Maya Gabriela Villaluz
Preferred Session: The validation of impact assessments, adaptive management, and reassessments.
Summary Statement: How Strategic and Cumulative Impact Assessments are used to manage accumulated impacts and evaluate the environmental effects of policies, plans, and programs for policy and decision making
Acceptance Status: approve
Streamlining IA writing: A consultant’s perspective.
Abstract ID# 1390
Presenting Author: Tejasvini Chalikonda
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: This presentation is a discussion, with examples, of the steps taken to improve IA documents by using tools that help create stronger arguments and focused writing.
Acceptance Status: approve
Strengthening IAs: Integrating Red River Métis Knowledge and Environmental
Abstract ID# 1153
Presenting Author: Leah Culver | Coauthor(s): Marci Riel
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: The Manitoba Métis Federation’s Geo Hub integrates Red River Métis Knowledge and western science to support impact assessments, using spatial and qualitative data to track long-term impacts.
Acceptance Status: approve
Strengthening qualitative methods for effective IA
Abstract ID# 1027
Presenting Author: Heidi Walker | Coauthor(s): John Sinclair
Preferred Session: Applying and strengthening qualitative methods for effective IA
Summary Statement: This presentation discusses needs and pathways for strengthening the effectiveness of qualitative methods in IA.
Acceptance Status: approve
sustainability, and inclusivity
Abstract ID# 775
Presenting Author: Shushanik karapetyan | Coauthor(s): Susanna Antonyan
Preferred Session: AI and Sustainability: The New Era of Environmental Assessment
Summary Statement: The new era of environmental assessment leverages cutting-edge technologies such as AI, real-time data analytics, and digital platforms to improve the accuracy and efficiency of evaluating environment
Acceptance Status: approve
Sustainable taxonomies in Latin America: the social dimension
Abstract ID# 1293
Presenting Author: Miguel Coutinho
Preferred Session: Linkages between sustainable finance and impact assessments
Summary Statement: This paper examines the role of social considerations in Latin American sustainable taxonomies. It reviews existing taxonomies, analyzes social criteria, and assesses their impact on social outcomes.
Acceptance Status: approve
Systems-thinking mapping in IA: technical scope vs. holistic wellbeing.
Abstract ID# 1379
Presenting Author: Ken Froese
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: Highly technical project teams struggle with the relationships between technical components or risks and determinants of health and wellbeing. Systems-thinking maps can help with conceptual gaps.
Acceptance Status: approve
Taiwan's Dual-Axis Transformation: Advancing EIA with Digital and AI Tools
Abstract ID# 843
Presenting Author: Xinjie Yin | Coauthor(s): SuChin Hsu , YaWen Lu , Chihkai Yang , Yenchun Liu & Maochuan Chen
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: Taiwan’s dual-axis transformation integrates digital and AI technologies into EIA, streamlining processes, improving accuracy, and enhancing public participation for sustainable growth.
Acceptance Status: approve
Take into account vulnerability to climate change in EIA
Abstract ID# 863
Presenting Author: Virginie DEFROMONT
Preferred Session: Effective Integration of Climate Change Risks in Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: How to take climate change into account in EIA? How to anticipate risks? How can we assess the vulnerability to climate change of projects and transcribe it into EIA, without complicating the EIA ?
Acceptance Status: approve
Technology-aided performance monitoring for EIA projects in Hong Kong
Abstract ID# 1221
Presenting Author: Hang Wui, William WONG | Coauthor(s): Lee Loi, Felix TAI
Preferred Session: Can AI support long-term monitoring and adaptive management?
Summary Statement: Technologies have improved the performance monitoring of EIA projects in HK. The authors will share insights from IWMF construction, showcasing the impact of AI and machine learning.
Acceptance Status: approve
Testing the waters: AI vs. Consultants in Biodiversity Due Diligence
Abstract ID# 1220
Presenting Author: Suzanne Coey | Coauthor(s): Hannah Xavier
Preferred Session: What’s the Reality Behind the AI Hype in IA?
Summary Statement: The efficacy of AI-driven analysis is compared against traditional consultancy methods in conducting Biodiversity Due Diligence, assessing AI capabilities and limitations.
Acceptance Status: approve
The Case for Adopting Robust Social Management Systems
Abstract ID# 1254
Presenting Author: Jorge Villegas Valenzuela
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: Making the case for integrating robust social risk management policies into E&S Management Systems as crucial element for project financing and bridging infrastructure gaps.
Acceptance Status: approve
The Democratization of AI and the Legitimacy of IA
Abstract ID# 944
Presenting Author: Adebayo Majekolagbe
Preferred Session: The good, the bad and the ugly – the role of AI in public participation in IA
Summary Statement: This presentation shows how democratizing AI contributes to IA legitimacy. It proposes general and phase-specific principles for democratizing AI in the screening, scoping, and follow-up phases of IA.
