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First National Annual Convention of the Indian Environmental Assessment Association (IEAA) About IEAA ...IEAA is affiliated to Regional Environment Assessment Programme (REAP), Kathmandu, Nepal. The REAP is an outcome of Dutch funded, IUCN implemented project " Capacity Development for Environment Assessment" undertaken to build technical capability through an institutional structure in South Asian Region. IEAA is a non-government professional association in India aimed at establishing and promoting coordination of EA professionals and introducing state-of-art impact assessment techniques. The affiliation of IEAA to REAP will provide information gateway to international expertise and knowledge bank in Environmental Assessment Back to TopObjectives ...To provide forum to policy makers, planners, professionals from different disciplines, and regulatory agencies to deliberate on State-of-Art methodologies in the domain of Environmental Impact Assessment with the following objectives :
Formulate short-term and long-term action plans to facilitate effective follow-up Back to TopTheme ...Major Theme : Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Participation in EIA Environmental Impact Assessment goes hand in hand with individual developmental projects in India as made mention in EIA Notification of May, 1994. The public hearing is made integral part of environmental clearance process after the Notification by Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi in April 1997. Public participation in early stage of project development facilitates integrating local issues in the developmental activities. Whereas antagonists to this theory propagates that public participation retards development. These opposing views shall be discussed and deliberated in the Convention. Thematic Session : Application of Environmental Assessment Tool to Evaluate Cleaner Energy Generation Processes There are several options available for power generation and individual option is advocated to be cleaner as compared to others. The power generation contributes towards economic growth but result in resource consumption, environmental pollution, rehabilitation and resettlement, landuse changes and impact on biodiversity. The majority of impacts of power generation are amenable to judicious siting and technological intervention. Environmental Impact Assessment is a potential tool and utilised for evaluating cleaner energy generation options with several system parameters. Back to TopKey Speakers Invited ...Officials from Regional Environmental Assessment Programme (REAP), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) besides speakers from regulatory agencies, research and academic institutes, industries, government and non-government organisations and consultants.
Thematic Session
Back to TopParticipants ...The Convention is targeted for environmental planners, engineers, scientists, legislators, consultants, industrialists, government and non-government officials working in the field of Environmental Assessment. The Convention would provide opportunity to establish professional links, cooperation and business relationships between professionals working on environmental assessment and specialists from South Asian Region and IUCN Back to TopDate, Venue & Activities ...The first National Annual Convention will be organised on March 28-30, 2001 at NEERI, Nehru Marg, Nagpur, India. In this three days event : the first two days shall be devoted to a Workshop on "Enhancing the effectiveness of public participation in EIA" and on the third day a thematic session will be held on " Application of Environmental Assessment Tool to Evaluate Cleaner Energy Processes". Convention will include lectures by invited speakers and panel discussions. Back to TopAccommodation ...Arrangement will be made to reserve accommodation in city hotels on request. Hotels in Nagpur
Back to TopRegistration Fees ...The participants must register for the convention with following registration fees : IEAA Members (Registered on adhoc basic) : Rs 2000/- Non-members : Rs 3000/- Institutional Members : Rs 5000/- (two participants) The registration fee shall entitle delegates for registration kit, training material, Convention Proceeding, certificates, lunches, refreshments etc. All payments should be made by March 23, 2001 through Demand Draft drawn in favour of "Indian Environmental Assessment Association" payable at Nagpur You are requested to communicate preferably through email expression of interest in attending the Convention at the earliest convenience to facilitate us to adjust to logistic needs. Back to TopContact ...Organising Secretary
Pawan Kumar Back to TopRegistration Form ... Indian
Environmental Assessment Association March 28-30, 2001, NEERI, Nagpur I am interested in attending the Convention Name : ________________________________ Designation : ________________________________ Organization : ________________________________ Address : _______________________________
Telephone : ________________________________ Telefax : ________________________________ E-mail : ________________________________ Demand Draft No. ___________________ Dt. _______________ for Rs. ____________ towards Registration fee is enclosed/will be submitted at Registration Counter. (Demand Draft drawn at Nagpur in favour of Indian Environmental Assessment Association) Note : Photocopy of this Registration Form may be used for additional registration Back to TopIndian
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