Acceptance Status: approve
The Development of EIA in in China's Renewable Energy Industry
Abstract ID# 1108
Presenting Author: Wenwan Dong | Coauthor(s): Qichen Gao
Preferred Session: Transparency & data sharing in impact assessment for the energy transition
Summary Statement: The rapid development of China's new energy industry requires EIA to quickly adapt and establish a new fair policy and standard system to meet the needs of different stakeholders.
Acceptance Status: approve
The EcoUplift Approach: Baselining Case Studies from the UK
Abstract ID# 1215
Presenting Author: Ross Stewart | Coauthor(s): Peter Hurley
Preferred Session: Environmental Impact Assessment in the AI Era. The Case for AI in Baselining Biodiversity.
Summary Statement: EcoUplift, AECOM’s biodiversity and natural capital baselining and decision-support tool, is supporting organisations across the UK to better understand and reduce their impacts on nature.
Acceptance Status: approve
The Great Schism: EIA, HIA, and Cultural Heritage
Abstract ID# 1034
Presenting Author: Christopher Polglase
Preferred Session: Challenging Implementation of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Standards
Summary Statement: I will review the discontinuity between EIA, HIA, and cultural heritage protection and discuss steps taken by cultural heritage specialists to guide successful incorporation of cultural heritage in IA
Acceptance Status: approve
The Human Rights Challenge of Resettlement in a Conflict Area
Abstract ID# 1081
Presenting Author: Lloyd Lipsett
Preferred Session: Navigating Complexities: Resettlement Management in Zones Emerging from Conflict
Summary Statement: Case study on human rights impacts and due diligence for a resettlement process in Mozambique
Acceptance Status: approve
The Impact of Impact Assessments: A Kenyan Case Study
Abstract ID# 1340
Presenting Author: TEDDY KAMAU
Preferred Session: Challenges Facing the IA Process in Developmental Projects: An African Perspective
Summary Statement: This abstract examines Kenya's impact assessments on the LAPSSET corridor, Lamu Lokichar Crude Oil Pipeline, and the South Lokichar Basin development, highlighting gaps and recommending reforms.
Acceptance Status: approve
The impact pf landscape structures on PM10 concentrations
Abstract ID# 1407
Presenting Author: Jin-Oh Kim | Coauthor(s): Sung Joo Park
Preferred Session: Practical Methodologies in IA
Summary Statement: This study aims to investigate how the landscape structure influences PM10 concentration.
Acceptance Status: approve
The importance of field data in an era of Artificial Intelligence
Abstract ID# 1224
Presenting Author: Katalijn MacAfee
Preferred Session: Tools and techniques for regional cumulative effects assessment and management
Summary Statement: In an age where Artificial Intelligence and modeling plays an increasing role in decision making, we’ll take a look at the role that field data plays in developing these models, and help inform (and t
Acceptance Status: approve
The long and winding path of EA effectiveness in Estonia
Abstract ID# 803
Presenting Author: Charlotta Faith-Ell | Coauthor(s): Heikki Kalle , Jos Arts
Preferred Session: Global Perspectives on the Evolution of Impact Assessment (IA) Effectiveness
Summary Statement: This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of EA effectiveness, exploring the dynamic interaction of EA with planning and decision-making institutions using the example of Estonia.
Acceptance Status: approve
The mitigation hierarchy and development zoning
Abstract ID# 883
Presenting Author: Meredith Henderson | Coauthor(s): Sophie Powrie , Emily Bathgate
Preferred Session: Mitigation
Summary Statement: We examine whether contemporary strategic land use planning is effective at halting biodiversity decline.
Acceptance Status: approve
The Nature Networks Tool - Informing Scotland's National Nature Recovery
Abstract ID# 1211
Presenting Author: Peter Hurley | Coauthor(s): Ross Stewart
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: The Nature Networks Tool is championing actionable information, decision-support and collaboration to support the development and implementation of at-scale nature recovery strategy across S
Acceptance Status: approve
The Open Science and Data Platform with Generative AI for Impact Assessment
Abstract ID# 768
Presenting Author: mohamed habbane
Preferred Session: More Effective Public Participation Through Digital Technologies
Summary Statement: Enhancing the Government of Canada’s Open Science and Data Platform with Semantic Search and Generative Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Impact Assessments, supporting informed decision.
Acceptance Status: approve
The Place of HRIAs in AI Governance and Risk Management
Abstract ID# 1031
Presenting Author: Andrew Mastroianni
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessment of Digital Technology
Summary Statement: This presentation explores how Human Rights Impact Assessments strengthen AI governance and risk management by identifying and mitigating human rights risks, promoting ethical standards, and ensuring
Acceptance Status: approve
The power of collaboration: Offshore Coalition for Energy & Nature (OCEaN)
Abstract ID# 982
Presenting Author: Cristina Simioli
Preferred Session: Offshore Wind Farms ESIA: state of the art, issues and opportunities
Summary Statement: The sustainable development of offshore wind and grid requires holistic approaches to planning, innovation and cross-sectoral collaborations.
Acceptance Status: approve
The power of managing surveys, engagement and land in a single GIS solution
Abstract ID# 1280
Presenting Author: Eseld Imms
Preferred Session: Evidence-base in Impact Assessment: The Role of Spatial Data and GIS-based Decision-Support Tools
Summary Statement: Empower teams and obtain consent for infrastructure projects through integrated land, engagement and survey management within a unified geospatial solution
Acceptance Status: approve
The Role of Good Neighbor Agreements in Mining Projects
Abstract ID# 824
Presenting Author: Ranay Guifarro
Preferred Session: Towards Improving Social Impact Management in the Mining Sector
Summary Statement: Good Neighbor Agreements are challenging but often effective mechanisms to help manage impacts, promote benefits and foster collaboration between mining projects and host communities.
Acceptance Status: approve
The social and ecological impacts of a South African GH2/PtX economy
Abstract ID# 1088
Presenting Author: Dhiveshni Moodley | Coauthor(s): Dr. Greg Schreiner , Luanita Snyman-Van der Walt
Preferred Session: Pivoting Policies: Evidence-Based Environmental Policymaking and its Impact on Renewable Energy Development
Summary Statement: This study describes a potential South African GH2/PtX economy and identifies potential social and ecological impacts to help build an integrated, holistic decision-making framework to guide
Acceptance Status: approve
The story of a wind turbine built on top of a World Heritage
Abstract ID# 923
Presenting Author: Ayano Takeuchi
Preferred Session: Challenging Implementation of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Standards
Summary Statement: To achieve carbon neutrality, a wind farm was developed in Hirado, balancing renewable energy needs with cultural heritage. This study showcases Japan’s approach to renewable energy in local contexts.
Acceptance Status: approve
The strategic role of SIA in enhancing climate action plans and projects
Abstract ID# 1301
Presenting Author: Angelo Jonas Imperiale
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: We discuss the role of the new Social Impact Assessment Framework for Action to understand the social dimensions of climate action plans and projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
The Vital Role of Modified Habitats in Conserving Singapore's Biodiversity
Abstract ID# 1156
Presenting Author: Holly Siow | Coauthor(s): Teo Aaron
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Modified habitats in Singapore, including seawalls and urban green spaces, provide opportunities to support both marine and terrestrial biodiversity, necessitating integrated conservation st
Acceptance Status: approve
The WBG EHS Guidelines Update: A Tool for Achieving Sustainable Investments
Abstract ID# 1285
Presenting Author: Taylan Askin | Coauthor(s): Debra Zanewich , Romina Aramburu
Preferred Session: Linkages between sustainable finance and impact assessments
Summary Statement: The World Bank Group will present its most recent updates to the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines, a Comprehensive GIIP Resource for Sustainable Finance
Acceptance Status: approve
The WBG EHS Guidelines: an update on Good International Industry Practice
Abstract ID# 1126
Presenting Author: Romina Aramburu | Coauthor(s): Taylan Askin , Debra Zanewich , Ryan O'Connor
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: The World Bank Group will present its most recent updates to the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines, a resource for E&S professionals in impact assessment and management systems
Acceptance Status: approve
Their lives after the "Compulsory Land Acquisition" (Study Case: Indonesia)
Abstract ID# 777
Presenting Author: Ekannisa Isworo | Coauthor(s): Poerna Sri Oetari
Preferred Session: Post-resettlement Livelihoods: reality, experiences and lessons
Summary Statement: This study examines one of compulsory acquisition practices, revealing a gap between compensation and livelihood restoration, highlighting the socio-economic challenges faced by affected com
Acceptance Status: approve
Tilting the Balance: Change Management in Cultural Heritage IA
Abstract ID# 975
Presenting Author: Kirk Roberts
Preferred Session: Challenging Implementation of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Standards
Summary Statement: This paper examines how a structured approach to Change Management is facilitating the Royal Commission for AlUla’s transition from a developer to becoming a Cultural Heritage regulatory authority.
Acceptance Status: approve
Today’s preparedness is tomorrow’s success – actioning assessments
Abstract ID# 1308
Presenting Author: Olga Skotareva
Preferred Session: Evironmental and Social Management Systems: Transforming EIAS into actions
Summary Statement: Discussing good practice pre-emptive and assurance mechanisms to manage environmental and social risks on development projects.
Acceptance Status: approve
Tony Bellomo - Technical Director, Innovation - Melbourne FL
Abstract ID# 1095
Presenting Author: Tony Bellomo
Preferred Session: AI pros & cons: A collective perspective on a modern tool to support more meaningful assessments
Summary Statement: Tony Bellomo - Technical Director, Innovation - Melbourne FL
Acceptance Status: approve
Towards (truly) meaningful engagements with affected stakeholders
Abstract ID# 948
Presenting Author: Karin Buhmann | Coauthor(s): Alberto Fonseca , Nathan Andrews , Giuseppe Amatuli
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: This presentation highlights emerging conceptualizations and practices around meaningful stakeholder engagement based on recent academic chapters, practitioners’ perspectives, and an online
Acceptance Status: approve
Towards a consensus on corporate biodiversity data and how mining can help
Abstract ID# 980
Presenting Author: Benjamin Stimpson
Preferred Session: Assessing the Impact of Emergent Technologies in Monitoring and Measuring Biodiversity at Mine Sites
Summary Statement: This talk will outline development of corporate biodiversity metrics, review current approaches and research, and highlight mining’s potential to establish cross-sector best practices.
Acceptance Status: approve
Towards a Guiding Framework for Interlinking Circular Economy into IA
Abstract ID# 1212
Presenting Author: Tomas Ramos
Preferred Session: Synergies between Impact Assessment and the Circular Economy
Summary Statement: Guidance for Interlinking the Circular Economy with Impact Assessment Processes and Studies
Acceptance Status: approve
Towards Efficiency in EsIA and Permitting in a remote Arctic Setting
Abstract ID# 1314
Presenting Author: Stephen Traynor
Preferred Session: In search of efficient EsIA and Permitting including potential role of AI: Lessons Learned
Summary Statement: This presentation considers how efficiencies in EsIA and permitting can be considered in an Arctic Setting
Acceptance Status: approve
Towards Inclusive Digital Stakeholder Engagement
Abstract ID# 954
Presenting Author: Kubra Kalkandelen
Preferred Session: Bridging the Digital Divide: Enhancing EIA in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Summary Statement: An exploration of strategies for inclusive digital stakeholder engagement in EIA, addressing digital divide and bottom-up approaches for meaningful participation.
Acceptance Status: approve
TPM methods for assessing green and resilient recovery
Abstract ID# 1351
Presenting Author: Ayaz Parvez
Preferred Session: AI and Remote Sensing for Sustainability and Environmental and Social Risk Management
Summary Statement: TPM methods utilizing field data collection and remote sensing methods can identify climate resiliency impact, as well as uncover opportunities for future programming.
Acceptance Status: approve
Trajectory of Remote Sensing to support Planning for the “Day After”
Abstract ID# 1347
Presenting Author: Joy Aoun
Preferred Session: AI and Remote Sensing for Sustainability and Environmental and Social Risk Management
Summary Statement: The evolution of remote sensing technologies that offer granular understanding of the social and economic conditions in FCV contexts and have been applied to inform “day after" planning.
Acceptance Status: approve
Transition to a circular economy in renewable energy projects
Abstract ID# 838
Presenting Author: Alejandra Galeano-Galán
Preferred Session: Synergies between Impact Assessment and the Circular Economy
Summary Statement: This session will explore the practical aspects of embedding CE into the EIA process, highlighting both the benefits and the complexities that come with it
Acceptance Status: approve
Translating the unknown into the known - Is there an AI in PSIA?
Abstract ID# 1361
Presenting Author: Alex Cisneros Menchaca
Preferred Session: Evolving the state of the art in Psycho-social impact assessment
Summary Statement: Using a case study on project-induced PSIs due to relational inequalities, this presentation will constructively challenge the inclusion of AI as a catch-all destination for impact assessmen
Acceptance Status: approve
Trends in Korea's climate change impact assessment system
Abstract ID# 1169
Presenting Author: Sungwoon Jung | Coauthor(s): Geunbae Kim , Youngkyu Shin
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial and Sustainable EA in AI era
Summary Statement: This presentation introduces Korea's CCIA assessment system and offers recommendations based on the case studies. It aims to offer stable strategies to enhance the system's efficiency.
Acceptance Status: approve
U.S. federal case law views on the U.S. regulatory proposals
Abstract ID# 1295
Presenting Author: P.E. "Pam" Hudson | Coauthor(s): Michael Smith , Edward "Ted" Boling
Preferred Session: AI in the USA: Technology’s potential to improve the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) IA Process
Summary Statement: This oral presentation discusses the U.S. federal court views in reviewing the U.S regulatory structure to address delays in reviews while improving public accessibility.
Acceptance Status: approve
Uncovering Cultural Heritage in Colombian Territory - Is that an impact?
Abstract ID# 1396
Presenting Author: Andres Amaya | Coauthor(s): Yaddy Ruiz
Preferred Session: Challenging Implementation of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Standards
Summary Statement: Uncovering unknown archaeological sites during IA for infrastructure project has shaped current legislation and protection standards of our cultural heritage. Experiences in Colombia have challenged t
Acceptance Status: approve
Understanding IA and mine closure contributions to Nature Positive
Abstract ID# 968
Presenting Author: Angus Morrison-Saunders | Coauthor(s): Luis Sánchez
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment of Mine Closure for Post-Mining Transitions
Summary Statement: The extent to which Nature Positive policy expectations can be met through impact assessment and mine closure planning for post-mining transitions are explored.
Acceptance Status: approve
Understanding the convergence of marine spatial planning, fisherman extract
Abstract ID# 1383
Presenting Author: Samuel Olivares | Coauthor(s): Carla Martínez
Preferred Session: Blue economy, SEA and Marine Spatial Planning
Summary Statement: This presentation provides an understanding of how marine spatial planning, fishermen activities and the mining industry converge and its implications for impact assessment.
Acceptance Status: approve
Unheard voices: The Unintended Consequences of Poorly Planned Displacement
Abstract ID# 856
Presenting Author: Andrea Pittaluga
Preferred Session: Navigating Complexities: Resettlement Management in Zones Emerging from Conflict
Summary Statement: This paper explores a state-led displacement in Peru, where a lack of public participation led to worsening the community's livelihood, highlighting the need for inclusive, participatory approaches.
Acceptance Status: approve
Unique features of EIA in protected areas - Toward best practice principles
Abstract ID# 1049
Presenting Author: Claudine Roos | Coauthor(s): Francois Retief , Alan Bond , Reece Alberts , Dirk Cilliers & Jurie Moolman
Preferred Session: Global Perspectives on the Evolution of Impact Assessment (IA) Effectiveness
Summary Statement: This paper examines unique features of EIA in South African protected areas, recommending five best practice principles emphasising ecocentric ethics and unique governance approaches.
Acceptance Status: approve
Unlocking Potential of AI for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement
Abstract ID# 951
Presenting Author: Harjot Kaur
Preferred Session: Exploring AI for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Assessments
Summary Statement: Encourage discourse on potential of AI for meaningful stakeholder engagement in challenging context & sharing lessons from using innovative tools for stakeholder engagement for greater program impact
Acceptance Status: approve
Unveiling the Politics of AI in IA
Abstract ID# 1325
Presenting Author: Emma Harty
Preferred Session: Bridging the Digital Divide: Enhancing EIA in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Summary Statement: This research explores socio-economic and environmental risks from incorporating AI into ESIAs, analyzing barriers to entry, ethical challenges, and inequality impacts.
Acceptance Status: approve
Urban Ecological Status Map for Conservation of Biodiversity in Urban Areas
Abstract ID# 1176
Presenting Author: Hyung Namgung | Coauthor(s): Jong-Gwan Jung
Preferred Session: Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, IPLCs, and AI
Summary Statement: This study attempted to explore the possibility of utilizing urban ecological status maps and ways to improve them for the conservation of natural environment and biodiversity in urban areas.
Acceptance Status: approve
UrbanRenewal&Resettlement In Sarawak:AdvancingSDGs ThroughLocal Experiences
Abstract ID# 763
Presenting Author: FORKANIZAM DOLHADI
Preferred Session: Post-resettlement Livelihoods: reality, experiences and lessons
Summary Statement: The findings highlight how Sarawak’s approach to urban renewal has been tailored to its local context, balancing economic development with environmental sustainability and social equity.
Acceptance Status: approve
Us vs Machines: Impact Assessments More Efficient, Accurate & Substantive
Abstract ID# 1402
Presenting Author: Ruba Farkh | Coauthor(s): Faisal Alhomoud , Sawsan Zaater
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: Digital innovations like AI & historical data integration advances impact assessment making them more efficient, accurate, & substantive
Acceptance Status: approve
Use of AI in biodiversity data from follow-up in Chile
Abstract ID# 1377
Presenting Author: Cristian Pérez
Preferred Session: How can AI improve IA Follow-up practice?
Summary Statement: This presentation analyzes the potential role of AI in the follow-up data associated to biodiversity that must be submitted to the environmental authority in Chile.
Acceptance Status: approve
Use of GIS to quantify Ecosystem Services in tourism sector in the Red Sea
Abstract ID# 1056
Presenting Author: Muhammad Aftab Majeed
Preferred Session: Practical Methodologies in IA
Summary Statement: A conceptual framework using innovative methods and digital tools to quantify and assess Ecosystem Services (ES) to design sustainable places, changes in ES, and functions pre and post development
Acceptance Status: approve
Use of organised reasoning to improve regulatory decisions
Abstract ID# 1138
Presenting Author: Sarah Pennington
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: Use of organised reasoning to improve regulatory requests and decision making.
Acceptance Status: approve
Use of remote sensing for CHA for transmission lines in remote areas
Abstract ID# 1430
Presenting Author: Nathalie Staelens | Coauthor(s): Suryaputrianita Satyanugraha
Preferred Session: Critical Habitat Assessment for No Net Loss in Linear Infrastructure Projects
Summary Statement: This paper discusses the utilization of remote sensing for initial biodiversity screening of transmission lines as part of ESDD and CHA.
Acceptance Status: approve
User-Centric Approaches to Digital Transformation in Environmental Impact A
Abstract ID# 1021
Presenting Author: Tokunbo Olorundami | Coauthor(s): Etia Ndarake
Preferred Session: Challenges of AI for accountability and ethical practice
Summary Statement: This research explores user-centric digital transformation in EIA, identifying stakeholder needs and proposing a framework to enhance efficiency, engagement, and sustainable management within the EIA
Acceptance Status: approve
Using AI and Machine learning to assess ESIA reports: IFC' MALENA solution
Abstract ID# 933
Presenting Author: Atiyah Curmally
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: Workflow Management for ESIA from MFIs
Summary Statement: MALENA is the World Bank Group’s first AI as a Service comprising a suite of AI-powered solutions designed to transform ESG analysis for emerging markets.
Acceptance Status: approve
Using AI to support sustainable strategy development and capacity building
Abstract ID# 1140
Presenting Author: Geoff Kendall | Coauthor(s): Tom Bregman
Preferred Session: AI & Digital Innovation in Project, Product, and Business Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This session will explore how AI can be used to support the collaborative, expert-led development and implementation of system change strategies..
Acceptance Status: approve
Using biodiversity credits to finance habitat restoration on modified lands
Abstract ID# 919
Presenting Author: Steve Edwards
Preferred Session: The Biodiversity Significance of Some Modified Habitats: Implications for Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This presentation will explore progress-to-date regarding biodiversity credits to fund habitat restoration, which is an ever-present opportunity on modified lands. The presentation will explore habit
Acceptance Status: approve
Using ethnography to strengthen IA with Indigenous Peoples
Abstract ID# 1403
Presenting Author: Alfredo Anderson
Preferred Session: Applying and strengthening qualitative methods for effective IA
Summary Statement: In Peru, multicultural country with 55 ethnic groups, the case of the Ayash Huaripampa community highligths how ethnography strengthens the understanding of the cultural underlyings of mining impacts.
Acceptance Status: approve
Using Indigenous Knowledge to guide western science in environmental monito
Abstract ID# 1322
Presenting Author: lori cyprien | Coauthor(s): Bruce Mclean
Preferred Session: A rights-based approach to IA: Indigenous resilience and resurgence through engaging in IA
Summary Statement: Guiding Western Science with Indigenous Knowledge using community based environmental monitoring
Acceptance Status: approve
Using Machine Learning to Identify Conflicts in Infrastructure Projects
Abstract ID# 1206
Presenting Author: Laura Steel Pascual | Coauthor(s): Mara Fehling , Darko Annandale , David Annandale
Preferred Session: State-of-the-art applications of AI for Impact Assessment: lessons learned
Summary Statement: A machine learning model identifies potential conflicts in infrastructure projects tied to livelihood support, enhancing planning and fostering socially sustainable community engagement.
Acceptance Status: approve
Using Strategic Impact Assessment in Bioregional Planning
Abstract ID# 959
Presenting Author: Carolyn Cameron
Preferred Session: Bioregional Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: A review of good practice approaches to strategic impact assessment of bioregional plans, using Australia’s current national environmental law reform as a case study
Acceptance Status: approve
Using technology to enhance stakeholder engagement: The case of GEMS
Abstract ID# 894
Presenting Author: Asli Gurkan | Coauthor(s): Bernhard Metz
Preferred Session: Exploring AI for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Assessments
Summary Statement: How to get eyes on the ground when you cannot have boots on the ground? Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision (GEMS) is used for stakeholder engagement in remote communities.
Acceptance Status: approve
Using Tools of Argument to Improve IA Documents: Steps and Progress
Abstract ID# 925
Presenting Author: Glenn Brown
Preferred Session: Steps and Tools to Improve Documents and Procedures to Streamline IA
Summary Statement: This paper describes steps that review agencies and private sector groups have used to improve IA documents by using tools that create stronger arguments and clearer writing.
Acceptance Status: approve
Utilization of carbon-related microspatial data for carbon neutral policies
Abstract ID# 1154
Presenting Author: Jae Soen Son | Coauthor(s): Yohan Chang
Preferred Session: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Urban Environmental Planning for Climate Change Response
Summary Statement: Leveraging microspatial data and AI, this research simulates carbon emissions at a fine-grained scale to inform sustainable urban planning for carbon neutrality.
Acceptance Status: approve
Value chain stakeholders and IA follow-up on Amazon rainforest mining
Abstract ID# 1087
Presenting Author: Natália Margarido | Coauthor(s): Philippe Hanna , Luis Sánchez , Jos Arts
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Based on interviews with stakeholders related to the value chain, the main concerns about impacts of mining in a highly valued ecosystem are identified, contributing to IA follow-up.
Acceptance Status: approve
Virtual reefs: Identifying critical coral larvae sources via ABMs
Abstract ID# 1163
Presenting Author: Aaron Teo
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: Agent-based modelling can predict coral reef source-sink dynamics by simulating larval transport. Inter-reef connectivity is a critical factor to consider in impact assessments and policy.
Acceptance Status: approve
Visual Underwater Drones for EIA- : Current Status and Future Prospects
Abstract ID# 1269
Presenting Author: Cathy Yi Hang Man | Coauthor(s): Grace May Han Kwok , Wing San Luk , Chun Sang NGAN
Preferred Session: Advancements in Environmental Impact Assessment Through Digital Innovations
Summary Statement: This study aims to provide an overview of Environmental Impact Assessment with the use of underwater drones. Possible solutions and potential directions for future use will be discussed.
Acceptance Status: approve
Voice print analysis model for PAM without machine learning
Abstract ID# 963
Presenting Author: Mitsuo Iwayanagi | Coauthor(s): Akiko Urago
Preferred Session: Can AI be an Effective Tool for Supporting Country Biodiversity and Forestry Assessments?
Summary Statement: The voice print analysis model for PAM of Grey-faced buzzard is developed. Voice print analysis using rule based AI has made it possible to analyze by a single sample, making machine learning unneces
Acceptance Status: approve
Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM): Social and Environmental Perspectives
Abstract ID# 1368
Presenting Author: Katharine Gotto Walton | Coauthor(s): Rita Sully
Preferred Session: Embracing Nature: From Grey Solutions to Nature Based Solutions
Summary Statement: VCM is a means to support climate-positive action but carries accusations of greenwashing and human rights harm. This presentation will share practical perspectives on social/environmental management.
Acceptance Status: approve
W.O.L.F: Space for Indigenous Voices in a changing world
Abstract ID# 903
Presenting Author: Carmen Wells | Coauthor(s): Carrie Oloriz , Kim Dertien-Loubert
Preferred Session: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of innovation in impact assessment
Summary Statement: FCMN will present on a cultural methodological framework that assists in determining impacts to indigenous rights and culture. But how do we ensure Indigenous voices are heard through AI?
Acceptance Status: approve
Waste-to-energy: a sustainable solution to South Africa’s waste and energy
Abstract ID# 1365
Presenting Author: Tamaryn Hale
Preferred Session: Challenges Facing the IA Process in Developmental Projects: An African Perspective
Summary Statement: Establishing industries with new technology in developing countries such as South Africa faces challenges in impact assessment processes.
Acceptance Status: approve
What can we learn from other assessment techniques?
Abstract ID# 840
Presenting Author: Hanne Larsson
Preferred Session: Bioregional Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: Panellist in workshop chaired by Rufus Howard. As discussed with Rufus 22/10
Acceptance Status: approve
What circular economy can learn from impact assessment and vice versa
Abstract ID# 870
Presenting Author: Ralf Aschemann
Preferred Session: Synergies between Impact Assessment and the Circular Economy
Summary Statement: This presentation will contribute to and sum up the session "Synergies between Impact Assessment and the Circular Economy".
Acceptance Status: approve
What is Climate Policy in China’s Governance Strategy?
Abstract ID# 929
Presenting Author: Yuan Xu | Coauthor(s): Xinran Liu
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment and Governance for Climate Adaptation in Megacities
Summary Statement: Through analyzing 2245 climate policies, we conclude that climate policy is mainly an economic issue (rather than an emission issue) as well as a resilience issue in China’s governance strategy.
Acceptance Status: approve
What is needed to achieve trusted and efficient IA for "green" projects
Abstract ID# 920
Presenting Author: Raymond Cardinal
Preferred Session: What is needed to achieve trusted and efficient IA for “green” projects
Summary Statement: Scott Bailey, Beacon Regulatory Solutions Inc., providing perspectives as a consultant and prior IA process administrator. Raymond Cardinal, Co-Chair, Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for
Acceptance Status: approve
What is needed to achieve trusted and efficient IA for “green” projects
Abstract ID# 815
Presenting Author: Celesa Horvath
Preferred Session: What is needed to achieve trusted and efficient IA for “green” projects
Summary Statement: Celesa Horvath, Principal, Ventus Development Services Inc., will chair the session and share insights based on 35 years' experience as a consulting IA practitioner.
Acceptance Status: approve
What is needed to achieve trusted and efficient IA for “green” projects
Abstract ID# 846
Presenting Author: Scott BAiley
Preferred Session: What is needed to achieve trusted and efficient IA for “green” projects
Summary Statement: Scott Bailey, Beacon Regulatory Solutions Inc., providing perspectives as a consultant, executive for a project owner and prior IA process administrator.
Acceptance Status: approve
What is the path for appropriate integration of AI
Abstract ID# 1244
Presenting Author: Ginny King
Preferred Session: What science and whose art? Demarcation of AI and human roles in IA.
Summary Statement: Ginny is a leader in integrating innovation and NbS into designing and executing solutions to achieve goals and objectives, feasibly. Discussions will include how to now integrate AI
Acceptance Status: approve
What makes transboundary IA stakeholder engagement meaningful?
Abstract ID# 1091
Presenting Author: Chaunjit Chanchitpricha | Coauthor(s): Alan Bond , Chalalai Hanchenlaksh , Nalin Sittitoon , Parach Runglek & Pichayut Viwatrujirapong
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: Key elements required for delivery of meaningful stakeholder engagement (MSE) were observed through establishing a community-led health impact monitoring system along the Thailand-Laos borde
Acceptance Status: approve
What science fiction can teach us about the benefits and harms of AI for IA
Abstract ID# 849
Presenting Author: Marla Orenstein
Preferred Session: The Future of IA
Summary Statement: We will look at science fiction books and movies to see how future technologies may create new opportunities and challenges for humans and for all life on the planet—and across the galaxy!
Acceptance Status: approve
What Should IA Address? Lessons From Public Engagement in Manitoba
Abstract ID# 1309
Presenting Author: Heather Fast | Coauthor(s): Patricia Fitzpatrick , Katrine Dilay
Preferred Session: Meaningful stakeholder engagement: for and with affected stakeholders
Summary Statement: This presentation reviews the findings of a recent grass-roots engagement process to identify key priorities for reforming outdated provincial impact assessment legislation in Manitoba.
Acceptance Status: approve
Which climate adaptation solutions work and represent best buys in Int Dev
Abstract ID# 1054
Presenting Author: John Carstensen
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: How AI can be used to identify the most appropriate solutions for climate change adaptation
Acceptance Status: approve
Why a Cohesive Governance Framework is the Panacea to Regulatory Fragmentat
Abstract ID# 1413
Presenting Author: Marie-Louise Fehun Aren
Preferred Session: Improving governance and decision making in IA
Summary Statement: A cohesive governance framework is essential for addressing regulatory fragmentation in Arctic shipping, particularly in Nunavut. As climate change opens new maritime routes, the region faces increasi
Acceptance Status: approve
Why Data Protection in SIA Matters More for Social Enterprises
Abstract ID# 1349
Presenting Author: Memduh Eren Giderler | Coauthor(s): Aysima Çalışan
Preferred Session: Data protection in Social Impact Assessment
Summary Statement: This paper explores the critical role of data protection in social enterprises to foster sustainability and mitigate negative social impacts by highlighting best and worst practices in ESG.
Acceptance Status: approve
Why the Prompt Matters – A Case Study
Abstract ID# 905
Presenting Author: Juliane Baquiran | Coauthor(s): Paul Krause
Preferred Session: Emerging AI applications in IA
Summary Statement: An emerging AI application in IA is rapidly gathering baseline data. Here we present a case study showing how the precision of the input directly translates to the defensibility of the output.
Acceptance Status: approve
Women and the Wind-to-Hydrogen Industry in Newfoundland and Labrador
Abstract ID# 1101
Presenting Author: Robyn Jackson | Coauthor(s): Camille Ouellet Dallaire
Preferred Session: Identifying real-world solutions to support women in green transition energy projects
Summary Statement: This paper explores the gendered social impacts of wind-to-hydrogen projects in Newfoundland, emphasizing the need to consider women's experiences in the environmental assessment process.
Acceptance Status: approve
Working to facilitate positive outcomes – An Australian perspective
Abstract ID# 930
Presenting Author: Sheridan Coakes | Coauthor(s): Piers Gillespie
Preferred Session: Social acceptance in the “backyard" - approaches and empirical evidence
Summary Statement: Incorporing social impact assessment, risk communications and community engagement to facilitate positive outcomes – An Australian perspective
Acceptance Status: approve
World Bank multidimensional AI Conflict Risk Model in DRC
Abstract ID# 1182
Presenting Author: DANIEL OWEN | Coauthor(s): Christopher Mahony
Preferred Session: Data-driven social risk management methods and tools for central and local use
Summary Statement: The presentation will share the World Bank’s predictive and explanatory results as well as the operational application of its first AI model predicting change in violence (in eastern DRC).
Acceptance Status: approve
Youths' acceptance to renewable energies in a snow resort town
Abstract ID# 912
Presenting Author: Shigeo Nishikizawa | Coauthor(s): Muzijie Xu
Preferred Session: Assessment of climate-related disasters and adaptation actions
Summary Statement: This study clarified the perception of young people in snow resorts toward renewable energy, the factors that influence their attitudes, and the differences between adults and young people.
Acceptance Status: approve
Zachary Hurwitz
Abstract ID# 1233
Presenting Author: Zachary Hurwitz
Preferred Session: Essential AI Learnings: Workflow Management for ESIA from MFIs
Summary Statement: Zachary Hurwitz
Acceptance Status: approve
Zoning renewable energy in low impact areas in Peru
Abstract ID# 1409
Presenting Author: Christian Contreras
Preferred Session: Transparency & data sharing in impact assessment for the energy transition
Summary Statement: Zoning renewable energy in low impact areas is a methodology developed by The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with MINEM in Peru based on multi-criteria evaluation techniques and spatial planning.
Acceptance Status: approve
Abstract ID# 1440
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Preferred Session: Application of AI to E&S Workflows to Expand Human Expert Capacity - Case study
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Acceptance Status: pending
Abstract ID# 1443
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Preferred Session: Exploring advantages and risks of AI for Environmental, Social, and Governance Impact Assessment in remote Indigenous communities in Australia
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Acceptance Status: pending
Abstract ID# 1446
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Preferred Session: AI Tools in the Impact Assessment Life Cycle: An Industry Focus on Efficiencies, Risk Management, and Project Alignment
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Acceptance Status: pending